Chord Green Fields Of France by Dropkick Murphys

capo on first fret i used two versions of this song uploaded on this site as a reference : the one by and wiggy 1988 . the reason i upload this is because jeffbrak’s version is kind of silly to it works better with capo on 1st fret , plus he didnt upload the entire song , which is annoying if you want to play along . wiggy 1988’s version has many mistakes in it but he the effort of uploading the entire song . anyways , i think this is more conveniently xd try picking around a bit during the verses , and start strumming during the chorus . this best in my opinion , but feel free to do with it what you want . enjoy , stijn bontinck capot on 1st fret D Bm G A well how do you do young willie mcbride , G D do you mind if i sit here down by your graveside , Bm G A and rest for a while in the warm summer sun , G D i’ve been walking all day and i’m nearly done . D Bm G Em i see by your gravestone you were only 19 , A G D A when you joined the great fallen in 1916 , D Bm Em well i hope you died quick and i hope you died clean , A G D or willie mcbride was it slow and obscene . chorus : A did they beat the drum slowly , G D did they play the fife lowly , A G A did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down , G D Bm did the band play the last post and chorus , D G A D did the pipes play the flowers of the forest . D Bm G A and did you leave a wife or a sweetheart behind , G D in some loyal heart is your memory enshrined , Bm G A and though you died back in 1916 , A G D to that loyal heart you’re forever 19 . Bm Em or are you a stranger without even a name , A G D A forever enshrined behind some old glass pane , D Bm Em in an old photograph all torn tattered and stained , A G D and faded to yellow in a brown leather frame . chorus : A did they beat the drum slowly , G D did they play the fife lowly , A G A did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down , G D Bm did the band play the last post and chorus , D G A D did the pipes play the flowers of the forest . D Bm G A the sun’s shining down on these green fields of france , G D the warm wind blows gently and the red poppies dance , Bm G A the trenches have vanished long under the plow G D no gas , no barbed wire , no guns firing now . D Bm G Em but here in this graveyard it’s still "no man’s land" , A G D A the countless white crosses in mute witness stand , D Bm Em to man’s blind indifference to his fellow man , A G D and a whole generation that were butchered and damned . chorus : A did they beat the drum slowly , G D did they play the fife lowly , A G A did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down , G D Bm did the band play the last post and chorus , D G A D did the pipes play the flowers of the forest . D Bm G A and i can’t help but wonder , oh willie mcbride G D do all those who lie here know why they died , Bm G A did you really believe them when they told you the cause G D did they really believe that this war would end wars . Bm G Em well , the suffering , the sorrow , the glory , the shame A G D A the killing and dying it was all done in vain , D Bm Em oh willie mcbride it all happened again , A G D and again , and again , and again , and again . chorus : A did they beat the drum slowly , G D did they play the fife lowly , A G A did they sound the dead march , as they lowered you down , G D Bm did the band play the last post and chorus , D G A D did the pipes play the flowers of the forest . any remarks , please mail to stijn . bontinck@hotmail . com