Turpin Hero Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]On Hounslow Heath as I rode o'er
I spied a lawyer riding [G]be [C]fore
"Kind Sir, you afraid of [Am]Turpin
That mis[G]chievous blade?"
[Am]Oh,

[Verse 2]
rare [G]Turpin hero oh,
[Am]rare [G]Turpin, [Am]oh

[Verse 3]
Said Turpin, "He'd never [Am]find me here
I hid my money in my boot"
[C]Lawyer says, "No one can find
I [Am]hid my gold in my [G]cape behind"
[Am]Oh,

[Verse 4]
rare [G]Turpin hero oh,
[Am]rare [G]Turpin, [Am]oh

[Verse 5]
As they were riding [Am]past the mill
Turpin commands him to stand [C]still
He says, "Your cloak I must cut off
My [Am]mare, she needs [G]a saddle cloth"
[Am]Oh,

[Verse 6]
rare [G]Turpin [Am]her o oh, rare T[G]urpin,
[Am]oh

[Verse 7]
[Am]
As Turpin rode in search of prey
He spied a man on [C]taxiway
And boldly then bid him stand
"Your [Am]gold, " he said, "I [G]do demand"
[Am]

[Verse 8]
Oh, rare [G]Turpin [Am]her o oh, rare T[G]urpin,
[Am]oh

[Verse 9]
[Am]
And Turpin then without remorse
He knocked him quite from off his horse
[C]And left him on the ground to sprawl
[Am]While he rode off with his [G]gold and all
[Am]Oh, rare

[Verse 10]
[G]Turpin her[Am]o oh,
rare [G]Turpin, [Am]oh

[Verse 11]
[Am]
Turpin is condemned to die
To hang upon the gallows high
His [C]legacy is a strong rope
For [Am]the shooti[C]ng of [G]a dung-hill cock
[Am]cock[G]
[Am]

[Verse 12]
Oh, rare [G]Turpin hero [Am]oh, rare [G]Turpin, [Am]oh
Oh, rare [G]Turpin hero [Am]oh, rare [G]Turpin, [Am]oh
Oh, rare [G]Turpin hero [Am]oh, rare [G]Turpin, oh
[Am]Oh, rare Turpi[G]n her [Am]o oh, rare Turpin, oh

[Outro 1]
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