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The Fighting Tigers Of Ireland by Jed Marum
The Fighting Tigers Of Ireland
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
Eb Ab Bb
Let me tell you a tale of those brave Irish boys
Eb Bb
Of the Sixth Louisian'
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From New Orleans to Richmond and back a-gain
Eb Bb Eb
They fought and died for all Dixieland
Eb Ab Bb
Led by young Henry Strong who at Sharpsburg fell
Eb Bb
He was proud and Irish born
Eb Ab Bb
And then bold Colonel Billy Monaghan
Eb Bb Eb
He Gave his life at Shepardstown
[Chorus]
Ab
They were Irish born
Eb
They were heroes all
Bb
Behind the flag of Louisian'
Eb Ab Bb
From New Orleans to Richmond and back a-gain
Eb Bb Eb
The fighting Tigers of Ire-land
[Instrumental]
Eb Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb
[Verse 3]
Eb Ab Bb
Now when old Billy Monaghan sounded the call
Eb Bb
Back in eighteen sixty one
Eb Ab Bb
Every Irish lad joined him one and all
Eb Bb Eb
To keep those Yankees back in Washington
[Chorus]
Ab
They were Irish born
Eb
They were heroes all
Bb
Behind the flag of Louisian'
Eb Ab Bb
From New Orleans to Richmond and back a-gain
Eb Bb Eb
The fighting Tigers of Ire-land
[Instrumental]
Eb Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb
[Verse 4]
Eb Ab Bb
At Port Republic and Bristoe and Fredricksburg
Eb Bb
Many valiant and good men gone
Eb Ab Bb
They fought with honor and courage at Gettysburg
Eb Bb Eb F
And the gates of Washington
F Bb F
They followed Jackson and Early and Master Lee
C
And the fiercest in all the land
F Bb F
On this old Marshall Robert and Grant agreed
C F
Were the men of the sixth Louisian'
[Chorus]
Bb
They were Irish born
F
They were heroes all
C
Behind the flag of Louisian'
F Bb F
From New Orleans to Richmond and back a-gain
F C F
The fighting Tigers of Ire-land
F C F
The fighting Tigers of Ire-land
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