Misc Traditional – Well Fight For Uncle Sam (Guitar)

Capo 4
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Chords

[Intro] G Em C G D G C D G [Verse 1]
      G                   Em
Well I am a modern hairo: my name is Paddy Kearney;

   C                         G
Not long ago, I landed from the bogs of sweet Killarney;

 G                           Em
I used to cry out: SOAP FAT! Be kase that was my trade, sir,

      C                       G
Till I'listed for a Soger-boy wid Corcoran's brigade, sir.
[Chorus]
      D
For to fight for Uncle Sam;

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

    G                     Em
Ora, once in regimentals, my mind it did bewildher.

 C                             G
I bid good-bye to Biddy dear, and all the darling childher;

          G                         Em
Whoo! says I, the Irish Volunteers the divil a one afraid is,

  C                              G
Bekase we've got the soger bould, McClellan, for to lade us.

      D
For to fight for Uncle Sam;

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

    G                     Em
Ora, once in regimentals, my mind it did bewildher.

 C                             G
I bid good-bye to Biddy dear, and all the darling childher;

          G                         Em
Whoo! says I, the Irish Volunteers the divil a one afraid is,

  C                              G
Bekase we've got the soger bould, McClellan, for to lade us.
[Verse 2]
  G                     Em
We soon got into battle: we made a charge of bay'nets:

   C                                 G
The Rebel blaggards soon gave way: they fell as thick as paynuts.

   G                                  Em
Och hone! the slaughter that we made, bedad, it was delighting!

          C                        G
For, the Irish lads in action are the divil's boys for fighting.
[Chorus]
      D
For to fight for Uncle Sam;

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

    G                     Em
Ora, once in regimentals, my mied it did bewildher.

 C                             G
I bid good-bye to Biddy dear, and all the darling childher;

          G                         Em
Whoo! says I, the Irish Volunteers the divil a one afraid is,

  C                              G
Bekase we've got the soger bould, McClellan, for to lade us.

      D
For to fight for Uncle Sam;

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

    G                     Em
Ora, once in regimentals, my mind it did bewildher.

 C                             G
I bid good-bye to Biddy dear, and all the darling childher;

          G                         Em
Whoo! says I, the Irish Volunteers the divil a one afraid is,

  C                              G
Bekase we've got the soger bould, McClellan, for to lade us.
[Verse 3]
     G                                  Em
Och, sure, we never will give in, in any sort of manner,

  C                                   D
Until the South comes back agin, beneath the Starry-Banner;

   G                                       Em
And if John Bull should interfere, he'd suffer for it truly;

   C                                   G
For soon the Irish Volunteers would give him Ballyhooly.
[Chorus]
      D
For to fight for Uncle Sam;

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

    G                     Em
Ora, once in regimentals, my mind it did bewildher.

 C                             G
I bid good-bye to Biddy dear, and all the darling childher;

          G                         Em
Whoo! says I, the Irish Volunteers the divil a one afraid is,

  C                              G
Bekase we've got the soger bould, McClellan, for to lade us.
[Verse 4]
    G                             Em
And now, before I ind my song, this free advice I'll tender:

  C                             G
We soon will use the Rebels up and make them all surrender,

    G                                    Em
And, once again, the Stars and Stripes will to the breeze be swellin',

  C                             G
If Uncle Abe will give us back our darling boy McClellan.
[Chorus]
                 D
Oh! we'll follow Little Mac
He'll lade us on to glory, O!
     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G      D         G
To save the Stripes and Stars.

     G
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

     C
He'll lade us on to glory, O!

  G         D            G
To save the Stripes and Stars.
[Instrumental outro] G Em C G D G C D G