The Deserter chords by Fairport Convention
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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As I was a-walking down
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down Radcliffe highway
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A recruiting party came a-beating
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my my way
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They enlisted me and treated
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me till I did not know
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And to the Queen's barracks they
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forced me to go
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Verse 2
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When first I deserted,
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I thought myself free
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Until my cruel comrade in
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formed against me
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I was quickly followed after an
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I was handcuffed and guarded,
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heavy irons put on me
Verse 3
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Court martial, court martial,
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they help upon me
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And the sentence passed upon me,
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three hundred and three
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May the Lord have mercy on them
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for their sad cruelty
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For now the Queen's duty
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lies heavy on me
Verse 4
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When next I deserted,
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I thought myself free
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Until my cruel sweetheart
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informed against me
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I was quickly followed after an
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d brought back with speed
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I was handcuffed and guarded,
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heavy irons put on me
Verse 5
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Court martial, court martial,
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then quickly was got
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And the sentence passed upon me,
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that I was to be shot
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May the Lord have mercy on
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them for their sad cruelty
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For now the Queen's duty
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lies heavy on me
Verse 6
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Then up rode Prince Albert
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in his carriage and six
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Saying "Where is that young
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man whose coffin is fixed?
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Set him free from his irons
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and let him go free
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For he'll make a good soldier
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for his Queen and country
Outro 1
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The Deserter
Fairport Convention
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