Dropkick Murphys - Green Fields Of France

capo on first fret

i used two versions of this song uploaded on this site as a reference : the one by
and wiggy 1988 . the reason i upload this is because jeffbrak’s version is kind of silly to
it works better with capo on 1st fret , plus he didnt upload the entire song , which is
annoying if you want to play along . wiggy 1988’s version has many mistakes in it but he
the effort of uploading the entire song . anyways , i think this is more conveniently
xd

try picking around a bit during the verses , and start strumming during the chorus . this
best in my opinion , but feel free to do with it what you want . enjoy ,
stijn bontinck

capot on 1st fret

D Bm G A
well how do you do young willie mcbride ,
G D
do you mind if i sit here down by your graveside ,
Bm G A
and rest for a while in the warm summer sun ,
G D
i’ve been walking all day and i’m nearly done .
D Bm G Em
i see by your gravestone you were only 19 ,
A G D A
when you joined the great fallen in 1916 ,
D Bm Em
well i hope you died quick and i hope you died clean ,
A G D
or willie mcbride was it slow and obscene .

chorus :

A
did they beat the drum slowly ,
G D
did they play the fife lowly ,
A G A
did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down ,
G D Bm
did the band play the last post and chorus ,
D G A D
did the pipes play the flowers of the forest .

D Bm G A
and did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind ,
G D
in some loyal heart is your memory enshrined ,
Bm G A
and though you died back in 1916 ,
A G D
to that loyal heart you’re forever 19 .
Bm Em
or are you a stranger without even a name ,
A G D A
forever enshrined behind some old glass pane ,
D Bm Em
in an old photograph all torn tattered and stained ,
A G D
and faded to yellow in a brown leather frame .
chorus :
A
did they beat the drum slowly ,
G D
did they play the fife lowly ,
A G A
did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down ,
G D Bm
did the band play the last post and chorus ,
D G A D
did the pipes play the flowers of the forest .

D Bm G A
the sun’s shining down on these green fields of france ,
G D
the warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance ,
Bm G A
the trenches have vanished long under the plow
G D
no gas , no barbed wire , no guns firing now .
D Bm G Em
but here in this graveyard it’s still “no man’s land” ,
A G D A
the countless white crosses in mute witness stand ,
D Bm Em
to man’s blind indifference to his fellow man ,
A G D
and a whole generation that were butchered and damned .

chorus :

A
did they beat the drum slowly ,
G D
did they play the fife lowly ,
A G A
did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down ,
G D Bm
did the band play the last post and chorus ,
D G A D
did the pipes play the flowers of the forest .

D Bm G A
and i can’t help but wonder , oh willie mcbride
G D
do all those who lie here know why they died ,
Bm G A
did you really believe them when they told you the cause
G D
did they really believe that this war would end wars .
Bm G Em
well , the suffering , the sorrow , the glory , the shame
A G D A
the killing and dying it was all done in vain ,
D Bm Em
oh willie mcbride it all happened again ,
A G D
and again , and again , and again , and again .
chorus :

A
did they beat the drum slowly ,
G D
did they play the fife lowly ,
A G A
did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down ,
G D Bm
did the band play the last post and chorus ,
D G A D
did the pipes play the flowers of the forest .

any remarks , please mail to stijn . bontinck@hotmail . com