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The Kings Shilling

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G6no3: xx5030
G6no3
Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa
And that's the last of him I ever saw
                                  Em
He joined the army and marched to war
            Am7
He took the shilling,
             C                D      G
He took the shilling and he's off to war
Chorus:
G     C        G                     Am
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
         G                   C      D      G
Take the king’s shilling and you’re off to war
G     C      G          C       G
Well, did he look as he marched along
                  C       G
With his kilt and sporran and his musket gun
           C      G                 Em
The ladies tipped him as he marched along
          Am7               C          D      G
He sailed out by, he sailed out by the Broomielaw
G        C         G          C       G
Well the pipes did play as he marched along
                 C    G
And the soldiers sang out a battle song
                  C   G                 Em
"March on, march on,” cried the captain gay
             Am7                   C               D     G
For king and country, for king and country we will fight today
(Chorus)
G         C      G              C        G
Well, the battle rattled to the sound of guns
                 C       G
And the bayonets flashed in the morning sun
              C    G              Em
The drums did beat and the cannon roared
                 Am7                          C                D         G
And the shilling little seemed, oh the shilling didn’t seem much worth the war
G         C        G              C       G
Well, the men they fought and the men did fall
            C   G
Cut down by bayonet and musket ball
     C  G                 Em
Many of these brave young men
            Am7                    C             D    G
Would never fight for, would never fight for the King again
G     C        G                     Am
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
         G               C          D       G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in  war…
G     C        G                     Am
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon oar
         G               C          D      G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in war…
G     C        G                     Am
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
         G               C          D      G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in war…
       C           G
Die in war, die in war
       C           G
Die in war, die in war

The Kings Shilling chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Kings Shilling by James Taylor. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

G6no3: xx5030
G6no3
Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa
And that's the last of him I ever saw
Chorus:
(Chorus)

The Kings Shilling Chords by James Taylor

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The chords for "The Kings Shilling" show the original chord names (including Em, Am7, C, D, G, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.