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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Difficulty: Novice
Verse 1:
Em
Far and wide as the eye can wander,
Am Em D Em
Heath and bog are every where.
G
Not a bird sings out to cheer us.
A Em D Em
Oaks are standing gaunt and bare.
Chorus:
D G D
We are the peat bog soldiers,
Em D Em
Marching with our spades to the moor.
D G D
We are the peat bog soldiers,
Em D Em
Marching with our spades to the moor.
Verse 2:
Em
Up and down the guards are marching,
Am Em D Em
No one, no one can get through.
G
Flight would mean a sure death facing,
Am Em D Em
Guns and barbed wire block our view.
Chorus:
D G D
We are the peat bog soldiers,
Em D Em
Marching with our spades to the moor.
D G D
We are the peat bog soldiers,
Em D Em
Marching with our spades to the moor.
Verse 3:
Em
But for us there is no complaining,
Am Em D Em
Winter will in time be past.
G
One day we shall rise rejoicing.
Am Em D Em
Homeland, dear, you're mine at last.
Chorus:
D G D
Then will the peatbog soldiers
Em D Em
March no more with their spades to the moor.
D G D
Then will the peatbog soldiers
Em D Em
March no more with their spades to the moor.
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025