The Fighting 69Th Chords by Wolfe Tones
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
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G
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A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Em] [D] [G]
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
Come all ye gallant heroes, along with me [D] combine, [E] I'll sing a [Em] song, it won't take long, of the fight in sixty -nine.
There [G] a band of men, [D] brave, stout, and bold, [Em] from Ireland [D] they came, [Em] And they have a leader to the fore, [D] MacCachren was [Em] his name.
[E] It was in the [G] month of [D] April, [Em] when the boys, they [D] sailed away, [Em] And they made a sight [G] so [D] glorious, [Em] as they marched along Broadway.
[G] They marched right down [D] Broadway, me boys, [Em] until they reached [D] the shore, And [Em] from there they went [G] to [D] Washington, and [Em] straight [D] on to [Em] the war.
So [G] we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which [Em] was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D]
lies, we're [Em] the fight in sixty-nine.
And when the war [G] is said [D] and [Em] done, may heaven [D] spare our lives, For [Em] it's only then that we [G] can [Em] return to our loved [D] ones [Em] and our wives.
We'll [G] take them in our [D]
arms, me boys, [Em] for a long night [D] and a day, And [E] we'll [Em] hope that war will come no more to sweet [D] [Em] America.
So we [G] gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which was [Em] greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [A] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
[G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
So farewell unto [G] you, dear [D] New York, [Em] will I ever see you [D] once more?
[Em] For it fills my heart [G] with sorrow [Em] to leave your sylvan shore.
But [G] the country now it [D] is calling us, [Em] and we must hasten [D]
forth.
[Em] So here's to the [G] stars and stripes, me [D] boys, [Em] and to [D] Ireland's lovely [Em] shore.
And here's to Morphy [G] and Devine, [Em] of honour and [D]
renown, [E] Who did [G] escort our heroes [Em] unto the [D] [Em] battleground.
[G] And said unto our [D]
colonel, [Em] we must fight [D] hand to hand, [Em] Until we plant [G] the stars and [D] stripes [Em] way down in [D] [Em]
Dixieland.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [G] [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [D] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in [D] sixty [Em]-nine.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
[D] [Em] [D] [Em]
Come all ye gallant heroes, along with me [D] combine, [E] I'll sing a [Em] song, it won't take long, of the fight in sixty -nine.
There [G] a band of men, [D] brave, stout, and bold, [Em] from Ireland [D] they came, [Em] And they have a leader to the fore, [D] MacCachren was [Em] his name.
[E] It was in the [G] month of [D] April, [Em] when the boys, they [D] sailed away, [Em] And they made a sight [G] so [D] glorious, [Em] as they marched along Broadway.
[G] They marched right down [D] Broadway, me boys, [Em] until they reached [D] the shore, And [Em] from there they went [G] to [D] Washington, and [Em] straight [D] on to [Em] the war.
So [G] we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which [Em] was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D]
lies, we're [Em] the fight in sixty-nine.
And when the war [G] is said [D] and [Em] done, may heaven [D] spare our lives, For [Em] it's only then that we [G] can [Em] return to our loved [D] ones [Em] and our wives.
We'll [G] take them in our [D]
arms, me boys, [Em] for a long night [D] and a day, And [E] we'll [Em] hope that war will come no more to sweet [D] [Em] America.
So we [G] gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which was [Em] greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [A] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
[G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
So farewell unto [G] you, dear [D] New York, [Em] will I ever see you [D] once more?
[Em] For it fills my heart [G] with sorrow [Em] to leave your sylvan shore.
But [G] the country now it [D] is calling us, [Em] and we must hasten [D]
forth.
[Em] So here's to the [G] stars and stripes, me [D] boys, [Em] and to [D] Ireland's lovely [Em] shore.
And here's to Morphy [G] and Devine, [Em] of honour and [D]
renown, [E] Who did [G] escort our heroes [Em] unto the [D] [Em] battleground.
[G] And said unto our [D]
colonel, [Em] we must fight [D] hand to hand, [Em] Until we plant [G] the stars and [D] stripes [Em] way down in [D] [Em]
Dixieland.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [G] [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [D] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in [D] sixty [Em]-nine.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
Key:
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[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Come all ye gallant _ heroes, along with me [D] combine, _ [E] I'll sing a [Em] song, it won't take long, of the fight in sixty _ -nine.
