Arthur Mcbride

**Chords:**
G - C - G - D - G

G                      C  
As I was a-walking one morning in June,  
G               D            G  
I met with a soldier, a-singing this tune;  
G                 C  
And I asked him the name of the song he did sing,  
G               D               G  
And he said, "It’s the song of the brave and the free."  

G                     C  
Oh, Arthur McBride, he was a comrade of mine,  
G              D              G  
We both joined together, our fortunes entwined;  
G                  C  
And we marched on together, with courage and pride,  
G               D             G  
We faced all the trials, side by side.  

G                      C  
But the soldier he spoke of the riches and fame,  
G                D               G  
And I laughed in his face, we were both just the same;  
G                   C  
For we knew in our hearts there was more to this life,  
G               D             G  
Than gold and the glory, than wealth and the strife.  

G                      C  
So we turned down the road, with our heads held up high,  
G                D               G  
We'd rather be free than be bound by a lie;  
G                   C  
And the song of our journey would echo through time,  
G               D             G  
For Arthur McBride, he was a comrade of mine.