{"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":2063515,"song":"Dick Turpin","artist":"Horrible Histories","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11450453-dick-turpin-chords-by-horrible-histories/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2063515?type=chord","rating":4.73893,"votes":41,"content":"[Intro]\r\nN.C.\r\nEveryone thinks they know the story\r\nN.C.\r\nOf Dick Turpin's highway glory\r\nN.C.\r\nBut my past is far more gory\r\nN.C.\r\nI was no saint\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nYou think life is one big antic\r\nN.C.\r\nMy profession is romantic\r\nN.C.\r\nHate to be pedantic\r\nN.C.\r\nBut it ends\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] ( [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] )\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs a butcher down in Essex[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was handy with a knife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHad a sideline as a poacher[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLed a less than honest life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe notorious gang of Gregory[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nLiked my style and dedication[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey signed me up and gave me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA real robber's education[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe rampaged through the Essex farms[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe stole and robbed and fought[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut when the law came for us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nI escaped and they got caught[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI became a highwayman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas daylight robbery[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was no prince charming[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNothing dandy about me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe truth is, I was violent[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd with my good mate, Matt King[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRobbed travellers at gunpoint[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMoney, watches, anything![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy horse it wasn't called Black Bess[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlthough that's what you've read[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWas no romantic hero[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nShot not one, but two men dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe legend that surrounds me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nMisses out the crucial part[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI was a ruthless killer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWith a ruthless killer's heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas a vicious highwayman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA source of pain and tears[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen you hear how my story ends[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou won't believe your ears[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI ran away to Yorkshire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nChanged my name to John Palmer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWas sent to prison[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAfter stealing chickens from a farmer[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWrote a letter to my family[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nA plea it did relate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe postman saw the envelope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd here's the twist of fate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe had taught me how to write[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo he knew I'd lied[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\"That's not John Palmer's hand[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nThat's Dick Turpin's!\" he cried!\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas a vicious highwayman[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMy crimes had brought me fame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas stitched up by a postie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                    [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat's not glamourous... that's lame![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNo more stand and deliver[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou'll remember this, I hope[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's no fun hanging with highwaymen[/tab]\r\nN.C.\r\nWhen you're... hanging from a rope!\r\n[ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nN.C.\nEveryone thinks they know the story\nN.C.\nOf Dick Turpin's highway glory\nN.C.\nBut my past is far more gory\nN.C.\nI was no saint\n\nN.C.\nYou think life is one big antic\nN.C.\nMy profession is romantic\nN.C.\nHate to be pedantic\nN.C.\nBut it ends\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm G F\nC F Am ( Am G F )\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nThat's Dick Turpin's!\" he cried!\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nN.C.\nWhen you're... hanging from a rope!\nC","chords":["C","Am","G","F","A","Em"],"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}