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The Green And The Blue Song Lyrics And Guitar Chords

A Scottish song by The Battlefield Band 3/4 timing.  This song is a call to the Scottish regiments of the British army to return home to their native Scotland and leave Ulster. A beautiful tune with some lovely sentiments expressed, the tricky guitar work is by Marc. A Rovin' Dies Hard Song was also a hit song for The Battlefield Band.
The green and the blue lyrics by The Battlefield band
Lyrics And Guitar Chords In D Major Key

Chorus
(D)Don't turn to (F#m)look on the (G)green hills of (D)Antrim 
Fer(Bm)managh's be(F#m)hind you, it's (G)time to move (A)on 
Look (G)onwards to (D)Glasgow, and (G)all your to(Bm)morrows 
The (F#m)future lies (Bm)there, and it's (Em)waiting for (A)you 
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over to (A7)meet with the (D)blue.


And (Bm)what was the (G)sense when the (A)wee ones were (D)cryin'? 
The (Bm)cries of the (F#m)hungry, no (G)sense to re(A)main 
No (Bm)prayer could re(G)cover a (A)sister or (D)brother 
So fare(Bm)well to Fer(F#m)managh, the (G)praying is (A)done.


Chorus 
Bridge: D-Bm-G-A

The (Bm)land that you (G)leave has had (A)too many (D)martyrs 
And (Bm)too many (F#m)lives that have (G)perished in (A)vain 
And (Bm)too many (G)boats slipping (A)out from it's (D)harbours 
With (Bm)cargoes that (F#m)never came (G)homewards a(A)gain.


Chorus 
Bridge: D-Bm-G-A
Bridge2: Bm-G-A-D   Bm-G-Em-A   G-D-G-Bm   F#m-Bm-Em-A   G-F#m-A7-D


(verse 3 with different melody!)
If the (Bm)wings of the (G)eagle could (A)carry you (D)over 
To the (Bm)lands of the (G)prairie, then (F#m)surely you'd (Bm)fly 
But an (G)ocean so (D)wide, and a (G)far distant (Bm)country 
So (F#m)far from your (Bm)own land is (G)no place to (A)die.


So (D)don't turn to (F#m)look on the (G)green hills of (D)Antrim 
Fer(Bm)managh's be(F#m)hind you, it's (G)time to move (A)on 
Look (G)onwards to (D)Glasgow, and (G)all your to(Bm)morrows 
The (F#m)future lies (Bm)there, and it's (Em)waiting for (A)you 
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over -G-F#m
As the (G)green crosses (F#m)over to (A7)meet with the (D)blue
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The Green And The Blue Chords In G

(G)Don't turn to (Bm)look on the (C)green hills of (G)Antrim 
Fer(Em)managh's be(Bm)hind you, it's (C)time to move (D)on 
Look (C)onwards to (G)Glasgow, and (C)all your to(Em)morrows 
The (Bm)future lies (Em)there, and it's (Am)waiting for (D)you 
As the (C)green crosses (Bm)over to (D7)meet with the (G)blue.

And (Em)what was the (C)sense when the (D)wee ones were (G)cryin'? 
The (Em)cries of the (Bm)hungry, no (C)sense to re(D)main 
No (Em)prayer could re(C)cover a (D)sister or (G)brother 
So fare(Em)well to Fer(Bm)managh, the (C)praying is (D)done.


The (Em)land that you (C)leave has had (D)too many (G)martyrs 
And (Em)too many (Bm)lives that have (C)perished in (D)vain 
And (Em)too many (C)boats slipping (D)out from it's (G)harbours.
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