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The Kings Shilling

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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
Oh, my love has left me with bairns Ctwa
And that's the Glast of him I ever saw
He joined the army and marched to Cwar
He took the Am7shilling, he took the Cshilling and he's off to Gwar
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you're Doff to Gwar
[Verse]
Well, did he look as he marched aClong
With his kilt and Gsporran and his musket gun?
Ladies tipped him as he marched aClong
He sailed Am7out by, he sailed Cout by the BroomieGlaw
[Verse]
Pipes did play as he marched aClong
And the soldiers Gsang out a battle song
"March on, march on," cried the captain Cgay
For king and Am7country, for king and Ccountry we will fight toGday
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you're Doff to Gwar
[Instrumental]
G    C    G    C    Am7  C   G
[Verse]
Well, the battle rattled to the sound of Cguns
And the bayonets Gflashed in the morning sun
The drums did beat and the cannon Croared
And the shilling Am7didn't seem, oh, the shilling Cdidn't seem much worth the Gwar
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you're Doff to Gwar
[Verse]
Well, the men they fought and the men did Cfall
Cut down by bayoGnet and musket ball
Many of these brave young Cmen
Would never Am7fight for, would never Cfight for the king aGgain
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you're Doff to Gwar
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you'll Ddie in Gwar
[Chorus]
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon Am7roar
Take the Gking's shilling and you'll Ddie in Gwar
Die in CwarG  
You'll die in CwarG  

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The Kings Shilling

by Karan Casey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

[Intro]

[Verse]

Oh, my love has left me with bairns twa

And that's the last of him I ever saw

He joined the army and marched to war

Am7 C G

He took the shilling, he took the shilling and he's off to war

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you're off to war

[Verse]

Well, did he look as he marched along

With his kilt and sporran and his musket gun?

Ladies tipped him as he marched along

Am7 C G

He sailed out by, he sailed out by the Broomielaw

[Verse]

Pipes did play as he marched along

And the soldiers sang out a battle song

"March on, march on," cried the captain gay

Am7 C G

For king and country, for king and country we will fight today

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you're off to war

[Instrumental]

G C G C Am7 C G

[Verse]

Well, the battle rattled to the sound of guns

And the bayonets flashed in the morning sun

The drums did beat and the cannon roared

Am7 C G

And the shilling didn't seem, oh, the shilling didn't seem much worth the war

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you're off to war

[Verse]

Well, the men they fought and the men did fall

Cut down by bayonet and musket ball

Many of these brave young men

Am7 C G

Would never fight for, would never fight for the king again

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you're off to war

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you'll die in war

[Chorus]

Am7

Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar

G D G

Take the king's shilling and you'll die in war

C G

Die in war

C G

You'll die in war

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