Fairport Convention – John Condon (Guitar)

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[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