FREE AND GREEN 4/4 (As performed by the Irish Brigade)
Intro
(twice):
D-D-Em-G
D-D-C-Am
D-D-Em-G
D-C-Am-D
Captain
(G)Taggart took the (Bm)field with his (C)men as hard as (Am)steel
And
we (C)drove the bloody (Am)rebels/traitors to the (D)sea-(Dsus4)-(D)
Be(G)fore
the guns had (Em)stilled there were (C)many hundreds (D)killed
There’s
(Em)many an Irish (Am)girl sad to(G)night
(G)When
the smoke had (Bm)cleared it was (C)just as we had (Am)feared
Captain
(C)Taggart lay (Am)wounded on the (D)ground-(Dsus4)-(D)
With
his (G)head upon my (Em)knee, there he (C)met eterni(D)ty
I
(Em)proudly closed his (Am)eyes and then I (G)cried
Chorus:
And it’s (D)whiskey in the (C)morning, (D)whiskey in the (C)night
An(Am)other Irish (Em)soldier lad has (C)fought his final (G)fight
We’ll (D)toast him ‘til we’re (C)drunk boys and (D)douse the candle(G)light
And (C)tell them, Captain (Am)Taggart he’s (D)coming home tonight
Repeat
Intro once
Well
we (G)took his body (Bm)home and the (C)drums and pipes did (Am)drone
And
we (C)pulled a fine black (Am)casket through the (D)streets-(Dsus4)-(D)
And
then (G)told his grieving (Em)wife, that he (C)loved her more than (D)life
And
we (Em)gave to his young (Am)son his father’s (G)sword
Now
the (G)people they all (Bm)dream of an (C)Ireland free and (Am)green
Where
(C)nowhere can be (Am)heard the battle (D)cry-(Dsus4)-(D)
The
(G)fighting’s gone too (Em)long, and it (C)just drags on and (D)on
And
I’d (Em)like to know some (Am)peace before I (G)die
Repeat
chorus twice
Repeat
Intro twice
