Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - Legion of the Rearguard Chords
Tempo:
103.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E] Up the Republic, [B] where is their battle cry?
[E] Pearson, Mank, Dermot will play for you on
high.
[E] Eager and ready, [B] for love of you they die.
[E] Proud march the soldiers of the rear
guard, [B] Legion [E] of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's flag.
[A] Hard to march to a trumpets
parrot, [C#m] but God who [B] God evolved, [E] will home and heaven guide you, [A] though your [E] task be
hard.
[A] Devil [E] never leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Glorious the morning
[B] through flame and shot and shell.
Thou [E] rally Ireland, your sons who love [B] you well.
[E] Pledge
they'll defend you, though [B] death or prison cell.
[E] Wait for the soldiers of the [E] rear guard,
Legion of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's call.
Hard to march to trumpets parrot, but
[B] God who God evolved, will home and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
[A] Devil never
[E] leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Crimson the roadside, [B] the prison wall
they [E] care.
Proof of their valor, go sleep in peace [B] ye brave.
[E] Come retread lightly, [G#] you're
near a [B] hero's grave.
[C#m] Proud die the soldiers [B] of the [E] rear guard, Legion of the rear guard,
and swing Ireland's call.
[A] Hard to march [E] to trumpets parrot, [B] but God who God evolved, [E] will
home [G#m] and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
Devil never leave you, soldiers of
the Legion [B] of the [E] rear guard.
[N]
[E] Pearson, Mank, Dermot will play for you on
high.
[E] Eager and ready, [B] for love of you they die.
[E] Proud march the soldiers of the rear
guard, [B] Legion [E] of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's flag.
[A] Hard to march to a trumpets
parrot, [C#m] but God who [B] God evolved, [E] will home and heaven guide you, [A] though your [E] task be
hard.
[A] Devil [E] never leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Glorious the morning
[B] through flame and shot and shell.
Thou [E] rally Ireland, your sons who love [B] you well.
[E] Pledge
they'll defend you, though [B] death or prison cell.
[E] Wait for the soldiers of the [E] rear guard,
Legion of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's call.
Hard to march to trumpets parrot, but
[B] God who God evolved, will home and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
[A] Devil never
[E] leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Crimson the roadside, [B] the prison wall
they [E] care.
Proof of their valor, go sleep in peace [B] ye brave.
[E] Come retread lightly, [G#] you're
near a [B] hero's grave.
[C#m] Proud die the soldiers [B] of the [E] rear guard, Legion of the rear guard,
and swing Ireland's call.
[A] Hard to march [E] to trumpets parrot, [B] but God who God evolved, [E] will
home [G#m] and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
Devil never leave you, soldiers of
the Legion [B] of the [E] rear guard.
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
G#
E
B
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Up the Republic, [B] where is their battle cry?
[E] Pearson, Mank, Dermot will play for you on
high.
[E] _ Eager and ready, [B] for love of you they die.
[E] Proud march the soldiers of the rear
guard, [B] Legion [E] of the rear guard, [A] and swing _ [E] Ireland's flag. _
[A] Hard to march to a trumpets
parrot, [C#m] but God who [B] God _ evolved, [E] will home and heaven guide you, [A] though your [E] task be
hard.
_ [A] Devil [E] never leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Glorious the morning
[B] through flame and shot and shell.
Thou [E] rally Ireland, your sons who love [B] you well.
[E] Pledge
they'll defend you, though [B] death or prison cell.
[E] Wait for the soldiers of the [E] rear guard,
Legion of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's call.
_ Hard to march to trumpets parrot, but
[B] God who God evolved, will home and heaven guide you, though your task be _ hard.
[A] Devil never
[E] leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Crimson the roadside, [B] the prison wall
they [E] care.
Proof of their valor, go sleep in peace [B] ye brave.
[E] Come retread lightly, [G#] you're
near a [B] hero's grave.
[C#m] Proud die the soldiers [B] of the [E] rear guard, Legion of the rear guard,
and swing Ireland's call.
[A] Hard to march [E] to trumpets parrot, [B] but God who God evolved, [E] will
home [G#m] and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
_ Devil never leave you, soldiers of
the Legion [B] of the [E] rear _ guard. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ Up the Republic, [B] where is their battle cry?
[E] Pearson, Mank, Dermot will play for you on
high.
[E] _ Eager and ready, [B] for love of you they die.
[E] Proud march the soldiers of the rear
guard, [B] Legion [E] of the rear guard, [A] and swing _ [E] Ireland's flag. _
[A] Hard to march to a trumpets
parrot, [C#m] but God who [B] God _ evolved, [E] will home and heaven guide you, [A] though your [E] task be
hard.
_ [A] Devil [E] never leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Glorious the morning
[B] through flame and shot and shell.
Thou [E] rally Ireland, your sons who love [B] you well.
[E] Pledge
they'll defend you, though [B] death or prison cell.
[E] Wait for the soldiers of the [E] rear guard,
Legion of the rear guard, [A] and swing [E] Ireland's call.
_ Hard to march to trumpets parrot, but
[B] God who God evolved, will home and heaven guide you, though your task be _ hard.
[A] Devil never
[E] leave you, soldiers of the Legion of the rear guard.
Crimson the roadside, [B] the prison wall
they [E] care.
Proof of their valor, go sleep in peace [B] ye brave.
[E] Come retread lightly, [G#] you're
near a [B] hero's grave.
[C#m] Proud die the soldiers [B] of the [E] rear guard, Legion of the rear guard,
and swing Ireland's call.
[A] Hard to march [E] to trumpets parrot, [B] but God who God evolved, [E] will
home [G#m] and heaven guide you, though your task be hard.
_ Devil never leave you, soldiers of
the Legion [B] of the [E] rear _ guard. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _