Ewan McLennan – Yorkshire Regiment chords

[Intro]
C   F  C  F  C G/B Am
C   F  C

[Verse]
                    G         F        CYou say you saw the Yorkshire Regiment
     F               CGo parading down our street
       F                      C           AmHow it breaks my heart, those brave young lads
                     G       FMarching off to that crooked beat
         C           G       CMarching off to that crooked beat

[Verse]
                  G               F           CHere we wait each morning, to the drumming we drill
       F                        CAs our sergeant he barks and he bays
        F                          C        AmOh, the jokes of the boys keep our spirits alive
           G           FI miss you more than I say
  C        G           CI miss you more than I say

[Verse]
                  G            F          CThe hot air hangs heavy on the village by day
       F                            CIn the fields where the poppies are grown
          F                       C           AmWhere our bomb struck here, was a market last year
                 G             FNow the children greet us with stones
    C        G             C        F  CThe children greet us with stones

[Verse]
                  G          F              CAnd it's funny to think as I write you this note
      F                   CAnd I turn my head to the sky
         F                       C         AmThe same stars that burn on this desert at night
            G              FAre shining down where you lie
    C       G              CAre shining down where you lie

[Instrumental]
C   F  C  F  C G/B Am
C   F  C

[Verse]
              G       F             CWe lost young Private Mitchell last week
    F                  CHis funeral was just today
           F                     C      AmAnd as the sandstorm stung our saluting hands
         G       FHis body lifted away
          C        G       CHis young body was lifted away

[Verse]
                 G            F          CAnd as the bugle tune stopped playing it
       F                    COn the wind it was carried away
    F                 C    AmOur Sergeant Brown he told us
                G        FHe died for his nation's sake
   C            G        C     F  C   F  CHe died for his nation's sake

[Verse]
            G       F         CBut my mind started wandering later
        F                    CTo some thoughts so cold and grey
      F                      C   AmDo we give our lives for our country
                           G       FOr by our leaders are they stolen away?
          C                G       COr by our leaders are they stolen away?

[Verse]
               G           F          CAnd as I look around at us young lads
        F                 CSmiling bravely in our uniforms
         F                    C     AmI wonder when I found I first liked them
                  G          FSons of those who wanted the war
        C         G          CSons of those who wanted the war

[Verse]
           G              F       CSo come ye squaddies from Banfrie Chapel
     F                          CFrom Leeds and the towns to the north
    F                         C   AmThe troop is our lives to our leaders
                 G        FHard luck, not a grain of sorrow
     C           G             CHard luck, not a damn grain of sorrow

[Instrumental]
C   F  C  F  C G/B Am
C   F  C

[Verse]
                    G         F        CYou say you saw the Yorkshire Regiment
     F               CGo parading down our street
       F                      C           AmHow it breaks my heart, those brave young lads
                     G       FMarching off to that crooked beat
         C           G       CMarching off to that crooked beat