High Germany

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[Verse 1]
              Cmaj7       Bb      
Woe be to the orders that took my 
G     C
love away
    F      C            G         
And woe be to the cruel cause that
 C      F        G
 bid my tears to fall
C      F      C      G       C
Woe be to the bloody wars of 
         F
high Germany
C         G/B      Am       F   
They have taken my love and left
   G               C
 a broken heart to me


[Verse 2]
                     Cmaj7     Bb 
The drum beat in the morning 
      G        C
before the break of day
                  F           C   
And the small wee fife played loud
     G            C       F       
 and clear, while yet the morn was 
 G
grey
 C           F     C      G     
And aye, the bonny flag 
          C                F
unfurled, 'twas a gallant sight to 
see
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C      G/B    Am      F  G    
Woe to me, my soldier lad was 
                C
marched to Germany


[Verse 3]
                  Cmaj7            
Long, long is the travelling to the
 Bb    G       C
 bonny pier of Leith
    F        C      G            
And bleak it was to gang there, 
      C         F       G
with a snowstorm in your teeth
    C        F         C         
And aye, the wind blew sharp and 
G             C               F
strong, and a tear rose in my eye
C      G/B      Am     F   G  
I gang there to see my love 
              C
embark for Germany


[Verse 4]
                    Cmaj7          
As I gazed over the cruel, cruel 
         Bb      G        C
sea for as long as could be seen
              F      C       G   
The wee small sails upon the 
     C        F        G
ship, my own true love was in
    C        F         C         
And aye, the wind blew sharp and 
G        C                        F
strong, and the ship sailed speedily
C         G/B    Am        F   
Cruel the raging wars have torn
G                  C
 my bonny boy from me


[Verse 5]
              Cmaj7       Bb      
Woe be to the orders that took my 
G     C
love away
    F      C      Am    G        
And woe be to the cruel cause 
  C      F        G
that bid my tears to fall
C      F      C      G       C
Woe be to the bloody wars of 
         F
high Germany
C         G/B      Am       F   
They have taken my love and left
G                  C
 a broken heart to me