Guitar Chords A Soldiers Life
Intro: Bm-A-F#m-Bm
The (Bm)tribune’s tongue and poet’s (A)pen
May (F#m)sow the seed in (Bm)prostrate men
For it (Bm)is
the soldier’s sword a(A)lone
Can (F#m)reap the crop so (Bm)bravely sown
No (D)more I’ll sing, no more I’ll
(G)pine
But train my (Em)soul to (A)lead a line
A (Bm)solider’s life is the life for (A)me
A (F#m)soldier’s
death and (Bm)Ireland free.
No (Bm)foe with fury or thunder (A)words
If it (F#m)were not for your (Bm)lightening swords
If (Bm)tyrants
yield where millions (A)pray
Tis (F#m)less they will link in (Bm)wars array
Nor (D)peace itself is safe but (G)when
The
sword is (Em)yielded by (A)fighting men
A (Bm)solider’s life is the life for (A)me
A (F#m)soldier’s death
and (Bm)Ireland free.
The (Bm)rifle brown and sabre (A)bright
Can (F#m)freely speak and (Bm)nobly write
What (Bm)prophet taught the
creed so (A)well
As (F#m)Hoffer, Breen, (Bm)Bruce and Tell
God (D)guard the creed those heroes (G)taught
That blood
bought (Em)freedom is (A)cheaply bought
A (Bm)solider’s life is the life for (A)me
A (F#m)soldier’s death
and (Bm)Ireland free.
Yet it (Bm)is not strength and it is not (A)steel
A(F#m)lone can make the (Bm)English reel
But (Bm)wisdom working
day by (A)day
Til (F#m)comes the time for (Bm)passion’s sway
The (D)patient’s din and power (G)shot
Can
knock an (Em)empire (A)like a rock
A (Bm)solider’s life is the life for (A)me
A (F#m)soldier’s death and
(Bm)Ireland free.
A (Bm)soldier’s life was the life for (A)me
A (F#m)soldier’s death and (Bm)Ireland free.
