Trial Song chords by Fairport Convention
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Verse 1
(B flat major) (C major) (D major) (B flat major) (C major) (D major) "Lee,"
the ser (G major) geant said to me,
(D major) "acting (F sharp minor) on my (G major) discretion
It (F sharp minor) is my (G major) solemn duty (D major) to
arrest you on suspicion"
(G major) They (E minor) put me in a car (F major) riage,
I was (E minor) driven many miles (F major)
They (E minor) locked me in a pris (F major) on cell
to (C major) await my trial
(F major) (G major)
Verse 2
(B flat major) John (C major) 'Bab (D major) bacombe' Lee
John (B flat major) (C major) (D major) 'Babbacombe' Lee
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Verse 3
The man (F sharp minor) who'd (G major) defend me was
(F sharp minor) ill and (G major) couldn't come
His (F sharp minor) brother came (G major) to lend me
help and I (D major) knew I was undone
(G major) (E minor) "Do just what you (F major) want with me,
(E minor) I don't have a choice (F major)
(E minor) You'd do as well without (F major) me as I'm
(C major) not allowed to use my voice" (F major)
Verse 4
The judge (F sharp minor) sits (G major) high and mighty and
he asks (F sharp minor) me (G major) who I am
The robes (F sharp minor) he (G major) wears impress me
(D major) but he looks a kindly man (G major)
"To (E minor) all who've come to see (F major) me, for
(E minor) those that'd prove me (F major) guilty
(E minor) May the joker (F major) hear your call and
(C major) show you all more (F major) mercy" (G major)
Verse 5
John (B flat major) (C major) 'Babbacombe' Lee (D major)
John (B flat major) (C major) 'Bab (D major) bacombe' Lee
Interlude 1
(E major) (A major) (B major)
(C major) (D major) (E major)
(A major) (B major)
(C major) (D major) (E major)
(A flat minor) (A major) (B major) (C major)
(D major) (E major) (A major)
(B major) (C major) (D major) (E major)
(E minor)
Verse 6
(C major) John (D major) 'Bab (E major) bacombe' Lee
(E minor) John (C major) (D major) 'Bab (E major) bacombe' Lee
Verse 7
The tri (F sharp minor) al was (G major) quickly over
and my (F sharp minor) head was (G major) full of pain
I was slowly (F sharp minor) go (G major) ing crazy with the
(D major) same story over again (G major)
Verse 8
(E minor) I was tired (F major) and aching,
I was standing (E minor) half asleep (F major)
(E minor) All I wanted (F major) was to take the weight (C major)
from off my (F major) feet (G major)
Verse 9
(B flat major) John (C major) 'Bab (D major) bacombe' Lee
John (B flat major) (C major) 'Bab (D major) bacombe' Lee
Verse 10
The jury (F sharp minor) filed (G major) in slowly while
we waited (F sharp minor) their (G major) command
(F sharp minor) "Courage, John, (G major) you're helpless and
(D major) you are in heaven's (G major) hand"
John (E minor) Lee's not scared of (F major) dy ing,
there's a smile (E minor) in all you'll (F major) find
(E minor) Cradled in a deep (F major) sleep with
a perfect (C major) peace of (F major) mind
Verse 11
I (F sharp minor) can not blame (G major) the jury,
on the (F sharp minor) evidence (G major) they heard
It (F sharp minor) seemed that (G major) I was guilty,
(D major) hanged by too many (G major) words
I smiled (E minor) in front of (F major) people (E minor) so
I told them what it meant (F major)
I (E minor) trust the Lord in (F major) heaven and
he knows (C major) I'm innocent
(F major) (G major)
Verse 12
(B flat major) John (C major) 'Bab (D major) bacombe' Lee
John (B flat major) (C major) (D major) (B flat major) (C major) 'Babba
(D major) (B flat major) combe' Lee (C major) (D major)
Outro 1
Trial Song
FAIRPORT CONVENTION
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