The Fighting 69Th Cifras

{Intro]
Em  G  D
Em  D  Em
 
 
[Verse 1]
     Em              G      D
Come all you gallant heroes,
      Em       C      D
And along with me combined
     Em              G          D
I'll sing a song, it won't take long,
      Em        D      Em
Of the Fighting Sixty Ninth
 
 
[Verse 2]
          G                  D
They're a band of men brave, stout and bold,
     Em  C         D
From Ireland they came
         Em            G       D
And they have a leader to the fold,
      Em      D       Em
And Corcoran was his name
 
 
[Verse 3]
       Em              G    D
It was in the month of April,
          Em         C      D
When the boys they sailed away
          Em             G      D
And they made a sight so glorious,
         Em        D      Em
As they marched along Broadway
 
 
[Verse 4]
        G                  D
They marched right down Broadway, me boys,
  Em          C         D
Until they reached the shore
          Em                 G      D
And from there they went to Washington,
      Em       D      Em
And straight unto the war
 
 
[Verse 5]
        G                  D
So we gave them a hearty cheer, me boys,
        Em      C       D
It was greeted with a smile
         Em            G         D
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,
            Em       D    Em
We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth
 
 
[Verse 6]
     Em              G        D
And when the war is said and done,
      Em     C         D
May heaven spare our lives
         Em           G     D
For its only then we can return,
         Em        D      Em
To our loved ones and our wives
 
 
[Verse 7]
        G               D
We'll take them in our arms, me boys,
       Em         C     D
For a long night and a day
          Em                  G       D
And we'll hope that war will come no more,
    Em     D  Em
To sweet America
 
 
[Verse 8]
       G                  D
So we gave them a hearty cheer, me boys,
           Em       C      D
Which was greeted with a smile
         Em                      G        D
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,
            Em       D     Em
We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth
 
 
[Instrumental]
Em   G   D
Em   C   D
Em   G   D
Em   D   Em
 
 
[Verse 9]
     Em               G        D
So farewell unto you dear New York,
    Em           C         D
Will I e'er see you once more
        Em                 G    D
For it fills my heart with sorrow,
     Em         D     Em
To leave your sylvan shore
 
 
[Verse 10]
          G                 D
But the country now it is calling us,
    Em       C      D
And we must hasten fore
     Em                      G          D
So here's to the stars and stripes, me boys,
        Em         D     Em
And to Ireland's lovely shore
 
 
[Verse 11]
     Em               G     D
And here's to Murphy and Devine,
    Em     C     D
Of honour and renown
     Em            G   D
Who did escort our heroes,
  Em       D      Em
Unto the battle ground
 
 
[Verse 12]
     G                D
And said unto our colonel,
    Em         C       D
We must fight hand to hand
  Em                 G         D
Until we plant the stars and stripes,
     Em     D     Em
Way down in Dixieland
 
 
[Verse 13]
       G                D
So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys,
        Em      C      D
It was greeted with a smile
         Em                      G         D
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,
            Em       D    Em
We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth
 
 
[Verse 14]
       G                D
So we gave them hearty cheers, me boys,
            Em     C       D
Which was greeted with a smile
         Em                      G         D
Singing here's to the boys who feared no noise,
            Em       D    Em
We're the Fighting Sixty Ninth
X