Fairport Convention – Lord Marlborough chords

[Verse]
    B                          E          BYou generals all and champions bold, that takes delight in fields
                                     E          BThat knocks down churches and castle walls, but now to death must yield
                        E      B                         EWe must go and face our daring foes and with a sword and shield
  B                          E        BI often fought with my merry men, but now to death must yield

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C   F C   G  F  G

[Verse]
  C                   F           CI am an Englishman by birth, Lord Marlborough is my name
                               F       CAnd I was brought up in London town, a place of noted fame
                 F      C                             FI was beloved by all my men and kings and princes likewise
    C                     F        C                         G  F  GAnd then all the towns we took, to all the world's surprise

[Verse]
     C                        F         CKing Charles the Second I did serve, to face our foes in France
                          F       CAnd at the battle of Ramilles, we boldly did advance
                      F         C                       FThe sun was down, the earth did quake, so loudly did he cry
       C                              F           C                    G  F  G"Fight on, my boys, for old England's sake, we'll conquer or we'll die"

[Instrumental]
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C   F C   F
C   F C   G  F  G

[Verse]
    C                    F      CBut now we gain for victory and bravely kept the field
                              F        CWe took great numbers of prisoners and forced them all to yield
                 F         C                       FThat very day my horse got shot, 'twas by a musket ball
    C                F        C                      G  F  GAnd as I mounted up again, my aide-de-camp did fall

[Verse]
    C                      F      CNow I on a bed of sickness lie, I am resigned to die
                               F           CYou generals all and champions bold, stand true as well as I
                        F         C                           F"Stand true my lads and fright no man, but fight with courage bold"
  C                            F         C                       G  F  G   F CI led my men through smoke and fire, but never bribed with gold