Chords for Andy Irvine: The Plains of Kildare [Song]

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_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Come on you bold sportsman [A] and listen to my story
[E] It's about noble [A] Stewball, that [Em] gallant racing pony
Arthur Marble was the man that [G] first brought Stewball [A] here
[G] But to run with [D] Miss Greasel on the plains [A] of _ [G] Kiltair _
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the [Em] fame of his actions [Bm] we've heard [A] of before
[Em] But now he is challenged by young Mrs.
Gore
To run with Miss Greasel, [G] that handsome grey [A] mare
With ten [G] thousand gold [D] guineas on the plains [E] of Kiltair
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_ _ [E] the cattle they were brought out with [D] saddle, whip and [Em] bridle
The gentlemen did shout at [A] the sight of the [Em] gallant riders
_ Infuing the cattle [G] just as they came [A] there
And the cattle [G] they all laid their [D] money on the [E] monohun grey mare
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_ _ _ [E] the order it was given and [D] away they did [E] fly
_ Stewball like an arrow [F#m] the grey mare [E] passed by
If you had been there [G] to have seen them going [A] round
You'd have [G] thought to your [D] heart that he'd ne'er [E] touch the _ ground _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And when at last [D] they [E] came to halfway round the course
[F#m] _ Stewball and his rider began to _ [Em] discourse
Says Stewball to the [G] rider, can you tell [F#m] to me
[Em] How far is [D] that grey mare this [Em] moment [A] from me?
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Says the rider to Stewball, you run in great style
[F#m] You're ahead of the grey mare almost half a [Em] mile
If you keep your [Bm] running I [F#m] vow and I swear
That [Em] you never will [F#m] be beaten [C#] by the monohun [A] grey mare
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_ _ _ The [E] _ last winning post [D] Stewball passed it quite [C#m] handy
[E] Horse and rider both called for [D] cherry [E] wine and brandy
They drank up a health to [G] the noble grey [A]
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As she [G] emptied [D] their pockets on the [A] plains of Kiltair
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