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Capo: 1 Tuning: G C E A
The Minstrel Boy chords Thomas Moore (melody of The Moreen) Capo I
The CMinstrel FBoy to the Cwar is Fgone In the ranks of Cdeath you will Gfind Chim; His Cfather's Fsword he hath Cgirded Fon, And his wild harp Cslung beGhind Chim;" AmLand of FSong!" said the Gwarrior Cbard, "Tho' Fall the world beGtrays Cthee, One sword, at Fleast, thy Crights shall Fguard, One Cfaithful harp shall Gpraise Cthee!"
The CMinstrel Ffell! But the Cfoeman's Fchain Could not Cbring that proud soul GundeCr; The Charp he Flov'd ne'er Cspoke aFgain, For he Ctore its chords GasunCder; And Amsaid "No Fchains shall Gsully Cthee, Thou Fsoul of love and Gbrav'Cry! Thy songs were Fmade for the Cpure and Ffree, They shall Cnever sound in GslaveCry!"
American Civil War verses added later: The Minstrel Boy will return we pray When we hear the news we all will cheer it, The minstrel boy will return one day, Torn perhaps in body, not in spirit. Then may he play on his harp in peace, In a world such as Heaven intended, For all the bitterness of man must cease, And ev'ry battle must be ended.