Fairport Convention – John Condon (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
D Bm D G D A Bm A
[Verse]
D G Just a day, another day D A G Beneath the Belgian sun Em7 D Passed grave on grave, row upon row G Em G A Until I see the name, John Condon
[Verse]
D G Carved in stone with harp and crown D A G Little crosses in the ground Em7 D And standing there, my silent prayer G Em G A Is for this boy who died a soldier
[Chorus]
D G Wee lad will not grow old Bm F#m Heroes who don't come home G Bm D Here they lie in Belgian fields A D and Picardy
[Instrumental]
D G Bm D A D
[Verse]
G Just a recruit in soldiers' blue D A G From Ireland's shores to here Em7 D This living hell, this poelkappelle G Em G A Where young men die like you, John Condon
[Verse]
D G And all around, the harp and crown D A G The crosses in the ground Em7 D Stands up and proves the bitter truth G Em G A The waste of youth that lies forgotten
[Chorus]
D G Wee lad will not grow old Bm F#m Heroes who won't come home G Bm D Here they lie in Belgian fields A D and Picardy
[Instrumental]
D G D A G Em7 D G Em G A
D G Bm F#m G Bm D A G A
[Verse]
D G Now tell me John, 'fore I go on D A G What did you come in here for? Em7 D With Ireland's home, your life untold G Em G A Fourteen years old to die a soldier
[Bridge]
D G And all around, the harp and crown D A G The crosses in the ground G What cause to serve, so underserved Bm G Heroes that don't come home D F#m Sing out for all their souls G Bm D Here they lie in Belgian fields A D and Picardy
[Outro]
D G D A G Em7 D G Em G A
D G Bm F#m G Bm D A G A