Lord Marlborough chords

[VERSE]
You [B]generals all and champions [E]bold, that [B]takes delight in fields
That knocks down churches and castle [E]walls, but [B]now to death must yield
We must go and face our [E]daring [B]foes and with a sword and [E]shield
I [B]often fought with my merry [E]men, but [B]now to death must yield

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] x2
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
I [C]am an Englishman by [F]birth, Lord [C]Marlborough is my name
And I was brought up in London [F]town, a [C]place of noted fame
I was beloved by [F]all my [C]men and kings and princes like[F]wise
And [C]then all the towns we [F]took, to [C]all the world's surprise [G] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
King [C]Charles the Second I did [F]serve, to [C]face our foes in France
And at the battle of Ramil[F]les, we [C]boldly did advance
The sun was down, the [F]earth did [C]quake, so loudly did he [F]cry
"Fight [C]on, my boys, for old England's [F]sake, we'll [C]conquer or we'll die"[G] [F] [G]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [C] x2
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [G] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
But [C]now we gain for victo[F]ry and [C]bravely kept the field
We took great numbers of priso[F]ners and [C]forced them all to yield
That very day my [F]horse got [C]shot, 'twas by a musket [F]ball
And [C]as I mounted up a[F]gain, my [C]aide-de-camp did fall [G] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
Now [C]I on a bed of sickness [F]lie, I [C]am resigned to die
You generals all and champions [F]bold, stand [C]true as well as I
"Stand true my lads and [F]fright no [C]man, but fight with courage [F]bold"
I [C]led my men through smoke and [F]fire, but [C]never bribed with gold [G] [F] [G] [F] [C]