The Bold Soldier chords by Burl Ives

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Verse 1
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 (C major)  (G major)  (C major) Boys and girls sometimes
get the measles,
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but in this  (G major) song,  (C major) even a sow,
which is another name for a lady pig,
took the measles too.
How do you think I begin in the world?
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I got  (G major) me a sow and sev
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 (C major) eral other things.
The sow took the measles
and she died in the spring.
What do you think I made of her hide?
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The  (G major) very best saddle
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that she  (C major) ever did ride,
saddle or bridle or any such thing.
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The  (G major) sow took the measles,
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and she died in the  (C major) spring.
What do you think I made of her nose?
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The  (G major) very best thimble
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that  (C major) ever sewed clothes,
thimble or thread or any such thing.
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The  (G major) sow took the measles,
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and she died in the  (C major) spring.
What do you think I made of her tail?
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The  (G major) very best whoop that
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 (C major) ever sought to sail,
whoop or whoopsock at any such thing,
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the  (G major) sow took the measles
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and she died in the  (C major) spring.
What do you think I made of her feet?
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The  (G major) very best pickles
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that she  (C major) ever did eat.
Pickles or glue or any such thing,
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the  (G major) sow took the measles
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and she died in the spring.  (C major) 