The Merry Ploughboy
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verse 1:
C G7 C
Well I am the merry ploughboy, and I plough the fields all day.
G7 C
Till sudden came across my mind, that I should run away
G7 C
See I’ve always hated slavery, since the day that I was born.
G7 C
So, I´m off to join the I.R.A. and I´m off tomorrow morn
[Refrão]
C G7
So we´re off to Dublin in the green, in the green,
C
With the helmets glistening in the sun
G7
Where the bayonets flash and the rifles crash
C
To the echo of a Thompson Gun
verse 2:
C G7 C
I’ll leave behind my old gray coat, and I’ll leave behind my plough.
G7 C
And I leave behind my horse and yoke, for no more I´ll need them now
G7 C
And I’ll take my short revolver, and my bandolier of lead
G7 C
And live or die, I can but try, to avenge my country’s dead
[Refrão]
C G7
So we´re off to Dublin in the green, in the green,
C
With the helmets glistening in the sun
G7
Where the bayonets flash and the rifles crash
C
To the echo of a Thompson Gun
verse 3:
C G7 C
And I’ll leave behind my Mary, She’s the girl that I adore
G7 C
And I wonder what she’ll think of me, when she hears the cannons roar
G7 C
And when the war is over, and Ireland is free
G7 C
I will take her to the church to wed, and a rebel’s wife she’ll be
[Refrão]
C G7
So we´re off to Dublin in the green, in the green,
C
With the helmets glistening in the sun
G7
Where the bayonets flash and the rifles crash
C
To the echo of a Thompson Gun
How to play The Merry Ploughboy
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.