arthur mcbride Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[G][D][G][C][G][D]
[G][C][G][D][G][C]
[G][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Oh, me and my [D]cousin one [G]Arthur McBride
As [C]we went a- walk[G]ing
down [C]by the seaside
Now [G]mark what fol[D]lowed
and [G]what did betide
For it being on Christmas [D]morning

[Verse 2]
Out [G]for recre[D]ation we [G]went on a tramp
And we met [C]sergeant [G]napper
and cor[C]poral vamp
And [G]the little wee drum[D]mer
in[G]tending to camp
For the day being pleasant
[D]and [G]charming
[D][G]

[Verse 3]
"Good morning,
[D]good morning," the ser[G]geant did cry
"And [C]the same to you gen
[G]tle[C]men," we did reply
"In[G]tending [D]no harm
[G]but meant to pass by"
"For it being on christmas [D]morning"
But says [G]he, "My fine [D]fellows if
[G]you would enlist"
"It's ten [C]guineas [G]of gold
I will [C]slip in your fist"
"And a [G]crown in the bar[D]gain
for [G]to kick up the dust"
"And drink the king's
health [D]in the morning"[G]
[D]"For

[Verse 4]
a soldier he leads
a [G]very fine life"
"And he [C]always [G]is blessed [C]with a charm
ing young wife"
[G]"And he pays [D]all his debts without
[G]sorrow and strife"
"And always lives pleasant
[D]and charming"
"And [G]a soldier he [D]always
is [G]decent and clean"
"In [C]the finest of [G]clothing he is con
[C]stantly [D]seen"
[G]"While other poor [D]fellows
go [G]dirty and mean"
"And sup on thin gruel in [D]the morning"
[G]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
But [G]says Arthur,
[D]"I wouldn't be proud [G]of your clothes"
"For you've [C]only the [G]lend
[C]of them as I suppose"
"And you [G]dare not [D]change
them one [G]night for you know"
"If [C]you do you'll be [G]flogged
[D]in the morning"
"And [G]although that [D]we are
[G]single and free"
"We [C]take great [G]delight in our
[C]own company"
[D]"And [G]we have no de[D]sires
strange [G]faces to see"
"Although that your offers [D]are charming"
[G]

[Verse 6]
[D]"An[G]d we have no desir[D]e
to [G]take your advance"
"All [C]hazards and dangers
we barter on chance"
[D]"For [G]you would have [D]no scruples
[G]to send us to france"
"Where we would get
shot [D]without warning"
[G]

[Verse 7]
"Oh now," says the [D]sergeant,
[G]"I'll have no such chat"
"And I [C]neither will [G]take it from
[C]small penal brats"
[D]"For if [G]you in[D]sult me with
[G]one other word"
"I'll cut off your heads in [D]the morning"

[Verse 8]
And then [D]Arthur and I we
[G]soon drew our hods
And [C]we scarce gave them [G]time for
to [C]draw their own blades
When a [G]trusty shil[D]lelagh
came [G]over their heads
And bade them take that [D]as fair warning
[G]And[D] their [G]own rusty rapier[D]s
that hun[G]g by their sides
[C]We flung [G]them as far [C]as we could in the tide
[D]"Now take them up devils!"
cried [G]Ar thur McBride
"And temper their edge in [D]the morning"

[Verse 9]
And the little wee [D]drummer
we [G]flattened his bow
And [C]we made a foot[G]ball of his
[C]rowdy- dow- dow
[D]Threw [G]it [D]in the tide for to rock [G]and to roll
And bade it a tedious [D]return[G] ing
And we haven't [D]no money
paid them off in crack[G]s
An[D]d w[C]e paid no r[G]e spect to
[C]their two bloody backs
For we [G]lathered [D]them there
like [G]a pair of wet sacks
And left them for dead [D]in the morning

[Verse 10]
And [D]so to conclude and to [G]finish disputes
We ob[C]ligingly [G]asked
them if they [C]wanted recruits
For [G]we were the [D]lads who
would give [G]them hard clouts
And bid them look sharp in [D]the morning
[G][D][G]

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 11]
[G]Oh, me
and my cous[D]in one [G]Arthur McBride
[C]As we [G]went a- walking
down [C]by the seaside
Now [G]mark what fol[D]lowed
and [G]what did betide
For it being on Christmas [D]morning

[Outro 1]
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