Field Of Bannockburn chords by Alastair Mcdonald

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Chords:

Fm 133111
G# 466544
Cm x35543
D#7 x68686
D# x65343

Intro:

Fm  Fm  Fm  Fm G# x2

Verse 1:

     Fm                G#       Cm
’Twas on that faithful summer's day
G#          D#7      D#
The English come in grand array
Fm            G#    Cm
King Edward's order to obey
G#       D#7      Fm
Upon the Field of Bannockburn

G#        Fm          Cm
So loudly led the war drum way
G#         D#7        D#
Each loyal Scot free, hill and lake
Fm               G#            Cm
And boldly fight for freedom’s sake
G#       D#7      Fm
Upon the Field of Bannockburn

Bridge:

Fm  Fm  Fm  Fm G# x2

Verse 2:

   Fm                  G#       Cm
King Edward raised his standard high
G#             D#7      D#
Bruce shook his banners in reply
Fm          G#       Cm
Each army shouts for victory
G#       D#7      Fm
Upon the Field of Bannockburn

G#          Fm        Cm
The English horse wi' deadly aim
G#       D#7      D#
Upon the Scottish army came
Fm           G#       Cm
And hundreds in their saddles’re slain
G#       D#7      Fm
Upon the Field of Bannockburn

Bridge:

Fm  Fm  Fm  Fm G# x2

Verse 3:

   Fm                 G#   Cm
Loud rose the war cry of M'Neil
G#            D#7    D#
Who flew like tigers to the field
Fm           G#        Cm
And made the Sass'nach army reel
G#         D#7       Fm
Across the plain at Bannockburn

G#              Fm             Cm
M'Donald's men, how firm their pace
G#             D#7      D#
Dark vengeance glows in ev'ry face
Fm             G#      Cm
Long had they thirsted to embrace
G#        D#7    Fm
Their enemies at Bannockburn

Bridge:

Fm  Fm  Fm  Fm G# x2

Verse 4:

   Fm               G#      Cm
The Fraser bold his cousins led
G#         D#7           D#
While wide their thistle banners spread
Fm          G#         Cm
They boldly struck and bravely bled
G#       D#7     Fm
Into the soil of Bannockburn

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The ne'er behind brave Douglas came
G#          D#7   D#
And wi’ him loyal Donald Graham
Fm              G#      Cm
Their blood-red painted swords did stain
G#           D#7      Fm
The glorious Field of Bannockburn

Bridge:

Fm  Fm  Fm  Fm G# x2

Verse 5:

   Fm                  G#        Cm
That day King Edward's court did mourn
G#            D#7      D#
With joy each Scottish heart did burn
Fm        G#      Cm
In mem'ry now let us return
G#            D#7      Fm
Our thanks to Bruce at Bannockburn

G#                 Fm       Cm
For loudly did the war drum wake
G#         D#7        D#
Each loyal Scot free, hill and lake
Fm           G#        Cm
For bled and fell, for Scotland’s sake
G#       D#7      Fm
Upon the Field of Bannockburn