The Deserter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][C][G][D][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[D]As I [G]was a-walking [D]down
[G]down Radcliffe highway[Am]
[D]A recruit[G]ing [D]party came a-beating
[G]my [Asus4]my way[D]
They en[G]listed me an[D]d treated
me till [G]I did not k[Am]now
[D]And to the [G]Queen's [D]barracks they
[G]forced me [C]to [D]go
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
[D]
When first [G]I d[D]eserted,
[G]I thought myself f[Am]ree
[D]Until my [G]cruel [D]comrade in
[G]formed [Asus4]again st me[D]
I [G]was quickly [D]followed after [G]an
d brought back [Am]with speed
[D]I was han[G]dcuffed and gua[D]rded,
heavy [G]irons put [D]on me

[Verse 3]
Court [D]martial, [G]court mar[D]tial,
[G]they help upon [Am]me[D]
And the sentence [G]passed [D]upon me,
three [G]hundred [D]and three
May [G]the Lord have mercy [D]on them
[G]for their sad [Am]cruelty
[D]For now [G]the Queen's [D]duty
lies [G]heavy [C]on [D]me

[Verse 4]
[C]When [G]nex[D]t I dese[G]rte[D]d,
[G]I thought myself f[Am]ree
[D]Until my [G]cruel [D]sweetheart
in[G]formed [D]aga[A]inst me[D]
I [G]was quickly [D]followed after an
[G]d brought back with s[Am]peed
I [D]was [G]handcuffed an[D]d guarded,
heavy [G]iron[D]s put [C]on [D]me

[Verse 5]
[D]Court martial, [G]court [D]martial,
[G]then quickly was [Am]got
[D]And[A] the[D] sentence pas[G]sed upo[D]n me,
that [G]I was to b[D]e shot
May the [G]Lord have [D]mercy on
them [G]for their [Am]sad cruelty
[D]For now the Queen's duty
[G]lies heavy [D]on me

[Verse 6]
[D]Then up [G]rode [D]Prince Albert
[G]in his carriage and [Am]six
[D]Saying "Where is that [G]young
[D]man whose [G]coffin [A]is [D]fixed?
Set him [G]free from [D]his irons
and [G]let him go [Am]free
[D]For he'll make a [G]good sol[D]dier
for [G]his Queen [D]and country

[Outro 1]
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