The Fighting 69th Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D5]Go![E5][G][D][D5][E5][D5][E5][D5][E5]
[D5][E5][G][D][D5][E5][D5][E5][D5]
[E5]Come all you gallant heroe[G]s[D5]
[A5]Alon[E5]g with me combined[D5]
[D]I'll [E5]sing a song, [G]it won't take long
[A5]Of the [E5]fighting [D5]six [A5]ty- n[E5]inth
They're a [G]band of

[Verse 2]
men brave,
[D]stout and bold
[D5]From [E5]Ireland they [D]came
And they [E5]have a leader [G]to the [D]fold
[A5]And Corc[E5]oran was h[D5]is n[A5]ame[E5]

[Verse 3]
It [E5]was in the month of [G]April[D]
[A5]When the [E5]boys, they sailed [D5]away
[D]And they [E5]made a sight [G]so glori[D5]ous
[A5]As they [E5]marched [D5]along [D]Broad[E5]way

[Verse 4]
They [G]marched right down Broad[D5]way,
[D]me boys[D5]
[E5]Un til they reached th[D5]e shore[D]
[D5]An d from th[E5]ere they went
to [G]Washing[D5]ton
[A5]And [E5]straight unt[D]o [A5]the w[E5]ar
[G]So we gave them

[Verse 5]
a hearty [D]cheer,
me boys
It was [E5]greeted with a [D]smile
[D5]Singing [E5]here's to the boys
who [G]feared no [D5]noise
[D]We're the fig[E5]hting six[D5]ty
[E5]ninth[E][E5]

[Verse 6]
And when the war is [G]said and [D5]done
[A5]May [E5]heaven spare our l[D5]ives
For it's [E5]only then we [G]can re[D]turn
[A5]To our [E5]loved ones [D5]and [A5]our w[E5]ives
We'll take [G]them

[Verse 7]
in our [D]arms, me boys
[D5]For a [E5]long night and a d[D]ay
[D5]And we'll [E5]hope that war will [G]come no [D5]more
To [E5]sweet [D5]Ameri[A5]ca
[E5]So we

[Verse 8]
[G]gave them a hearty [D]cheer,
me boys
[D5]It was g[E5]reeted with a sm[D]ile[D5][D]
[D5]Singing [E5]here's to the boys who
[G]feared no [D5]noise
[D]We're the [E5]fight[E]ing [D5]sixty [E5]ninth[G]

[Interlude 1]
[D][E5][G][D]
[E5][G][D][D5][E5][Em][D][A5][E5]

[Verse 9]
[E5]So farewell unto [E]you [G]dear New [D]York
[A5]Will [E5]I e'er see you once [D]more
For it [Em]fills[E5] my heart with s[G]orrow
[D5]To l[A5]eave [E5]your sylvan[D] shore[E5]
But the [G]country now it is [D]calling us
And [E5]we must hasten f[D]ore
So [E5]here's to the stars and [G]stripes, me boys
[D]And to Ire[E5]land's lov[D5]ely sho[A5]re[E5]

[Verse 10]
And here's to [G]Murphy and di[D]vine
[A5]Of h[E5]on or[E] an[E5]d re[D]nown[D5][D]
Who [E5]did [E]es c[E5]ort [G]our hero[G5]es
[A5]Un t[E5]o the[A5] batt[D]le gro[A5]und[E5]
[D]An d [G]said unto our [D]col[D5]on e[D]l
We [E5]must fight hand to [D]hand[D5]
[E]Un til we [E5]plant the [G]stars and [D]stripes
Way [E]down [E5]in Di[D5]xieland[A][E][E5]
So we [G]gave them a hearty

[Verse 11]
[D]cheer,
me boys
[D5]It was [E]greeted [E5]with a sm[Em]ile[D][D5]
[D]Singing [E5]here's to the boys who
[G]feared no [D]noise
We're the [E5]fighting [D5]sixty [E]ninth
[D]So we [G]gave them a hearty [D]cheer,
me boys
It was [E]greeted with [G]a s[D]mile
Singing [E]here's to the boys who
[G]feared no [D]noise
We're the fighting sixty [D5]ninth[E]