Marshall Rileys Army chords by Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne - Marshall Riley's Army



[Intro]
G C G/B Am G C D

[Verse 1]
   G    D       Em
In October '36 they took a trip
      Bm
The men who made the ships
C               D
Searching for some kind of salvation
   G         D
With head held high and dignified
  Em        Bm
The townsfolk and the passers by
C               D
Held them in some kind of admiration

[Chorus]
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
         Bm          D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
            Bm         D    G  C G/B Am G C D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?


[Verse 2]
G        D
Soldiers in the frontline
    Em        Bm
Of the struggle for the right to work
  C                 D
Did god give me these hands just to be idle?
     G      D
While his holiness the Bishop
     Em         Bm
With his infinite Christian wisdom
   C                D
Like Peter when the cock crew, had denied them


[Chorus]
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
         Bm          D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
            Bm         D    G  C G/B Am G C D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?


[Verse 3]
    G        D
And the yes-men and the press-men
     Em  Bm
To London town all came down
C                  D
Brought with them the curious and deranged
  G        D
And forty years has since gone past
      Em             Bm
But you're still down there if you're working class
  C            D
Can anybody tell me what has changed?


[Chorus]
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
         Bm          D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
            Bm         D    G  C G/B Am G C D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?


[Chorus]
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
         Bm          D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
            Bm         D    G  C G/B Am G C D
The lessons that you've taught us, who has learned them?


[Chorus]    (## fade to end ##)
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
         Bm          D
Marching for your rights you've surely earned them
G    D      Em   C G
March on__, Marshall Riley's army
            Bm         D    G  C G/B Am G C D