The Kings Shilling Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

He joined the army and marched to [Em]war
He took the [Am7]shilling,
He took the s[C]hilling and he's [D]off to [G]war

[CHORUS]
[G]Come, [C]laddies, [G]come, hear the cannon [Am]roar
Take the [G]king’s shilling and [C]you’re [D]off to [G]war

[G]Well, [C]did he [G]look as he [C]marched [G]along
With his kilt and [C]sporran [G]and his musket gun
The ladies [C]tipped [G]him as he marched [Em]along
He sailed [Am7]out by, he sailed [C]out by the [D]Broomie[G]law

[G]Well the [C]pipes did [G]play as he [C]marched [G]along
And the soldiers [C]sang [G]out a battle song
"March on, march o[C]n,” [G]cried the captain [Em]gay
For king and [Am7]country, for king and [C]country we will [D]fight [G]today

[CHORUS]

[G]Well, the [C]battle [G]rattled to the [C]sound of [G]guns
And the bayonets [C]flashed [G]in the morning sun
The drums did [C]beat [G]and the cannon [Em]roared
And the shilling [Am7]little seemed, oh the shillin[C]g didn’t seem muc[D]h worth th[G]e war

[G]Well, the [C]men they [G]fought and the [C]men did [G]fall
Cut down by [C]bayo[G]net and musket ball
Many [C]of [G]these brave young [Em]men
Would never [Am7]fight for, would never [C]fight for the [D]King [G]again

[G]Come, [C]laddies, [G]come, hear the cannon [Am]roar
Take the [G]king’s shilling [C]and you'll [D]die in [G]war…
[G]Come, [C]laddies, [G]come, hear the cannon [Am]oar
Take the [G]king’s shilling [C]and you'll [D]die in [G]war…
[G]Come, [C]laddies, [G]come, hear the cannon [Am]roar
Take the [G]king’s shilling [C]and you'll [D]die in [G]war…
Die in [C]war, die in [G]war
Die in [C]war, die in [G]war