How to Play The King's Shilling on Guitar?

Karen Casey - The King's Shilling can be played in the key of G using the G, D, A chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play The King's Shilling with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Karen Casey - The King’s Shilling Chords

Chord reference G, D, A

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Oh my [G]love has [D]left me with [A]bairnies [D]twa And [A]that’s the [G]last of him I [A]ever [D]saw He [G]joined the [D]army and he’s [A]marched a[D]wa’ He [G]took the [D]shilling He [G]took the [D]shilling and he’s [A]off to [D]war.

Come [G]laddies [D]come, hear the [G]cannons roar Take the [D]King’s shilling and you’re [A]off to [D]war

Oh he [G]looked sae [D]prood and sae [A]gallant [D]then With his [A]kilt and [G]sporran and his [A]musket [D]gun And the [G]ladies [D]kissed them as they [A]marched a[D]long And they [G]sailed a[D]wa’ boys They [G]sailed a[D]wa’, boys, by the [A]Broomie [D]law

Come [G]laddies [D]come, hear the [G]cannons roar Take the [D]King’s shilling and we’re [A]off to [D]war Come [G]laddies [D]come, hear the [G]cannons roar Take the [D]King’s shilling and we’re [A]off to [D]war

The [G]pipes did [D]play as they [A]marched a[D]long And the [A]men they [G]sang oot a [A]battle [D]song “March [G]on, march [D]on,” cried our [A]Captain [D]gay For [G]King and [D]country For [G]King and [D]country we will [A]fight this [D]day

The [G]battle [D]echoed to the [A]sound of [D]guns And [A]bayonets [G]flashed in the [A]morning [D]sun The [G]drums did [D]beat and the [A]cannons [D]roared And the [G]shilling [D]didn’t seem The [G]shilling [D]didn’t seem much [A]worth no [D]more

Some [G]lost the [D]battle, their [A]bodies [D]fell Cut [A]doon by [G]bayonets and [A]musket [D]ball And [G]many [D]of these [A]brave young [D]men Would [G]never [D]fight for Would [G]never [D]fight for their [A]King a[D]gain

Artist Karen Casey

Album The Winds Begin to Sing

Genres Folk, World

Year 2001

Key G

Karen Casey - The King's Shilling can be played in the key of G using the G, D, A chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play The King's Shilling with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.