View Guitar Chords for The green fields of france - chords ver. 1
The Men They Couldn't Hang - The Green fields of France This song has been covered over and over, each version seems to be different (different keys, different lyrics, different chords). In my opinion this is the best version and falls into the rare catogary of 'better than the original'. Anyway, I think it works although it may not be 100% correct, feel free to comment, correct rate etc, any improvements would be more than welcome - Intro: G - Verse 1:Well Ghow do you Gdo now young CWillie McAmBride Do you Dmind if I Dsit down beCside your graveGside And Grest for a Gwhile 'neath Cwarm summer Amsun I've been Dwalking all Dday and CI'm nearly Gdone Well I Gsee by your Ggravestone you Cwas only Amnineteen When you Djoined the great Dfallen of C19G16 Well I Ghope you died Gwell and I Chope you died Amclean Or DWillie McDBride was it Cslow and obGscene- Chorus:Did they Ambeat the drum slowly and Cplay the fife Glowly Did they Amsound the death march as they Clowered you Ddown Did the Gband sound the last post and Cchorus Did they Gpipe the flowers of the DforGest- Verse 2:Did yoGu leave a younGg wife or Ca sweetheartAm behind In Dsome faithful Dheart are your Cmemories ensGhrined For altGhough you died Gback in C191Am6 In Dthat faithful Dheart you're forCever nineGteen Or Gare you a Gstranger without Ceven a Amname EncDlosed Dforever beChind a glass Gframe In an Gold photoGgraph torn, Cbattered and Amstained DFaded to yellow Dwith brown Cleather Gframe- Chorus:Did they Ambeat the drum slowly and Cplay the fife Glowly Did they Amsound the death march as they Clowered you Ddown Did the Gband sound the last post and Cchorus Did they Gpipe the flowers of the DforGest- Verse 3:As the Gsun beats Gdown on the Cgreen fields of AmFrance There's a Dsoft summer Dbreeze makes the Cred poppies Gdance And Gsee how the Gsun shines from Cunder the Amclouds There's no Dgas, there's no Dbarbed wire no Cguns firing Gnow Oh but Ghere in this Ggraveyard it's Cstill no man's AmLand The Dcountless white Dcrosses stand Cmute in the Gsand And through Gmans blind Gindifference to Chis fellow Amman To a Dwhole geneDration who were Cbutchered and Gdamned- Chorus:Did they Ambeat the drum slowly and Cplay the fife Glowly Did they Amsound the death march as they Clowered you Ddown Did the Gband sound the last post and Cchorus Did they Gpipe the flowers of the DforGest- Verse 4:Now GWillie McGBride I can't Chelp wonder Amwhy Do Dthose that Dlie here know Cwhy did they Gdie And Gdid they beGlieve when they Canswered the Amcall Did they Dreally beDlieve that this Cwar could end Gwars Oh the Gsorrow, the Gsuffering, the Cglory, the Ampain The Dkilling and Ddying t'was Call done in Gvain For young GWillie McGBride oh it Chappened Amagain And Dagain, and Dagain, and Cagain, and Gagain- Chorus:Did they Ambeat the drum slowly and Cplay the fife Glowly Did they Amsound the death march as they Clowered you Ddown Did the Gband sound the last post and Cchorus Did they Gpipe the flowers of the DforGest