Auf Wiedersehen Crossmaglen Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

4/4 (Gerry O’Glacain)Recorded by Éire Óg, The Irish Brigade and The Spirit Of Freedom ‚Auf Wiedersehen‘ means ‚Goodbye‘ in German. The Irish Brigade mostly sing Irish rebel songs, the covered the Kathleen Largey song The Sniper's Promise also. If you think you heard the tune before, your right. Gerry from the ballad group The Irish Brigade used the air of ''Farewell To Carlingford'' for this song.

​Tin whistle notes to Auf Wiedersehen Crossmaglen are in the Irish Rebel Songs For Tin Whistle

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So Auf (D)Wieder(G)sehen to (D)Crossma(Bm)glen
(G)Farewell Carrick(A)more;
I've (G)seen e(A)nough of (D)Ireland (Bm)boys
And I (G)won't be (Em)back for (A)more!
No I (G)won't be (A)back for (D)more!
 
The re(D)cruiting (G)sergeant (D)told me (Bm)’Son,
The (G)army life is (A)fine’
But he (G)did not (A)mention (D)mortar (Bm)bombs
Or (Em)bloody (G)Claymore (A)Mines!
 
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He (D)told me (G)of the (D)German (Bm)girls;
In the (G)discos every (A)night
But the (G)only (A)craic in (D)South Ar(Bm)magh
Comes (Em)from an (G)arma(A)lite!
 
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So fare(D)well at (G)last to (D)West Bel(Bm)fast
To the (G)Markets and the (A)Falls
I (G)quickly (A)got the (D)message (Bm)there
It was (Em)written (G)on the (A)walls
Brits Out!
 
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So come (D)all you young (G)lads though in (D)England you may (Bm)be
(G)Signing on the (A)brew
Stay (G)well a(A)way from the (D)IR(Bm)A
And (Em)they won't (G)bother (A)you...
 
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