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Eminor

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[Verse 1]
EmFar and wide as the eye can wander,
AmHeath and Embog are Devery Emwhere.
GNot a bird sings out to cheer us.
AOaks Emare standing Dgaunt and Embare.
[Chorus]
DWe Gare the peat bog Dsoldiers,
EmMarching with our Dspades to the Emmoor.
DWe Gare the peat bog Dsoldiers,
EmMarching with our Dspades to the Emmoor.
[Verse 2]
EmUp and down the guards are marching,
AmNo one, Emno one Dcan get Emthrough.
GFlight would mean a sure death facing,
AmGuns and Embarbed Dwire block our Emview.
[Chorus]
DWe Gare the peat bog Dsoldiers,
EmMarching with our Dspades to the Emmoor.
DWe Gare the peat bog Dsoldiers,
EmMarching with our Dspades to the Emmoor.
[Verse 3]
EmBut for us there is no complaining,
AmWinter Emwill in Dtime be Empast.
GOne day we shall rise rejoicing.
AmHomeland, Emdear, you're Dmine at Emlast.
[Chorus]
DThen Gwill the peatbog Dsoldiers
EmMarch no more with their sDpades to the Emmoor.
DThen Gwill the peatbog Dsoldiers
EmMarch no more with their sDpades to the Emmoor.

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Peat Bog Soldiers

by The Dubliners

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[Verse 1]

Far and wide as the eye can wander,

Am Em D Em

Heath and bog are every where.

Not a bird sings out to cheer us.

A Em D Em

Oaks are standing gaunt and bare.

[Chorus]

D G D

We are the peat bog soldiers,

Em D Em

Marching with our spades to the moor.

D G D

We are the peat bog soldiers,

Em D Em

Marching with our spades to the moor.

[Verse 2]

Up and down the guards are marching,

Am Em D Em

No one, no one can get through.

Flight would mean a sure death facing,

Am Em D Em

Guns and barbed wire block our view.

[Chorus]

D G D

We are the peat bog soldiers,

Em D Em

Marching with our spades to the moor.

D G D

We are the peat bog soldiers,

Em D Em

Marching with our spades to the moor.

[Verse 3]

But for us there is no complaining,

Am Em D Em

Winter will in time be past.

One day we shall rise rejoicing.

Am Em D Em

Homeland, dear, you're mine at last.

[Chorus]

D G D

Then will the peatbog soldiers

Em D Em

March no more with their spades to the moor.

D G D

Then will the peatbog soldiers

Em D Em

March no more with their spades to the moor.

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