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[Intro] D [Verse 1]
DThat sweet new CEngland breeze GTouched your hair and made my knees weak CI recall that Dsnowfall brought me Emwarmth DI was just Ca poor farmer GAnd you were the reverends daughter CBut eyes meCadd9t eyes and Dnature ran its cEmourse
DI'm just a hCumble man GIve barely been ten miles off my land CWhat do the sons think DI would know of wEmar DBut I'll join the miClitia men GTo fight for general Washington CThough I've Cadd9never seen a Dbayonet beforEme
[Chorus]
DMy princess, mCy sweet lips DIs this how it must Ambe? CThat some must die so otDhers may live fEmree? CThat some must die so otDhers may live frEmee E
[Verse 2]
DAt valley forge we fCroze our toes off GAft Benedict held Saratoga CIf I survive I'll nDo more cry for cEmold DI wonder if I Cever will grow Gold CMy sweetCadd9 lips willD I ever growEm old?
DDearest ElCizabeth, GCan you imagine death? CThe things I've seen are Detched into my eEmyes DAnd have you eCver feared to dGie? CMy swCadd9eet lips have you Dever feared to dEmie?
[Chorus]
DMy princess, mCy sweet lips DIs this how it must Ambe? CThat some must die so otDhers may live fEmree? CThat some must die so otDhers may live frEmee E
[Verse 3]
DI was standing aCt my post GWhen the captain spied a blood red coat CAnd said Johnny won’t you sDhoot that bastard dEmown DI prayed to the CHoly Ghost GAnd squeezed my musket close Said CsweetCadd9 lips dont you Dfail me nEmow
[Chorus]
DMy princess, mCy sweet lips DIs this how it must Ambe? CThat some must die so otDhers may live fEmree? CThat some must die so otDhers may live frEmee
[Chorus 2]
DMy princess, mCy sweet lips BbMy love dont cry for Cme DI die so that our daughtCer may live freAme CNow I must die so that oDur daughter may live Emfree E
[Outro]
DSweet little ACbigail GFetch your pa the water pail The Chours grown late, and it's tDime for me to Grest