Great Big Sea - Recruiting Sargeant guitar chord

Great Big Sea - Recruiting Sargeant

Tab By: Adam Bishop

INTRO: G (palm muted)

(G)Two recruiting sargeants came (C)to the CL(Em)B

For the (C)sons of the (D)merchants to (G)join the Blue Put(D)tees

So (C)all hands en(D)listed, (G)500 young (Em)men

Enlist you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

REPEAT INTRO

They (G)crossed the broad Atlantic in the (C)brave Flori(Em)zel

(C)On the sands of (D)Suvla they (G)entered into (D)hell

And (C)on those bloody (D)beaches the (G)first of them (Em)fell

Enlist you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

CHORUS:

And it's (G)over the mountains and (C)over the (Em)sea

Come (C)brave Newfound(D)landers and (G)join the Blue Put(D)tees

We'll (C)fight the Hun in (D)Flanders and (G)at Gallipo(Em)li

Enlist you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

REPEAT INTRO

The (G)call came from London for the (C)last July (Em)drive

To the (C)trenches with the (D)regiments, pre(G)pare yourselves to (D)die

The (C)roll call next (D)morning, just a (G)handful sur(Em)vived

Enlist you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

CHORUS

REPEAT INTRO

The (G)stone men on Water Street still (C)cry for the (Em)day

When the (C)pride of the (D)city went (G)marching a(D)way

A (C)thousand men (D)slaughtered, to (G)hear the King (Em)say

Enlist you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

CHORUS (x2 - second time, no guitar on first two lines)

En(Em)list you Newfound(C)landers and (D)come follow (G)me

G (PM) (until end)