Arthur Mcbride
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G Em C G
Me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride, he and I took a stroll
Am C G C G Em
Down by the sea-side; a-seekin' good fortune and what may betide,
G C D G Em
'Twas just as they was a-dawning. Then after a resting we both took
C G Am C G
a tramp and we met Sergeant Harper and Corporal Cramp, besides the wee
C G Em G D G
drummer who beat for the camp, with his rowdy-dow-dow in the morning
[Verse 2]
G Em
He said, "Me young fellows if you will enlist,
C G Am C
A guinea you quickly shall have in your fist
G C G Em
Be-sides a crown for to kick up the dust
G C D
And to drink the king's health in the mor-ning"
G Em
Had we been such fools as to take the advance
C G Am C
With a wee bit of money we'd have to run chance
G C G Em
"Do you think it no scruples to send us to France
G D G
Where we should be killed in the morning?"
[Verse 3]
G Em
He said, "Me young fellows if I hear but one word
C G Am C
I instantly now will out with my sword
G C G Em
And into your bodies as strength will sup-port
G C D
So now me gay devils take warn-in"
G Em
But Arthur and I we both too the odds
C G Am C
And we gave them no chance for to launch out their swords
G C G Em
Our whackin' shil-lelaghs came over their heads
G D G
And we paid them right smart in the morning
[Verse 4]
G Em
And as for the drummer, we flattened his bough
C G Am C
And made a football of his rowdy-dow-dow
G C G Em
And into the ocean to rock and to roll
G C D
Bearin the day it's return-in
G Em
And as for the rapier he hung by his side
C G Am C
We threw it as far as we could in the tide
G C G Em
"To the devil I pit you!" says Arthur McBride
G D G
TO temper your steel in the morning
How to play Arthur Mcbride
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.