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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1056023,"song":"Hyms And Arias","artist":"Max Boyce","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11233828-hyms-and-arias-chords-by-max-boyce/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1056023?type=chord","rating":4.67566,"votes":33,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we were singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]  \r\nWe paid our weekly shilling for that January trip:[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA long weekend in London, aye,without a bit of kip.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's a seat reserved for beer by the boys from Abercarn:[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's beer, pontoon, crisps and fags and a croakin 'Calon Lan'[/tab]\r\n\r\n  \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we were singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nInto Paddington we did roll with an empty crate of ale[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWill has lost at cards and now his Western Mail's for sale[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut Will is very happy though his money all has gone:[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe swapped five photos of his wife for one of Barry John.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we were singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe told the guard that we're from Wales, and asked 'Is Twickers far?'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe said \"You can catch a 48 man, but it isn't very far\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn the bus were boys from Blaina who'd been to see the Queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo we had a quick Gymanfa, aye, it was the greatest London's seen.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we were singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe got to Twickers early and were jostled in the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nPlanted leeks and dragons, looked for toilets all around[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo many there we couldn't budge - twisted legs and pale[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm ashamed we used  a bottle that once held bitter ale.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd we were singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWales defeated England in a fast and open game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe sang \"Cwm Rhondda\" and \"Delilah\", damn, they sounded both the same:[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                                    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe sympathized with an Englishman whose team was doomed to fail[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo we gave him that old bottle that once held bitter ale![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe started singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo it's down to Soho for the night, to the girls with the shiny beads[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the funny men with lipstick on, with evil minds and deeds[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOne said to Will from a doorway dark, damn, she didn't have much on[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut Will knew what she wanted, aye ... his photo of Barry John![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus] \r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCos she was  singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCos she was  singing hymns and arias,[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Land of my Fathers', 'Ar hyd y nos'.[/tab]\r","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus] \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["F","C","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}