The Deserter chords by Fairport Convention
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Intro 1
(D major) (C major) (G major) (D major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 1
(D major) As I was (G major) a-walking (D major) down
(G major) down Radcliffe high (A minor) way
A recruit (D major) (G major) ing (D major) party came a-beating
(G major) my (Asus4) my (D major) way
They en (G major) listed me an (D major) d treated
me till (G major) I did not know (A minor)
And (D major) to the (G major) Queen's (D major) barracks they
(G major) forced me to (C major) (D major) go
(C major) (G major)
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Verse 2
(D major)
When first I (G major) (D major) deserted,
I (G major) thought myself (A minor) free
(D major) Until my (G major) cruel (D major) comrade in
(G major) formed again (Asus4) st (D major) me
I was (G major) quickly followed (D major) after an (G major)
d brought back with speed (A minor)
(D major) I was handcuffed (G major) and (D major) guarded,
heavy (G major) irons put on (D major) me
Verse 3
Court martial, (D major) (G major) court mar (D major) tial,
(G major) they help upon me (A minor) (D major)
And the sentence passed (G major) upon (D major) me,
three (G major) hundred (D major) and three
May the Lord (G major) have mercy (D major) on them
for (G major) their sad (A minor) cruelty
(D major) For now (G major) the Queen's (D major) duty
lies (G major) heavy (C major) on (D major) me
Verse 4
(C major) When (G major) (D major) next I (G major) deser (D major) ted,
I (G major) thought myself (A minor) free
(D major) Until my cruel (G major) (D major) sweetheart
in (G major) formed (D major) again (A major) st (D major) me
I was (G major) quickly followed (D major) after an
(G major) d brought back with speed (A minor)
I was (D major) handcuffed (G major) an (D major) d guarded,
heavy (G major) iron (D major) s put (C major) on (D major) me
Verse 5
Court (D major) martial, (G major) court (D major) martial,
then (G major) quickly was got (A minor)
(D major) And (A major) (D major) the sentence passed (G major) upon (D major) me,
that (G major) I was to (D major) be shot
May the (G major) Lord have mercy (D major) on
them for (G major) their sad (A minor) cruelty
(D major) For now the Queen's duty
lies (G major) heavy (D major) on me
Verse 6
Then (D major) up rode (G major) Prince (D major) Albert
in his (G major) carriage and (A minor) six
Saying (D major) "Where is that (G major) young
(D major) man whose (G major) coffin (A major) is fixed? (D major)
Set him free (G major) from his irons (D major)
and (G major) let him go free (A minor)
(D major) For he'll make a (G major) good sol (D major) dier
for his Queen (G major) (D major) and country
Outro 1
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The Deserter
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