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	D	A	D
The	minstrel boy to the war	has	gone.

	G	D	A	D
In the	ranks	of death you will	find	him.

	A	D
His father's sword he has gir	ded	on

	G	D	A	D
And his	wild	harp slung be	hind	him.

	Bm	A	G	A	G	A	D
	"Land	of	song,"	said the	war	rior	bard,

	G	A	D
"Though	all the world be	tray	thee,

	A	D
One sword at least thy roads	shall	guard,

	G	A	D
One	faithDful heart shall	praise	thee."

The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain

Could not bring that proud soul under.

The harp he loved never spoke again,

For he tore its cords asunder,

And said, "No chain shall sully thee

Thou soul of love and bravery.

My songs remain for the pure and free.

They shall never sound in slavery."

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Mattman4698 (report comment to admin):

I think there is a chord missing in the progression.  I need to actually take out my guitar and try it out.  But for instance for the first line I feel like there should be another chord in around the "to the war has gone" part.



I've never acutally played the sone so I could be wrong.  But it seems like there should be a chord change on each word "war has gone."  



But I could be wrong.

GenieSinger (report comment to admin):

Thanks for posting the chords.



The lyrics to "The Minstrel Boy" are not "traditional."  They were written by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).  The tune, "The Moreen," is a very old Irish air, of unknown authorship.



One correction to the posted lyrics:



In the last verse, it's "Thy songs" (i.e., the harp's songs) that "were made for the pure and free" and "shall never sound in slavery," not "My songs."

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THE MINSTREL BOY TO THE WAR HAS GONE

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