The Deserter
The Deserter

The Deserter easy guitar chords by Fairport Convention

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  • A

    • Intro 1

    Verse 1

    As I 
    was 
    a-walking 
    down 

    down 
    Radcliffe 
    high
    way 

    A recruit
    ing 
    party 
    came 
    a-beating 

    my 
    my 
    way 

    They en
    listed 
    me 
    an
    d treated 

    me 
    till 
    I 
    did 
    not 
    know 

    And 
    to 
    the 
    Queen's 
    barracks 
    they 

    forced 
    me 
    to 
    go 

    Verse 2

    When 
    first 
    I 
    deserted, 

    I 
    thought 
    myself 
    free 

    Until 
    my 
    cruel 
    comrade 
    in

    formed 
    again
    st 
    me 

    I 
    was 
    quickly 
    followed 
    after 
    an

    d brought 
    back 
    with speed 

    I was 
    handcuffed 
    and 
    guarded, 

    heavy 
    irons 
    put 
    on 
    me 

    Verse 3
    Court 
    martial, 
    court 
    mar
    tial, 

    they 
    help 
    upon 
    me 

    And 
    the sentence 
    passed 
    upon 
    me, 

    three 
    hundred 
    and 
    three 

    May 
    the Lord 
    have 
    mercy 
    on 
    them 

    for 
    their 
    sad 
    cruelty 

    For now 
    the Queen's 
    duty 

    lies 
    heavy 
    on 
    me 

    Verse 4
    When 
    next 
    I 
    deser
    ted, 

    I 
    thought 
    myself 
    free 

    Until 
    my 
    cruel 
    sweetheart 

    in
    formed 
    again
    st 
    me 

    I 
    was 
    quickly 
    followed 
    after 
    an

    d 
    brought 
    back 
    with 
    speed 

    I 
    was 
    handcuffed 
    an
    d 
    guarded, 

    heavy 
    iron
    s put 
    on 
    me 

    Verse 5
    Court 
    martial, 
    court 
    martial, 

    then 
    quickly 
    was 
    got 

    And 
    the sentence 
    passed 
    upon 
    me, 

    that 
    I 
    was 
    to 
    be 
    shot 

    May 
    the 
    Lord 
    have 
    mercy 
    on 

    them 
    for 
    their 
    sad 
    cruelty 

    For 
    now 
    the 
    Queen's 
    duty 

    lies 
    heavy 
    on 
    me 

    Verse 6
    Then 
    up 
    rode 
    Prince 
    Albert 

    in his 
    carriage 
    and 
    six 

    Saying 
    "Where 
    is 
    that 
    young 

    man 
    whose 
    coffin 
    is 
    fixed? 

    Set 
    him 
    free 
    from 
    his irons 

    and 
    let 
    him 
    go 
    free 

    For 
    he'll 
    make 
    a 
    good 
    sol
    dier 

    for 
    his Queen 
    and 
    country 

    Outro 1

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