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Gentleman Soldier

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The Pogues is a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock and folk, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996.[1] The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

***THE GENTLEMAN SOLDIER - Traditional. Arr. The Pogues
from the album "Rum Sodomy & The Lash"

The Gentleman Soldier - as perfomed by The Pogues

Intro:

e|------------------------|
B|---0------0------0------|
G|--0-0----0-0----0-0---0-|
D|-0---0--0---0--0---0-0--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Intro 2x

--For the first verse the guitar just plays a G. For the remaining
verses it follows the pattern of the second.

G
It's of a gentleman soldier
as sentry he did stand
He saluted a fair maiden
by a waiving of his hand
So then he boldly kissed her
and he passed it off as a joke
He drilled her up in the sentry box
wrapped up in a soldier's cloke

G D
And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
G D
And the fifes they loudly play
G
Fare you well Polly my dear
D G
I must be going away

G
All night they tossed and tumbled
D G
till the daylight did appear
G
The soldier rose, put on his clothes,
D G
saying, Fare you well my dear
G D
For the drums they are a beating
G D
and the fifes they so sweetly play
G
If it weren't for that Polly my dear
D G
with you I'd gladly stay

And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Fare you well Polly my dear
I must be going away

D over whistle part

***Whistle Part*** by Todd - not sure how right this is...

repeat twice
E|=========0=2=3=2=0=====3=2=0=====0====
B|===3===3=============0=========0===0==
G|=2===2================================
D|======================================
A|======================================
E|======================================

*******
EDITED:
E|---3---3-5-7-5-7-10---7-5-3-2-3-|
B|-3---3--------------8-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Here's the beginner version for those not accostomed to playing in position as well
E|-------------------------------|
B|-----------0---0-3---0---------|
G|---0---0-2---2-----0---2-0---0-|
D|-0---0---------------------4---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
******

Now come you gentleman soldier,
won't you marry me?
Oh no my dearest Polly
such things can never be
for I've a wife already
children I have three
Two wives are allowed in the army
but one's too many for me

And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Fare you well Polly my dear
I must be going away

If anyone comes a courting you,
you can treat them to a glass
If anyone comes a courting you,
you can say you're a country lass
You needn't ever tell them,
nor pass it off as a joke
That you got drilled in a sentry box
wrapped up in a soldier's cloke

And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Fare you well Polly my dear
I must be going away

Oh it's come my gentleman soldier,
why didn't you tell me so? My parents will be angy
when this they come to know When nine months had been and gone
the poor girl she brought shame
She had a little militia boy
and she didn't know his name

And the drums are going a rap a tap tap
And the fifes they loudly play
Fare you well Polly my dear
I must be going away