Irish Soldier Boy Chords by Paddy Reilly

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_ At a _ cottage door [F] one _ [C] winter's night, As the snow lay on the _ _ ground,
_ Stood a _ youthful, _ [F] irish [G] soldier boy, [F] To the mountains he [G] was _ bound. _
[C] His _ mother stood [F] _ beside [G] him, Saying,
[F] You'll win, my boy, [G] don't _ fear. _
[C] With _ loving arms [F] _ around [C] his waist,
She tied [F] his band.
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[Em] _ [C] Goodbye, God bless [F] you, _ [C] mother dear,
I hope [F] your heart [C] won't pain. _ _
But pray to [G] God [F] that you [G] shall see
[F] Your _ soldier boy [G] again. _ _ _
[C] And when _ I'm out in [F] the _ [G] firing line,
It [F] will be a source [G] of _ joy, _ [C] For to know that you're [F] _ remembering
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Still your _ [F] Irish soldier [C] _ boy. _ _
And when the _ [F] fighting it [C] was o'er,
And the flag of truth was _ _ raised, The _ leaders _ [F] augured fire [G] to cease,
[F] All _ Ireland [C] stood _ [G] amazed. _ _
[C] His comrades _ came [F] to the cottage [G] door
[F] With an oath from her [C] pride [G] and joy. _ _
[C] With an _ aching heart [F] she cried,
_ [C] To her _ [F] Irish soldier [C] _ boy. _ _
_ Goodbye, God bless [F] you, _ [C] mother dear,
I'm dying [F] a death [C] so grand. _ _
From wounds _ received in _ [G] action,
Trying [F] to free my [C]
native [G] land, _ _ _ [C] I hope we'll meet [F] in heaven _ [G] above,
In [F] that land beyond [G] the sky, _ Where [C] you'll _ always be [Fm] in _ [C] company
With your Irish _ soldier boy. _ _ _ _
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