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I[Am] went away to[G] fight a war that small[Am] nations might be [G]free
Got a[F] soldiers[C] guns and[F] uni[C]form
to[G] fight the enemy
I wasF] trained to shoot my[C] fellow be[Dm]fore heG] got to[Dm] me
And I[G] danced with death
in theC] mud and [Am]wept
And[G7] prayed my home to[C] see.
Chorus:
So come [Dm]over[G] to me[Dm] darling[G] girl
come[F] here me Molly[C] dear.
You are as[Dm] welcome[G] as the[Dm] flowers in [G]may you're [F]welcome here to[C]me.
No[F]
more I'll fire the musket[C] shot or[F] hear the[C] cannon[Dm] roar
I've[G] done my time, now[C] you'll be[Am] mine
I'mG]
yours for[G7] ever[C] more.
While in the trenches there I thought who starts these bloody-wars
And thought of these great Irishmen who died on
these strangeshores
Then a bomb did burst to the air it trust some shrapnel fire andblood
I escaped it then shot back
at them and lay back in the mud.
Chorus:
While I was off in foreign lands, fighting other peoples' wars
Some gallant
men were fighting here to free their native shore
You shot our leaders of 16 saw our city sacked and burned
Then you
sent us in the Black and Tans to greet our homereturn.
Chorus:
I don't need your heroes welcome
I don't want your
bugle call
No brass band no pipes and drums, no medal badge or star
But give me what you promised me when first I went
to war
That's freedom for old Ireland and I'll go to fight no more.
Chorus:
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Soldier's Return Mandolin Notes (Key = Bb)
Played by Cathal Lynch, these lead notes are suitable
for other instruments including banjo and tin whistle
E D E F G E D C F E D E F G G
A C D' D' C A D'
D' C C G A C D' C
A C D' E' F' E' D' C A G A C D' A#
A# A G A C D' E' F' C A A A G F
Chorus:
C
D F G A G A C A G A F G F D C
C D F G A C A G A C A F G F D F
C D' C D' F' D' C A C D' C A F
A G A C D' E' F' C A
A A A# A G F
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