Charlie is my darling
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Verse]
E Am
Twas on a Monday morning,
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Right early in the year,
F C
When Charlie came to our town,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Verse]
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As he cam' marching up the street,
E Am
The pipes played loud and clear,
F C
And a' the folks cam' rinnin' out,
F E Am
To meet the Chevalier.
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Verse]
E Am
Wi' Highland bonnets on their heads,
E Am
And claymores bright and clear,
F C
They cam' to fight for Scotland's right,
F E Am
And the young Chevalier.
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Verse]
E Am
They've left their bonnie Hieland hills,
E Am
Their wives and bairnies dear,
F C
To draw the sword for Scotland's lord,
F E Am
The gay Chevalier.
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.
[Verse]
E Am
Oh, there were mony beating hearts,
E Am
And mony hope and fear;
F C
And mony were the pray'rs put up
F E Am
For the young Chevalier.
[Chorus]
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
Dm Am
My darling, my darling,
Am
Oh! Charlie is my darling,
F E Am
The young Chevalier.