Chords with lyrics
G6no3: xx5030
G6no3
Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa
And that's the last of him I ever saw
E minorEm
He joined the army and marched to war
Am7Am7
He took the shilling,
C majorC 
D MajorD 
G+G
He took the shilling and he's off to war
Chorus:
G+G C majorC G+G 
A minorAm
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Take the king’s shilling and you’re off to war
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Well, did he look as he marched along
C majorC G+G
With his kilt and sporran and his musket gun
C majorC G+G E minorEm
The ladies tipped him as he marched along
Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
He sailed out by, he sailed out by the Broomielaw
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Well the pipes did play as he marched along
C majorC G+G
And the soldiers sang out a battle song
C majorC G+G E minorEm
"March on, march on,” cried the captain gay
Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
For king and country, for king and country we will fight today
(Chorus)
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Well, the battle rattled to the sound of guns
C majorC G+G
And the bayonets flashed in the morning sun
C majorC G+G E minorEm
The drums did beat and the cannon roared
Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
And the shilling little seemed, oh the shilling didn’t seem much worth the war
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
Well, the men they fought and the men did fall
C majorC G+G
Cut down by bayonet and musket ball
C majorC G+G E minorEm
Many of these brave young men
Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD G+G
Would never fight for, would never fight for the King again
G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in war…
G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon oar
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in war…
G+G C majorC G+G A minorAm
Come, laddies, come, hear the cannon roar
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G
Take the king’s shilling and you'll die in war…
C majorC G+G
Die in war, die in war
C majorC G+G
Die in war, die in war
