Intro]
[D] [Am] [C] [G]
[Verse]
Th[D]ere are two young l[Am]overs, they're[C] pledged to each other'[G]s hands,
Th[D]ey meet by the [Am]river, to t[C]alk of their marriage[G] plans.
?[D]?I'm confessing,[Am]' he sai[C]d, 'I've signed [G]for a soldier,
I'[D]m leaving tomo[Am]rrow for so[C]me foreign land.'
[Chorus]
[F]She watches the [G]pretty young[D] soldiers,
[F]As they march th[G]emselves off[D] to the war.
[F]She wonders if s[G]he'll ever s[D]ee him again,
[F]Somehow she doub[G]ts it, but s[A]he has to be sure.
[Verse]
[D]So she rode [Am]into town [C]on the very next d[G]ay,
[D]And dressed [Am]herself up[C] all in man's arra[G]y.
[D]With a sword and [Am]a musket s[C]he took the King's[G] shilling,
[D]And to fight in some[Am] foreign war,
She said,[C] 'Yes!,' she'd be willing.
[Chorus]
[F]All you p[G]retty young [D]soldiers,
[F]In those uniform[G]s that you'v[D]e never worn.
[F]The Captain will[G] come to ins[D]pect you all now,
[F]'Let me down and [G]you'll all wish you[A]'d never been born.'
[Verse]
[D]The Captain [Am]astride of[C] his horse's grey [G]flanks,
[D]Pulls the pretty [Am]young soldier [C]from out of the ra[G]nks.
[D]His gaze it [Am]is fixed and s[C]he's starting to s[G]hake,
[D]He said, 'Follow me soldie[C]r and listen to the offer that I'[G]m willing to make.'
[Chorus]
[F]'Come y[G]ou pretty youn[D]g soldier,
[F]Come and [G]be my right [D]hand.
[F]You're having this [G]strange effect on m[D]y soul,
[F]That I don't [G]quite unders[A]tand.'
[Bridge]
[D]'Captain, oh Captain, I've [Am]a confession to make,
[C]I love someone else and my [G]heart it will break.'
[D]And as she released her brown [Am]hair from a band,
[C]It tumbled all down her shoulders [G]and into his hands.
[Chorus]
[F]'Oh you[G] pretty youn[D]g soldier,
[F]Come and [G]take my right [D]hand.
[F]You're having this [G]strange effect on [D]my soul,
[G]And now I think, I und[D]erstand.'
[D] [Am] [C] [G]
[Verse]
Th[D]ere are two young l[Am]overs, they're[C] pledged to each other'[G]s hands,
Th[D]ey meet by the [Am]river, to t[C]alk of their marriage[G] plans.
?[D]?I'm confessing,[Am]' he sai[C]d, 'I've signed [G]for a soldier,
I'[D]m leaving tomo[Am]rrow for so[C]me foreign land.'
[Chorus]
[F]She watches the [G]pretty young[D] soldiers,
[F]As they march th[G]emselves off[D] to the war.
[F]She wonders if s[G]he'll ever s[D]ee him again,
[F]Somehow she doub[G]ts it, but s[A]he has to be sure.
[Verse]
[D]So she rode [Am]into town [C]on the very next d[G]ay,
[D]And dressed [Am]herself up[C] all in man's arra[G]y.
[D]With a sword and [Am]a musket s[C]he took the King's[G] shilling,
[D]And to fight in some[Am] foreign war,
She said,[C] 'Yes!,' she'd be willing.
[Chorus]
[F]All you p[G]retty young [D]soldiers,
[F]In those uniform[G]s that you'v[D]e never worn.
[F]The Captain will[G] come to ins[D]pect you all now,
[F]'Let me down and [G]you'll all wish you[A]'d never been born.'
[Verse]
[D]The Captain [Am]astride of[C] his horse's grey [G]flanks,
[D]Pulls the pretty [Am]young soldier [C]from out of the ra[G]nks.
[D]His gaze it [Am]is fixed and s[C]he's starting to s[G]hake,
[D]He said, 'Follow me soldie[C]r and listen to the offer that I'[G]m willing to make.'
[Chorus]
[F]'Come y[G]ou pretty youn[D]g soldier,
[F]Come and [G]be my right [D]hand.
[F]You're having this [G]strange effect on m[D]y soul,
[F]That I don't [G]quite unders[A]tand.'
[Bridge]
[D]'Captain, oh Captain, I've [Am]a confession to make,
[C]I love someone else and my [G]heart it will break.'
[D]And as she released her brown [Am]hair from a band,
[C]It tumbled all down her shoulders [G]and into his hands.
[Chorus]
[F]'Oh you[G] pretty youn[D]g soldier,
[F]Come and [G]take my right [D]hand.
[F]You're having this [G]strange effect on [D]my soul,
[G]And now I think, I und[D]erstand.'
