Misc Traditional – Up Wi The Banner (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am Em D G [Verse 1]
Am                            E
Hail to the banner that proudly floats o’er us,

D                 E                   A
Hail to the brave hearts that bear it along;

A                               E
Proudly we glance at the record before us,

C                      B7        E7
True hearted heroes so famous in song.
[Chorus]
C                 G F
Up wi’ the banner high.

C                     Em
Hark to the gathering cry.

G Am         G            G Am       Em
Dear to each heart is the old native strain;

Am                   E7 E7  E E G G
Children and bearded men

C               G  F
Join in the old refrain,

C               G         C
Shout Teriodin again and again.
[Verse 2]
Am                            E
Oceans may sever our sons from their native land,

      D            E                      A
  Firm beat their hearts for the homes of the free,

A                                       E
Leaps still the Hawick blood, free as the gushing flood,

      C                                    B7           E7
  Unstemm’d as the torrents that rush to the sea.
[Chorus]
C                 G F
Up wi’ the banner high.

C                     Em
Hark to the gathering cry.

G Am         G            G Am       Em
Dear to each heart is the old native strain;

Am                   E7 E7  E E G G
Children and bearded men

C               G  F
Join in the old refrain,

C               G         C
Shout Teriodin again and again.
[Verse 3]
Am                            E
Boast, Hawick, boast of the deeds of your fathers,

      D            E                      A
  Look to the trophy so gallantly won;

A                                       E
As ages roll o’er us fresh laurels we’ll gather;

      C                                    B7           E7
  Guard well her honour each true-hearted son.
[Chorus]
C                 G F
Up wi’ the banner high.

C                     Em
Hark to the gathering cry.

G Am         G            G Am       Em
Dear to each heart is the old native strain;

Am                   E7 E7  E E G G
Children and bearded men

C               G  F
Join in the old refrain,

C               G         C
Shout Teriodin again and again.
[Verse 4]
Am                            E
Up to your saddles, the slogan is sounding;

      D            E                      A
  Hauberk and Halberd in gallant array,

A                                       E
The heroes are marshalled, the mettled steeds are bounding;

      C                                    B7           E7
  Follow your Cornet, away and away.
[Chorus]
C                 G F
Up wi’ the banner high.

C                     Em
Hark to the gathering cry.

G Am         G            G Am       Em
Dear to each heart is the old native strain;

Am                   E7 E7  E E G G
Children and bearded men

C               G  F
Join in the old refrain,

C               G         C
Shout Teriodin again and again.