The Pogues - The Recruiting Sergeant: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Recruiting Sergeant" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
Em G As I was walking down the road, a-feeling D fine and larkey, oh Em G A recruiting sargeant came up to me, says he, D Em "You'd look fine in khaki, oh Em For the King, he is in need of men, G D come read this proclamation, oh Em G A life in Flanders for you then would be D Em a fine vacation, oh." "That may be so," says I to him "But tell me, sergeant dearie-oh If I had a pack stuck upon my back Would I look fine and cheerie oh? For they'd have you train and drill until They had you one of the Frenchies, oh It may be warm in Flanders But it's draughty in the trenches, oh" The sergeant smiled and winked his eye His smile was most provoking, oh He twiddled and twirled his wee mustache Says he, "You're only joking, oh For the sandbags are so warm and high The wind you won't feel blowing, oh Well, I winked at a cailin passing by Says I, "What if it's snowing, oh?" Come rain or hail or wind or snow I'm not going out to Flanders, oh There's fighting in Dublin to be done Let your sergeants and your commanders go Let Englishmen fight English wars It's nearly time they started, oh I saluted the sergeant a very good night And there and then we parted, oh | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsD  Em  G  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. |
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