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Pilate’s Lament (By John And Sheila Ludgate)
[Intro] 
 Am   F   C   G   Em-  F   C   G  Am  
AmI don’t Funderstand these Cpeople, their Grules and their Emlaws
And Fwho is this Cman, they claim he Gcalls himself GAmod
FQuiet but Cclever, GI can find no Emwrong
But the sFooner I let them Chave their way, the Gsooner they’ll be Amgone
I Fwish I was Cback in Rome, far Gfrom this peasant Emcrowd
At the cFentre of the Cworld, with the Gbeautiful, the Amproud
The Femperor, the Ccourt, a Gchance to be Emseen
But Funtil I’m done I’m Cstuck here, dealing Gwith these no-win Amscenes
[Chorus]
So I Gwash my hands of this Amcase, in this Gsad and strange Amland
But I’ve Gsomehow become gAmuilty, this man’s Dmblood is on my Amhands
Now I’m the Fruler who did Cnothing, just Glet the deed be Emdone
I’ve bDmecome the Amaccused, history’s Gunforgiven Amone
[Instrumental:]  Verse Progression
These Fpeople have pushed me too Cfar, I’ll make their Gvictory their Emloss
They Fwant me to change the Cwords that I’ve pGlaced on that Amcross
“KFing of the JCews”, was I driven by Ganger or by the dEmivine
Well I’ve Fwritten what I’ve Cwritten, now we’ll all Glive with that lAmine.
Repeat Chorus 
…I’m the rFuler who did nCothing, just lGet the deed be dEmone
Now the Dmstone’s been rolled Amaway, and IG’m the guilty Amone

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Pilates Lament

by John and Sheila Ludgate

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Pilate’s Lament (By John And Sheila Ludgate)

[Intro]

Am F C G Em F C G Am

Am F C G Em

I don’t understand these people, their rules and their laws

F C G Am

And who is this man, they claim he calls himself God

F C G Em

Quiet but clever, I can find no wrong

F C G Am

But the sooner I let them have their way, the sooner they’ll be gone

F C G Em

I wish I was back in Rome, far from this peasant crowd

F C G Am

At the centre of the world, with the beautiful, the proud

F C G Em

The emperor, the court, a chance to be seen

F C G Am

But until I’m done I’m stuck here, dealing with these no-win scenes

[Chorus]

G Am G Am

So I wash my hands of this case, in this sad and strange land

G Am Dm Am

But I’ve somehow become guilty, this man’s blood is on my hands

F C G Em

Now I’m the ruler who did nothing, just let the deed be done

Dm Am G Am

I’ve become the accused, history’s unforgiven one

[Instrumental:] Verse Progression

F C G Em

These people have pushed me too far, I’ll make their victory their loss

F C G Am

They want me to change the words that I’ve placed on that cross

F C G Em

“King of the Jews”, was I driven by anger or by the divine

F C G Am

Well I’ve written what I’ve written, now we’ll all live with that line.

Repeat Chorus

F C G Em

…I’m the ruler who did nothing, just let the deed be done

Dm Am G Am

Now the stone’s been rolled away, and I’m the guilty one

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