Chords for The Plains of Kildare - Andy Irvine 1976

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[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] Come on you bold sportsman and listen to my story
About noble [A] Stewball, that [G] gallant racing [E] pony
Arthur Marble was the [G] man that first brought Stewball [A] here
[G] But to run with [D] Miss Greasel on the plains [A] of Kildare
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_ the [Em] fame of his actions [Bm] we've heard [A] of before
[Em] But now he is challenged by young Mrs.
Gore
To run with Miss Greasel, that [G] handsome [A] grey mare
The [G] ten thousand [D] gold guineas on the plains [E] of _ Kildare
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_ _ _ [E] And the cattle they were brought out [D] with saddle whip and [Em] bridle
The gentlemen did shout at [A] the sight of the [E] gallant riders
_ [Em] Impugning the cattle [G] just as they came [A] there
Oh they [G] all laid their [D]
money on the [F#m] [E] Monaghan grey mare _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] And the order it was given [D] and the way they did [E]
fly
Stewball like an arrow [F#m] the grey mare [E] passed by
If you had been there [G] you would have seen them going [A] round
You'd have [G] thought to your [D] heart that the mare [E] touched the ground
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[E] when at [D] last they [E] came to halfway round the course
[F#m] _ Stewball and his rider began to [Em] discourse
Says Stewball to the [G] rider, can you [F#m] tell to me
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How far is [D] that grey mare [A] this moment from _ [G] me?
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[E] _ _ Says the [Em] rider [F#m] to Stewball, you run in great style
You're ahead of the grey mare almost half a [Em] mile
If you keep your [Bm] running [F#m] I vow and I swear
That [Em] you never will [D] be beaten [C#] by the Monaghan [A] grey mare
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] The last winning posts Stewball [D] passed it [E] quite handy
Horse and rider both called [D] for cherry [E] wine and brandy
They drank up a health [G] to the noble grey [A] mare
She [G] emptied [D] their pockets on the [A] plains of Kildare
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