The Banks Of The Nile chords by Fay Hield
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Verse 1
(G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (B minor)
How
can I hear the drums a (G major) -beating
(D major) and (G major) love I (B minor) must (G major) away?
I (B minor) hear the bugles (C major) calling (D minor) me,
(G major) I (C major) can no (D minor) longer (D major) stay (D minor)
(B minor) We are bound down to Portsmouth town,
(C major) it's many's a weary (D minor) mile
(B minor) To join the British (G major) Army
on the banks of the Nile
William, dearest William,
don't leave me (F major) here to (B minor) mourn
You'll make me (G major) curse and rue
the day
(C major) that ever (D minor) I was born
(B minor) I will cut off me (G major) curly lock (C major) s
and come along with (D minor) you
(G major) I'll dress me (C major) self in (G major) velveteen
and go to (B minor) Egypt (G major) too
Nancy, (B minor) (G major) (C major) lovely Nancy,
(G major) with me (B minor) you cannot go
Our colon (G major) els given orders,
the (C major) wo men (D minor) are to go.
(G major) We must for (B minor) get our (C major) own sweethearts,
all on our native (D major) isle,
(G major) And fight for king and country
on the banks of the Nile.
Cursed be their (B minor) wars, love,
and (G major) how they first (B minor) began,
For they have robbed (G major) Old Ireland
(C major) of many a brave young (D minor) man
(G major) They've (B minor) taken our (G major) own sweethearts
(C major) off from our native (D minor) isle
(G major) And their bodies lie (C major) a -moulder (G major) ing
on the banks of the Nile
When (C major) the (G major) wars are over,
it's home we (B minor) will re (G major) turn
Back (B minor) to our wives and our (C major) sweethearts
we left behind (D minor) at home
We'll (G major) roll (C major) them in our arms
all for a little (D minor) while
(G major) And go no (C major) more to (B minor) battle
on (G major) the banks (B minor) of the Nile
The Banks Of The Nile
Fay Hield
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