David Bowie - When The Boys Come Marching Home: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "When The Boys Come Marching Home" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn When The Boys Come Marching Home Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "When The Boys Come Marching Home" smoothly on your guitar.
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G# A#m How to make amends for the things they say F# G# The girls avoid the stormy sky A F# But I and my cloudy face A G# Will be gone, high-tailing out of here Is the lights a-blazing in their lonely town? I love the little cars at dawn But I and my heathen heart Will be lain upon some foreign shore A F Here's the saddest Joe on the corner of the town F#m D/F# "Listen to the words!" he cries G#/C# F A# I love him in his craziness, his tatters and his courage D# F He'll thumb his nose at the straight and true Chorus: G# D#/G When the boys come marching home C7 F They'll fly his rags from the highest tree G# G#m When the boys come marching home D#/G Fm (when the boys come marching home) F# Fm (home, marching home) Aching for some innocence and peace of mind While the moon pulls up its net of souls The sun presses down on my brave new world But, in truth, i don't feel brave at all Leave it all behind me to the townies and the wags The kids who never learned to smile While I and the cobbled nag I ride Stumble down another weary mile Here's to those who cluster Walking through the wars The girls who never close 'til dawn They rag upon the feeble And they swan around the stronger But their eyes are fixed on the edge of town When the boys come marching home They'll slide from view - tiny, two by two Chorus: When the boys come marching home (home, marching home) (home, marching home) When the boys come marching home (when the boys come marching home) Boys come marching home (home, marching home) (home, when the boys come marching home) (home, marching home) (home) (when the boys come marching home) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A#  A#m  C#  C7  D  D#  F  Fm  F#  F#m  G  G#  G#m  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "When The Boys Come Marching Home" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "When The Boys Come Marching Home" by David Bowie.