{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1986173,"song":"The Deserter","artist":"Fairport Convention","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11444276-the-deserter-chords-by-fairport-convention/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1986173?type=chord","rating":4.56854,"votes":16,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I was a-walking along Ratcliffe Highway[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA   recruiting party came a-beating my way.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey enlisted me and treated me 'til I did not know[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd to the Queen's barracks they forced me to go.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen first I deserted, I thought myself free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUn--til my cruel comrade informed  against me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was quickly followed after and brought back with speed,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was handcuffed and guarded, heavy irons put on me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCourt martial, court martial, they held upon me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the sentence passed upon me, three hundred and three.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMay the Lord have mercy on them for their sad cruelty,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor now the Queen's duty lies heavy on me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen next I deserted, I thought myself free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nUn--til my cruel sweetheart informed against me.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI was quickly followed after and brought back with speed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI was handcuffed and guarded, heavy irons put on me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCourt martial, court martial then quickly was got[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the sentence passed upon me, that I was to be shot.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMay the Lord have mercy on them for their sad cruelty,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor now the Queen's duty lies heavy on me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen up rode Prince Albert in his carriage and six,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSaying, “Where is that young man whose coffin is fixed?[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSet him free from his irons and let him go free,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFor he'll make a good soldier for his Queen and country.”[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD  C  G   D  C  G","chords":["D","C","G","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}