Great Big Sea - Recruiting Sargeant guitar tab

Recruiting Sargeant - Great Big Sea

Tabbed by Adam Bishop

G - 320033

C - x32010

Em - 022000

G/F# - 2x0033

G (palm muted)

G C Em

Two recruiting sargeants came to the CLP (?)

C D G D

For the sons of the merchants to join the blue fatigues (?)

C D G G/F# Em

So all hands enlisted, 500 young men

C D G

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

They crossed the broad Atlantic in the brave Florazel (?)

On the sands of Suva (?) they entered into hell

And on those bloody beaches the first of them fell

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

And it's over the mountains and over the sea

Come brave Newfoundlanders and join the blue fatigues (?)

We'll fight the Hun in Flanders and at Gallipoli

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

The call came from London for the last July drive

Have the trenches with the regiments prepare themselves to die

The roll call next morning, just handful survived

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

Chorus

The stone and the water streaks still cry for the day

When the pride of the city went marching away

A thousand men slaughtered to hear the King say

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

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

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

G until fade out

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Lyrics - Recruiting Sergeant - Bob Hallett - Great Big Sea

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Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB,

for the sons of the merchants, to join the Blue Puttees

So all the hands enlisted, five hundred young men...

Enlist you Newfoundlanders and come follow me

They crossed the broad Atlantic in the brave Florizel,

And on the sands of Suvla, they entered into hell

And on those bloody beaches, the first of them fell...

Chorus:

So it's over the mountains, and over the sea

Come brave Newfoundlanders and join the Blue Puttees

You'll fight in Flanders, and at Galipoli

Enlist...

Then the call came from London, for the last July drive

To the trenches with the regiment, prepare yourselves to die

The roll call next morning, just a handful survived.

Enlist...

Chorus

The stone men on Water Street still cry for the day

When the pride of the city went marching away

A thousand men slaughtered, to hear the King say

Enlist...

Chorus x 3