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Green Fields Of France

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[Verse 1]
GWell how do you Emdo, young CWillie AmMcBride?
Do you Dmind if I D7sit here down Cby your graveGside?
And rest for a Emwhile 'neath the Cwarm summer Amsun,
I've been Dwalking all D7day and CI'm nearly Gdone.
GI see by your Emgravestone you were Conly ninetAmeen,
When you Djoined the great Cfallen in G19D716,
I Ghope you died Emwell and I Amhope you died clean,
Or young DWillie McD7Bride, was it Cslow and Gobscene?
[Chorus 1]
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly? Did they Cplay the fife Glowly?
Did they Dsound the death D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown?
Did the Cband play the Last Post and GchorEmus?
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7ForesGt?
[Verse 2]
GDid you leave erEme a wife Cor a swAmeetheart behind?
In some Dfaithful D7heart is your Cmemory enshriGned?
Although you diEmed back in 1916,C  Am  
In that faDithful heart D7are you Cforever nineteeGn?
GOr are you a sEmtranger without even Ca naAmme?
Enclosed Din forever behind Ca glass fGraD7me,
In Gan old photogEmraph all toAmrn battered and stained,
And faded Dto yelloD7w in a brown Cleather fGrame.
[Chorus 2]
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly, did they Cplay the fife Glowly?
Did they Dsound the death D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown?
Did the Cband play the Last Post and GchorEmus?
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7ForesGt?
[Verse 3]
GThe sun now it sEmhines on Cthe greAmen fields of France,
There's a waDrm summer D7breeze that maCkes the red pGoppies dance,
And look how thEme sun shines froCm under a clAmoud,
There's no Dgas, no barD7bed wireC, there's nGo gun firing now.
GBut here in thEmis graveyard it's stCill "AmNo Man's Land",
The countDless white crosseCs stand muGte D7in the sand,
To Gman's blind iEmndifference Amto his fellow man,
To a wholDe generatD7ion that were CbutchereGd and damned.
[Chorus 3]
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly? Did they Cplay the fife Glowly?
Did they Dsound the death D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown?
Did the Cband play the Last Post and GchorEmus?
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7ForesGt?
[Verse 4]
GAh, young Willie EmMcBride I can't Chelp wonder Amwhy,
Do tDhose that lie hD7ere know wChy did they dGie?
And did they beEmlieve when they Canswered the Amcall?
Did they rDeally believD7e that this Cwar would end Gwars?
GWell, the sorrow, the sEmuffering, the glCory, the Ampain,
The killiDng and dying were Call done Gin D7vain,
FoGr young Willie EmMcBride it Amall happened again,
And againD, and agaD7in, and againC, and agaGin.
[Chorus 4]
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly? Did they Cplay the fife Glowly?
Did they Dsound the death D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown?
Did the Cband play the Last Post and GchorEmus?
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7ForesGt?
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly? Did they Cplay the fife Glowly?
Did they Dsound the death D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown?
Did the Cband play the Last Post and GchorEmus?
And Gdid the pipes pClay the Flowers D7of tGhe Forest?

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Green Fields Of France

by Furies

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[Verse 1]

G Em C Am

Well how do you do, young Willie McBride?

D D7 C G

Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?

Em C Am

And rest for a while 'neath the warm summer sun,

D D7 C G

I've been walking all day and I'm nearly done.

G Em C Am

I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen,

D C G D7

When you joined the great fallen in 1916,

G Em Am

I hope you died well and I hope you died clean,

D D7 C G

Or young Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?

[Chorus 1]

G D D7 C G

Did they beat the drum slowly? Did they play the fife lowly?

D D7 C D

Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down?

C G Em

Did the band play the Last Post and chorus?

G C D7 G

Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

[Verse 2]

G Em C Am

Did you leave ere a wife or a sweetheart behind?

D D7 C G

In some faithful heart is your memory enshrined?

Em C Am

Although you died back in 1916,

D D7 C G

In that faithful heart are you forever nineteen?

G Em C Am

Or are you a stranger without even a name?

D C G D7

Enclosed in forever behind a glass frame,

G Em Am

In an old photograph all torn battered and stained,

D D7 C G

And faded to yellow in a brown leather frame.

[Chorus 2]

G D D7 C G

Did they beat the drum slowly, did they play the fife lowly?

D D7 C D

Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down?

C G Em

Did the band play the Last Post and chorus?

G C D7 G

Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

[Verse 3]

G Em C Am

The sun now it shines on the green fields of France,

D D7 C G

There's a warm summer breeze that makes the red poppies dance,

Em C Am

And look how the sun shines from under a cloud,

D D7 C G

There's no gas, no barbed wire, there's no gun firing now.

G Em C Am

But here in this graveyard it's still "No Man's Land",

D C G D7

The countless white crosses stand mute in the sand,

G Em Am

To man's blind indifference to his fellow man,

D D7 C G

To a whole generation that were butchered and damned.

[Chorus 3]

G D D7 C G

Did they beat the drum slowly? Did they play the fife lowly?

D D7 C D

Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down?

C G Em

Did the band play the Last Post and chorus?

G C D7 G

Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

[Verse 4]

G Em C Am

Ah, young Willie McBride I can't help wonder why,

D D7 C G

Do those that lie here know why did they die?

Em C Am

And did they believe when they answered the call?

D D7 C G

Did they really believe that this war would end wars?

G Em C Am

Well, the sorrow, the suffering, the glory, the pain,

D C G D7

The killing and dying were all done in vain,

G Em Am

For young Willie McBride it all happened again,

D D7 C G

And again, and again, and again, and again.

[Chorus 4]

G D D7 C G

Did they beat the drum slowly? Did they play the fife lowly?

D D7 C D

Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down?

C G Em

Did the band play the Last Post and chorus?

G C D7 G

Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

G D D7 C G

Did they beat the drum slowly? Did they play the fife lowly?

D D7 C D

Did they sound the death march, as they lowered you down?

C G Em

Did the band play the Last Post and chorus?

G C D7 G

And did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?

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