John Maclean March chords

Dick Gaughan

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Intro 

verse 1 
    C 
Hey Mac did ye see him as he cam in by Gorgie, 
F            C             D7           G 
Awa ower the Lammerlaw and north o’ the Tay? 
C 
Yon man is comin’ and the hale toon is turnin’ oot, 
      F              C            G          C 
We’re aa’ sair he’ll win back tae Glasga the day. 

verse 2 
    C 
The jiners and hauders-on are marchin’ fae Clydebank, 
F            C                  D7              G 
Come noo an’ hear him, he’ll be ower thrang tae bide. 
     C 
Turn oot Jock and Jimmie, leave yer cranes an’ yer muckle gantries 
F             C             G            C 
Great John MacLean’s comin’ back tae the Clyde. 

verse 3 
C 
Argyle Street and London Road’s the route that we’re mairchin’ 
F                 C              D7        G 
The lads frae the Broomielaw are oot tae a man. 
     C 
Hey, Neil, whaur’s yer hoderums, ye big Hielan teuchter?. 
        F                C            G          C 
Get yer pipes, mate, and march at the heid o’the clan! 

verse 4 
      C 
Hallo Pat Malone, sure I knew ye’d be here, son 
    F           C                     D7           G 
The red and the green, my lads, we’ll wear side by side, 
    C 
The Gorbals is his the day and Glasgae belangs tae him, 
    F          C                G            C 
Noo great John MacLean’s comin’ hame tae the Clyde. 

Verse 5 
     C 
It’s forward tae Glasga Green we’ll mairch in guid order, 
F              C                 D7       G 
Will grips his banner weel, that boy isna blate, 
    C 
Aye there man, that’s Johnny noo, that’s him, aye, the bonnie fechter 
F           C              G               C 
Lenin’s his fere, Mac, and Leibnecht’s his mate. 

Verse 6 
    C 
Tak tent when he’s speakin’ for they’ll mind whit wis said here 
   F           C            D7           G 
In Glasgae our city and the hale world besides. 
      C 
Tha’s richt, lads, the scarlet’s bonnie, here’s tae ye Hielan’ Shonie! 
F           C             G           C 
Oor John MacLean has come hame to the Clyde. 

Verse 7 
   C 
An weel when it’s ower, I’ll awa hame tae Springburn, 
F                 C                    D7          G 
Come hame tae yer tea noo, John, we’ll soon hae ye fed! 
     C 
It’s hard wark the speakin’, an I’m sair ye’ll be tired the nicht, 
     F            C               G            C 
I’ll sleep on the flair, Mac, and gie John the bed. 

Verse 8 
    C 
The hale city’s quiet noo, It kens that he’s restin’ 
F            C                  D7             G 
Hame wi’ his Glasga freens, the fame and their pride. 
    C 
The red will be worn, my lads, and Scotland will rise again, 
    F             C             G            C 
Noo great John MacLean has come hame tae the Clyde.