Gentleman Soldier

Gentleman Soldier easy guitar chords by The Dubliners

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    It's of 
    a gentlemen 
    soldier 
    as 

    sentry 
    he 
    did 
    stand 

    He saluted 
    the fair maid 
    be 

    wavin' 
    of 
    the 
    hand 

    So 
    boldly 
    then 
    he 
    kissed 
    and 
    he 

    passed 
    it off as 
    joke 

    He drilled 
    her up in 
    the sentry 
    box, 

    wrapped up a the 

    Soldiers 
    coat 

    And 
    the drums 
    did go with 
    a rat- ta- ta- 

    tat and 
    the 
    fifes 

    Did loudly 
    play, 

    Fare 
    thee well 
    Polly 
    me dear 

    must be 
    going 
    away 

    Verse 2
    All night they 
    tossed 

    and tumbled 
    till 
    daylight 
    did 

    Ap
    pear 

    The soldier 
    rose, 

    put on his 
    clothes, said 
    fare 
    thee 

    Well me 
    dear 

    For 
    the drums 
    they are 
    pounding 

    and 
    the 
    fifes 
    did 

    Sweetly 
    play 

    If 
    it weren't for 
    that dear 
    Polly, 

    then 
    along 
    with you 

    I'd 
    stay 

    And 
    the drums 
    did go with 
    a rat- ta- ta- 

    tat and 
    the 
    fifes 

    Did loudly 
    play, 

    Fare 
    thee well 
    Polly 
    me dear 

    must be 
    going 
    away 

    Verse 3
    Oh come 
    you gentlemen 
    soldier, 

    "Won't 
    you 
    marry 
    me?" 

    "Oh no me 
    dearest, 

    Polly. 
    Such 
    things 
    never can 
    be.? 

    "I've 
    a wife 
    already 
    and 

    children 
    I have 
    three 

    Two 
    wives are 
    allowed 
    in army 

    but 
    one is 
    too many 
    for 

    Me.? 

    And 
    the drums 
    did go with 
    a rat- ta- ta- 

    tat and 
    the 
    fifes 

    Did loudly 
    play, 

    Fare 
    thee well 
    Polly 
    me dear 

    must be 
    going 
    away 

    Verse 4
    If anyone 
    comes 
    a courtin' 

    you, you can 
    treat 
    them to 

    Glass 

    If anyone 
    comes 
    a courtin' 

    you, you can 
    say you're 

    Country 
    lass 

    You don't 
    have 
    to 
    tell 
    them that 

    ever you 
    played 
    this 

    Joke 

    That 
    you were 
    drilled in 

    the sentry 
    box 
    wrapped up in 

    The 
    sol
    dier's 
    cloak 

    And 
    the drums 
    did go with 
    a rat- ta- ta- 

    tat and 
    the 
    fifes 

    Did loudly 
    play, 

    Fare 
    thee well 
    Polly 
    me dear 

    I must 
    be 
    going 
    away 

    Verse 5
    Oh come 
    you gentlemen 
    soldier, 

    when 
    you tell me 
    so 

    Me 
    parents 
    will 
    be angry 
    when 

    this they 
    come to 
    know 

    And 
    when nine long 
    months 

    had come 
    and 
    past, 
    the 
    poor 

    Girl 
    she brought 
    shame 

    She 
    had 
    a little 
    mili
    tia boy 

    and she 
    didn't 
    know 
    his 

    Name 

    And 
    the 
    drums 
    did go with 
    a rat- ta- ta- 

    tat and 
    the fifes 

    Did loudly 
    play, 

    Fare 
    thee well 
    Polly 
    me dear 

    I must be 
    going 
    away 



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