The Connaught Rangers
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G C G
In our army we're the best, from the north, south, east or west.
D7
The best of boys are following the drum.
G C G
We are mighty hard to bate, I may say without concate,
D7
Faith the enemy are welcome when they come.
C G
Be they Russians, French or Dutch, sure it doesn't matter much,
C G D7
We're the boys to give them sugar in their tay
G C D7
For we're the Connaught Rangers, the lads to face all dangers,
G D7 G
Faugh-a-ballagh, faugh-a-ballagh. Clear the way!
[Chorus]
G
You may talk about your Guards boys, your Lancers and Hussars, boys
D7
Your Fusiliers and Royal Artillery - without the guns!
G C D7
The girls, we drive them crazy, the foe we beat them aisy
C D7 G D7 G D7 G
The Rangers from old Connaught - yaarrrgh - the land across the sea!
[Verse 4]
G C G
T'was Bonaparte who said as the Frenchmen on he led
D7
"Marshall Soult, are them the Rangers, do you know?"
G C G
"Faith", says Soult, "There's no mistake, to our heels we'd better take.
D7
I think it's time for you and I to go!"
C G
When the colleens hear their step, it makes their hearts to leap.
C G D7
"Arragh, jewels will ye whist to 'Patrick's Day'?"
G C D7
For they are the Connaught Rangers, the boys that fear no dangers
G D7 G
And they're the lads that always take the sway.
[Chorus]
G
You may talk about your Guards boys, your Lancers and Hussars, boys
D7
Your Fusiliers and Royal Artillery - without the guns!
G C D7
The girls, we drive them crazy, the foe we beat them aisy
C D7 G D7 G D7 G
The Rangers from old Connaught - yaarrrgh - the land across the sea!
[Verse 5]
G C G
Now you haven't far to search for the lads who best can march,
D7
The lads that never fear the longest day.
G C G
Faith you easily will know, their dashing step will show
D7
'Tis the Connaught boys who always lead the way.
C G
If me words perhaps ye doubt, come and join 'em on a route.
C G D7
I'm thinking you'll not find it quite a treat;
G C D7
You'll see them in the van, you may catch them if you can.
G D7 G
Faith you'll have to travel fast or you'll be late.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkOZjp6hleU
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