Captain (G)Taggart took the (Bm)field with his (C)men as hard as (Am)steel And we (C)drove the bloody (Am)rebels/traitors to the (D)sea-(Dsus4)-(D) Be(G)fore the guns had (Em)stilled there were (C)many hundreds (D)killed There’s (Em)many an Irish (Am)girl sad to(G)night
(G)When the smoke had (Bm)cleared it was (C)just as we had (Am)feared Captain (C)Taggart lay (Am)wounded on the (D)ground-(Dsus4)-(D) With his (G)head upon my (Em)knee, there he (C)met eterni(D)ty I (Em)proudly closed his (Am)eyes and then I (G)cried
Chorus: And it’s (D)whiskey in the (C)morning, (D)whiskey in the (C)night An(Am)other Irish (Em)soldier lad has (C)fought his final (G)fight We’ll (D)toast him ‘til we’re (C)drunk boys and (D)douse the candle(G)light And (C)tell them, Captain (Am)Taggart he’s (D)coming home tonight
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Well we (G)took his body (Bm)home and the (C)drums and pipes did (Am)drone And we (C)pulled a fine black (Am)casket through the (D)streets-(Dsus4)-(D) And then (G)told his grieving (Em)wife, that he (C)loved her more than (D)life And we (Em)gave to his young (Am)son his father’s (G)sword
Now the (G)people they all (Bm)dream of an (C)Ireland free and (Am)green Where (C)nowhere can be (Am)heard the battle (D)cry-(Dsus4)-(D) The (G)fighting’s gone too (Em)long, and it (C)just drags on and (D)on And I’d (Em)like to know some (Am)peace before I (G)die