Green Fields Of France
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Verse
GWell how do you Emdo young CWillie AmMcBride,
Do you Dmind if I D7sit here down Cby your Ggraveside,
And rest for a Emwhile in the Cwarm summer Amsun,
I've been Dwalking all D7day and CI'm nearly Gdone.
I Gsee by your Emgravestone you were Conly Am19,
When you Djoined the great Cfallen in G1916, D7
Well I Ghope you died Emquick and I Amhope you died clean,
Or DWillie D7McBride was it Cslow and Gobscene.
Chorus
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly,
Did they Cplay the fife Glowly,
Did they Dsound the dead D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown,
Did the Cband play the last post and Gchorus, Em
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7Forest. G
Verse
And Gdid you leave a Emwife or a Csweetheart Ambehind,
In Dsome loyal D7heart is your Cmemory Genshrined,
And though you Emdied back in C191Am6,
To Dthat loyal D7heart you're Cforever G19.
GOr are you a Emstranger without Ceven a Amname,
DForever Censhrined behind Gsome old glass D7pane,
In Gan old Emphotograph all torn Amtattered and stained,
And Dfaded to D7yellow in a Cbrown leather Gframe.
Chorus
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly,
Did they Cplay the fife Glowly,
Did they Dsound the dead D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown,
Did the Cband play the last post and Gchorus, Em
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7Forest. G
Verse
The Gsun's shining Emdown on these Cgreen fields of AmFrance,
The Dwarm wind blows D7gently and the Cred poppies Gdance,
The trenches Emhave vanished Clong under Amthe plow
No Dgas, no barbed D7wire, no Cguns firing Gnow.
But Ghere in this Emgraveyard it's Cstill "No Man's AmLand",
The Dcountless white Ccrosses in Gmute witness D7stand,
To Gman's blind Emindifference to Amhis fellow man,
And a Dwhole D7generation that were Cbutchered and Gdamned.
Chorus
GDid they Dbeat the drum D7slowly,
Did they Cplay the fife Glowly,
Did they Dsound the dead D7march, as they Clowered you Ddown,
Did the Cband play the last post and Gchorus, Em
Did the Gpipes play the CFlowers of the D7Forest. G
Verse
And I Gcan't help but Emwonder, oh CWillie AmMcBride
Do Dall those who D7lie here Cknow why they Gdie,
Did you Emreally Cbelieve them when they Gtold you the cause
Did they Dreally D7believe that this Cwar would end Gwars.
Well, the Gsuffering, the Emsorrow, the Cglory, the Amshame
The Dkilling and Cdying it Gwas all done in D7vain,
Oh GWillie EmMcBride it all Amhappened again,
And Dagain, D7and again, Cand again, Gand again