Lord Marlborough chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Verse:

  BB             E MajorE     BB
You generals all and champions bold, that takes delight in fields


                   E MajorE     BB
That knocks down churches and castle walls, but now to death must yield


            E MajorE   BB             E MajorE
We must go and face our daring foes and with a sword and shield


 BB             E MajorE    BB
I often fought with my merry men, but now to death must yield

Instrumental:
C majorC  FF C majorC x2
C majorC  FF C majorC  FF
C majorC  FF C majorC  G+G FF G+G

Verse:

 C majorC          FF      C majorC
I am an Englishman by birth, Lord Marlborough is my name


                FF    C majorC
And I was brought up in London town, a place of noted fame


         FF   C majorC               FF
I was beloved by all my men and kings and princes likewise


  C majorC           FF    C majorC             G+G FF G+G
And then all the towns we took, to all the world's surprise


Verse:

   C majorC            FF     C majorC
King Charles the Second I did serve, to face our foes in France


             FF    C majorC
And at the battle of Ramilles, we boldly did advance

           FF     C majorC            FF
The sun was down, the earth did quake, so loudly did he cry


    C majorC               FF      C majorC          G+G FF G+G
"Fight on, my boys, for old England's sake, we'll conquer or we'll die"


Instrumental:
C majorC  FF C majorC x2
C majorC  FF C majorC  FF
C majorC  FF C majorC  G+G FF G+G

Verse:

  C majorC          FF   C majorC
But now we gain for victory and bravely kept the field


               FF    C majorC
We took great numbers of prisoners and forced them all to yield


         FF     C majorC            FF
That very day my horse got shot, 'twas by a musket ball


  C majorC        FF    C majorC           G+G FF G+G
And as I mounted up again, my aide-de-camp did fall


Verse:

  C majorC           FF   C majorC
Now I on a bed of sickness lie, I am resigned to die


                FF      C majorC
You generals all and champions bold, stand true as well as I


            FF     C majorC              FF
"Stand true my lads and fright no man, but fight with courage bold"


 C majorC              FF     C majorC            G+G FF G+G  FF C majorC
I led my men through smoke and fire, but never bribed with gold