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Higher Germanie

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Dave Cousins - Higher Germanie
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
  Am    C    D    C    G    Am(4x)
[Verse 1]
Polly, dearest CPolDly
The Cwar is Gnow beAmgun
And I must ride aCway Dat
The Cbeating Gof the Amdrum
Come dress yourself all Cin your Dbest
Come Cgo aGlong with Amme
I will take you to the Ccruel Dwars
In CHigher GGermaAmnie
[Verse 2]
Oh Harry, dearest CHarDry
CMind what GI do Amsay
My feet they are so CtiDred
I Ccannot Ggo aAmway
Besides, my dearest CHarDry
Though CI'm in Glove with Amthee
I am not fit for Ccruel Dwars
In CHigher GGermaAmnie
[Verse 3]
I'll buy for you a horse, Cmy Dlove
And Con it Gyou shall Amride
And all of my conCtentment Dshall
Be Cmarching Gby your Amside
We'll stop at every CaleDhouse
And Cdrink when Gwe are Amdry
So quickly on the road, Cmy Dlove
We will Cmarry Gby and Amby
[Instrumental]
  Am    C    D    C    G    Am(4x)
[Verse 4]
Oh, cursed be those Ccruel Dwars
That Cever Gthey should Amrise
And out of Merry CEngDland
Take Cmany a Glad likeAmwise
They took my dearest CHarDry
AlCso his Gbrothers Amthree
And sent them to the Ccruel Dwars
In CHigher GGermaAmnie
[Outro]
  Am    C    D    C    G    Am(4x)

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Higher Germanie

by Dave Cousins

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Dave Cousins - Higher Germanie

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]

Am C D C G Am

(4x)

[Verse 1]

C D

Polly, dearest Polly

C G Am

The war is now begun

C D

And I must ride away at

C G Am

The beating of the drum

C D

Come dress yourself all in your best

C G Am

Come go along with me

C D

I will take you to the cruel wars

C G Am

In Higher Germanie

[Verse 2]

C D

Oh Harry, dearest Harry

C G Am

Mind what I do say

C D

My feet they are so tired

C G Am

I cannot go away

C D

Besides, my dearest Harry

C G Am

Though I'm in love with thee

C D

I am not fit for cruel wars

C G Am

In Higher Germanie

[Verse 3]

C D

I'll buy for you a horse, my love

C G Am

And on it you shall ride

C D

And all of my contentment shall

C G Am

Be marching by your side

C D

We'll stop at every alehouse

C G Am

And drink when we are dry

C D

So quickly on the road, my love

C G Am

We will marry by and by

[Instrumental]

Am C D C G Am

(4x)

[Verse 4]

C D

Oh, cursed be those cruel wars

C G Am

That ever they should rise

C D

And out of Merry England

C G Am

Take many a lad likewise

C D

They took my dearest Harry

C G Am

Also his brothers three

C D

And sent them to the cruel wars

C G Am

In Higher Germanie

[Outro]

Am C D C G Am

(4x)

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