There [G] a band of men, [D] brave, stout, and bold, [Em] from Ireland [D] they came, [Em] And they have a leader to the fore, _ [D] MacCachren was [Em] his name.
[E] It was in the [G] month of [D] April, [Em] when the boys, they [D] sailed away, _ [Em] And they made a sight [G] so [D] glorious, [Em] as they marched along Broadway. _ _
[G] They marched right down [D] Broadway, me boys, [Em] until they reached [D] the shore, And [Em] from there they went [G] to [D] Washington, and [Em] straight [D] on to [Em] the war.
So [G] we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which [Em] was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] _
lies, we're [Em] the fight in sixty-nine.
_ And when the war [G] is said [D] and [Em] done, may heaven [D] spare our _ lives, For [Em] it's only then that we [G] can [Em] return to our loved [D] ones [Em] and our wives.
We'll [G] take them in our [D]
arms, me boys, [Em] for a long night [D] and a day, And [E] we'll [Em] hope that war will come no more to sweet _ [D] [Em] America. _
_ So we [G] gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which was [Em] greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [A] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
So farewell unto [G] you, dear [D] New York, [Em] will I ever see you [D] once more?
[Em] For it fills my heart [G] with sorrow [Em] to leave your sylvan shore.
But [G] the country now it [D] is calling us, [Em] and we must hasten [D] _
forth.
[Em] So here's to the [G] stars and stripes, me [D] boys, [Em] and to [D] Ireland's lovely [Em] shore.
_ And here's to Morphy [G] and Devine, [Em] of honour and [D] _
renown, [E] Who did [G] escort our _ heroes [Em] unto the [D] _ [Em] battleground.
_ [G] And said unto our [D] _
colonel, [Em] we must fight [D] hand to hand, [Em] Until we plant [G] the stars and [D] stripes [Em] way down in [D] _ [Em] _
Dixieland.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [G] [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [D] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in [D] sixty [Em]-nine.
_ [G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] _ lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ Come all ye gallant _ heroes, along with me [D] combine, _ [E] I'll sing a [Em] song, it won't take long, of the fight in sixty _ -nine.
There [G] a band of men, [D] brave, stout, and bold, [Em] from Ireland [D] they came, [Em] And they have a leader to the fore, _ [D] MacCachren was [Em] his name.
[E] It was in the [G] month of [D] April, [Em] when the boys, they [D] sailed away, _ [Em] And they made a sight [G] so [D] glorious, [Em] as they marched along Broadway. _ _
[G] They marched right down [D] Broadway, me boys, [Em] until they reached [D] the shore, And [Em] from there they went [G] to [D] Washington, and [Em] straight [D] on to [Em] the war.
So [G] we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which [Em] was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] _
lies, we're [Em] the fight in sixty-nine.
_ And when the war [G] is said [D] and [Em] done, may heaven [D] spare our _ lives, For [Em] it's only then that we [G] can [Em] return to our loved [D] ones [Em] and our wives.
We'll [G] take them in our [D]
arms, me boys, [Em] for a long night [D] and a day, And [E] we'll [Em] hope that war will come no more to sweet _ [D] [Em] America. _
_ So we [G] gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, which was [Em] greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [A] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
So farewell unto [G] you, dear [D] New York, [Em] will I ever see you [D] once more?
[Em] For it fills my heart [G] with sorrow [Em] to leave your sylvan shore.
But [G] the country now it [D] is calling us, [Em] and we must hasten [D] _
forth.
[Em] So here's to the [G] stars and stripes, me [D] boys, [Em] and to [D] Ireland's lovely [Em] shore.
_ And here's to Morphy [G] and Devine, [Em] of honour and [D] _
renown, [E] Who did [G] escort our _ heroes [Em] unto the [D] _ [Em] battleground.
_ [G] And said unto our [D] _
colonel, [Em] we must fight [D] hand to hand, [Em] Until we plant [G] the stars and [D] stripes [Em] way down in [D] _ [Em] _
Dixieland.
[G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [G] [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear [D] no lies, [Em] we're the fight in [D] sixty [Em]-nine.
_ [G] So we gave them [D] hearty cheers, me boys, [Em] which was greeted [D] with a smile, [Em] Singing fierce [G] advice, that fear no [D] _ lies, [Em] we're the fight in sixty-nine. _ _ _ _ _ _
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