Chords for McVerrys Men

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Yes I came [G] down my new town [D] upon the [G] young men shore
[D] It was [G] the first battalion [D] of the men from South Armagh
With a billy aye o aye
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well have you crossed [G] the border men [D] and have you [G] travelled far?
[D] Did you see the [G] soldiers on [D] patrol in armoured cars?
With a billy aye o aye
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_ _ _ _ _ _ Well I have [G] crossed the border [D] men and I have [G] travelled far
[D]
We saw the soldiers [G] on patrol they were in blue [Bm] armoured cars
With a billy aye [D] o aye
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_ _ _ _ _ If this be true our leader said we'll have to make [G] a [D] stand
MacBury [G] gave the orders then with a [F#m] Thompson in his hand
With a billy aye o aye
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This _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ band of freedom fighters now they numbered barely [F#m] ten
[D] They weren't neither [G] man nor devil [D] no they came from [Bm] Crossing Glen
[D] With a billy aye o aye
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_ _ _ Well the Paris [G] came along the [D] road and in [G] Sipu at last
[D] And a young man [G] pulled the plunger and there [D] was a mighty blast
With a billy aye o aye
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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[F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ we opened up [G] along the ditch with every [G] gun we had
[D] And when [G] that fight ended [D] there we knew we'd hit them hard
With a billy aye o aye
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_ _ As I came down my new town [D] upon the young [G] men [D] shore
It was the [G] first [F#m] battalion of the men from South Armagh
With a billy aye o aye
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