Chords for A Gallant Kerry Soldier by Threshing Mill Boys
Tempo:
164.1 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
C#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[A]
[E] [A]
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A gallant carry [A] soldier [E] lay dying [A] on the leafy [E] pines, He [A] lay dying [E]
there whilst [C#m] escaping from [E] the cruel blight [A] in times.
A comrade [B]
held [E] him kindly with his head upon [A] his knee, And [E] to him did softly [A] whisper, take [E] this message [A]
to [E]
Tralee.
Tell my parents not [A] to marver, it [E] would give me [A]
peace [E] and joy, To [A] know that [E]
she's the mother [C#m]
proud of [E] her own dear Irish [A] boy.
Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite happily, and from trouble I am [A] free, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] my mother [A]
in [E] Tralee.
Tell
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
my own dear [A] little brother [E] I'm [A] dying a [E] hero's death, That [A] I fought [E] for dear old [C#m] Ireland in [E] my last long [A] heathen breath.
Tell him I'll [B] always love [E] his country, and never a traitor [A] be, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] the brave [A] boys in [E]
Tralee.
But oh there is [A] another, and [E] for her I [A] can scarcely [E] speak, [A] Would she weep if [E]
she could see [C#m]
me [E] expiring tired [A] and green.
She would, [B] cause she [E] was kind to me, and good friends we used [A] to be, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] my Isle [A] in [E] Tralee.
Did
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
she not regret [A] our parting, poor [E] indeed [A] would be [E] her lot, For [A] she shared [E] the wants and [C#m] sufferings of [E] her own dear [A] Irish colt.
Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite happily, and the truth I give [A] to thee, [E] May she never know [A] one sorrow in [E] her home [A] in sweet [E] Tralee.
As he spoke his voice [A] grew weaker, [E] he grasped [A] his [E] comrade's hand, [A] Tears redewed [E] his comrade's [C#m] features, [E] proud son of [A] Paddy's land.
He cased [B] him as [E] a brother, heaven be your bed [A] said he, [E] Cruel war has [A] rudely taken [E] our brave [A] boy from [E] Tralee.
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[E] [A]
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A gallant carry [A] soldier [E] lay dying [A] on the leafy [E] pines, He [A] lay dying [E]
there whilst [C#m] escaping from [E] the cruel blight [A] in times.
A comrade [B]
held [E] him kindly with his head upon [A] his knee, And [E] to him did softly [A] whisper, take [E] this message [A]
to [E]
Tralee.
Tell my parents not [A] to marver, it [E] would give me [A]
peace [E] and joy, To [A] know that [E]
she's the mother [C#m]
proud of [E] her own dear Irish [A] boy.
Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite happily, and from trouble I am [A] free, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] my mother [A]
in [E] Tralee.
Tell
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
my own dear [A] little brother [E] I'm [A] dying a [E] hero's death, That [A] I fought [E] for dear old [C#m] Ireland in [E] my last long [A] heathen breath.
Tell him I'll [B] always love [E] his country, and never a traitor [A] be, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] the brave [A] boys in [E]
Tralee.
But oh there is [A] another, and [E] for her I [A] can scarcely [E] speak, [A] Would she weep if [E]
she could see [C#m]
me [E] expiring tired [A] and green.
She would, [B] cause she [E] was kind to me, and good friends we used [A] to be, [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] message to [E] my Isle [A] in [E] Tralee.
Did
[A]
[E] [A]
[E]
she not regret [A] our parting, poor [E] indeed [A] would be [E] her lot, For [A] she shared [E] the wants and [C#m] sufferings of [E] her own dear [A] Irish colt.
Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite happily, and the truth I give [A] to thee, [E] May she never know [A] one sorrow in [E] her home [A] in sweet [E] Tralee.
As he spoke his voice [A] grew weaker, [E] he grasped [A] his [E] comrade's hand, [A] Tears redewed [E] his comrade's [C#m] features, [E] proud son of [A] Paddy's land.
He cased [B] him as [E] a brother, heaven be your bed [A] said he, [E] Cruel war has [A] rudely taken [E] our brave [A] boy from [E] Tralee.
[A]
[E] [A]
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[A] [E]
[C#m]
[E]
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[B]
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Key:
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A
C#m
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E
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C#m
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ A _ gallant carry [A] soldier _ _ _ [E] lay dying [A] on the leafy [E] _ _ pines, He [A] lay dying [E]
there whilst _ [C#m] escaping from [E] the cruel _ _ blight [A] in _ times.
_ A comrade [B] _
held [E] him _ kindly with his head upon [A] his _ knee, And [E] to him did softly [A] whisper, _ _ take [E] this message [A]
to _ [E] _ _ _ _
Tralee.
Tell my parents _ not [A] to marver, _ it [E] would give me [A] _
peace [E] and joy, _ To [A] know that [E] _
she's the mother _ [C#m]
proud of [E] her own dear Irish [A] boy. _ _
_ _ Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite _ happily, and from trouble _ I am [A] _ free, _ _ [E] Won't you take this _ lonely [A] message _ to [E] my mother [A] _
in [E] Tralee. _ _ _
_ Tell _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ my own dear _ [A] little brother _ _ _ [E] I'm _ [A] dying a _ [E] hero's _ death, That [A] I fought [E] for dear old _ [C#m] Ireland in [E] my last long _ [A] heathen _ breath.
Tell him I'll [B] always love [E] his _ country, _ and never a traitor [A] _ be, _ _ [E] Won't you take this _ lonely [A] _ message _ to [E] the brave [A] boys in [E] _ _ _ _
Tralee.
But oh there is [A] another, _ _ and [E] for her I [A] can scarcely [E] _ _ speak, _ [A] Would she weep if [E]
she could see _ [C#m]
me _ [E] expiring _ tired [A] and _ _ green.
She would, [B] cause she [E] was kind to me, and good friends we used [A] to _ be, _ [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] _ _ message to [E] my Isle [A] in _ _ [E] _ Tralee. _
_ Did _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ she not regret [A] our parting, _ poor [E] indeed [A] would be [E] her _ lot, For [A] she shared [E] the wants and _ [C#m] sufferings of [E] her own dear _ [A] Irish _ _ colt.
_ Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite _ happily, _ and the truth I give [A] to thee, _ _ [E] May she never _ know [A] one sorrow _ in [E] her home [A] in sweet [E] Tralee. _ _
_ As he spoke his voice [A] grew weaker, _ _ [E] he grasped [A] his _ [E] comrade's hand, _ _ [A] Tears redewed [E] his _ comrade's _ [C#m] features, _ [E] proud son of _ [A] Paddy's land. _ _
He _ cased [B] him as [E] a _ brother, _ heaven be your bed [A] said he, _ _ [E] Cruel war has _ [A] rudely taken _ _ [E] our brave [A] boy from _ [E] _ _ Tralee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ A _ gallant carry [A] soldier _ _ _ [E] lay dying [A] on the leafy [E] _ _ pines, He [A] lay dying [E]
there whilst _ [C#m] escaping from [E] the cruel _ _ blight [A] in _ times.
_ A comrade [B] _
held [E] him _ kindly with his head upon [A] his _ knee, And [E] to him did softly [A] whisper, _ _ take [E] this message [A]
to _ [E] _ _ _ _
Tralee.
Tell my parents _ not [A] to marver, _ it [E] would give me [A] _
peace [E] and joy, _ To [A] know that [E] _
she's the mother _ [C#m]
proud of [E] her own dear Irish [A] boy. _ _
_ _ Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite _ happily, and from trouble _ I am [A] _ free, _ _ [E] Won't you take this _ lonely [A] message _ to [E] my mother [A] _
in [E] Tralee. _ _ _
_ Tell _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ my own dear _ [A] little brother _ _ _ [E] I'm _ [A] dying a _ [E] hero's _ death, That [A] I fought [E] for dear old _ [C#m] Ireland in [E] my last long _ [A] heathen _ breath.
Tell him I'll [B] always love [E] his _ country, _ and never a traitor [A] _ be, _ _ [E] Won't you take this _ lonely [A] _ message _ to [E] the brave [A] boys in [E] _ _ _ _
Tralee.
But oh there is [A] another, _ _ and [E] for her I [A] can scarcely [E] _ _ speak, _ [A] Would she weep if [E]
she could see _ [C#m]
me _ [E] expiring _ tired [A] and _ _ green.
She would, [B] cause she [E] was kind to me, and good friends we used [A] to _ be, _ [E] Won't you take this lonely [A] _ _ message to [E] my Isle [A] in _ _ [E] _ Tralee. _
_ Did _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ she not regret [A] our parting, _ poor [E] indeed [A] would be [E] her _ lot, For [A] she shared [E] the wants and _ [C#m] sufferings of [E] her own dear _ [A] Irish _ _ colt.
_ Tell her [B] I'm dying [E] quite _ happily, _ and the truth I give [A] to thee, _ _ [E] May she never _ know [A] one sorrow _ in [E] her home [A] in sweet [E] Tralee. _ _
_ As he spoke his voice [A] grew weaker, _ _ [E] he grasped [A] his _ [E] comrade's hand, _ _ [A] Tears redewed [E] his _ comrade's _ [C#m] features, _ [E] proud son of _ [A] Paddy's land. _ _
He _ cased [B] him as [E] a _ brother, _ heaven be your bed [A] said he, _ _ [E] Cruel war has _ [A] rudely taken _ _ [E] our brave [A] boy from _ [E] _ _ Tralee.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
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