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John Condon

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[Intro]
D    Bm   D   G   D   A  Bm   A
[Verse]
Just a Dday, another Gday
BeDneath the ABelgian Gsun
Passed grave on Em7grave, row upon Drow
Until I Gsee the Emname, GJohn ConAdon
[Verse]
Carved in Dstone with harp and Gcrown
Little Dcrosses Ain the Gground
And standing Em7there, my silent Dprayer
Is for this Gboy who Emdied a GsolAdier
[Chorus]
Wee Dlad will not grow Gold
BmHeroes who don't come F#mhome
Here they Glie in BmBelgian Dfields
and PiAcarDdy
[Instrumental]
D G  Bm D    A  D
[Verse]
Just a recruit in soldiers' Gblue
From DIreland's Ashores to Ghere
This living Em7hell, this poelkapDpelle
Where young men Gdie like Emyou, GJohn ConAdon
[Verse]
And all aDround, the harp and Gcrown
The Dcrosses Ain the Gground
Stands up and Em7proves the bitter Dtruth
The waste of Gyouth that Emlies forGgotAten
[Chorus]
Wee Dlad will not grow Gold
BmHeroes who won't come F#mhome
Here they Glie in BmBelgian Dfields
and PiAcarDdy
[Instrumental]
D   G   D  A  G  Em7  D  G  Em  G  A
D   G   Bm   F#m   G  Bm D    A  G   A
[Verse]
Now tell me DJohn, 'fore I go Gon
What Ddid you Acome in here Gfor?
With Ireland's Em7home, your life unDtold
Fourteen years Gold to Emdie a GsolAdier
[Bridge]
And all aDround, the harp and Gcrown
The Dcrosses Ain the Gground
GWhat cause to serve, so underserved
BmHeroes that don’t come Ghome
DSing out for all their F#msouls
Here they Glie in BmBelgian Dfields
and PiAcarDdy
[Outro]
D   G   D  A  G  Em7  D  G  Em  G  A
D   G   Bm   F#m   G  Bm D    A  G   A

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John Condon

by Fairport Convention

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Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

F#m

[Intro]

D Bm D G D A Bm A

[Verse]

D G

Just a day, another day

D A G

Beneath the Belgian sun

Em7 D

Passed grave on grave, row upon row

G Em G A

Until I see the name, John Condon

[Verse]

D G

Carved in stone with harp and crown

D A G

Little crosses in the ground

Em7 D

And standing there, my silent prayer

G Em G A

Is for this boy who died a soldier

[Chorus]

D G

Wee lad will not grow old

Bm F#m

Heroes who don't come home

G Bm D

Here they lie in Belgian fields

A D

and Picardy

[Instrumental]

D G Bm D A D

[Verse]

Just a recruit in soldiers' blue

D A G

From Ireland's shores to here

Em7 D

This living hell, this poelkappelle

G Em G A

Where young men die like you, John Condon

[Verse]

D G

And all around, the harp and crown

D A G

The crosses in the ground

Em7 D

Stands up and proves the bitter truth

G Em G A

The waste of youth that lies forgotten

[Chorus]

D G

Wee lad will not grow old

Bm F#m

Heroes who won't come home

G Bm D

Here they lie in Belgian fields

A D

and Picardy

[Instrumental]

D G D A G Em7 D G Em G A

D G Bm F#m G Bm D A G A

[Verse]

D G

Now tell me John, 'fore I go on

D A G

What did you come in here for?

Em7 D

With Ireland's home, your life untold

G Em G A

Fourteen years old to die a soldier

[Bridge]

D G

And all around, the harp and crown

D A G

The crosses in the ground

What cause to serve, so underserved

Bm G

Heroes that don’t come home

D F#m

Sing out for all their souls

G Bm D

Here they lie in Belgian fields

A D

and Picardy

[Outro]

D G D A G Em7 D G Em G A

D G Bm F#m G Bm D A G A

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