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[Intro]
Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm D# Dm
[Verse 1]
Who is this that stands before Amme
With a candle at its Dmend?
There's a fire in the Amwheatfield
And a storm around the Dmbend
There's strangers out a'Gmprowling
'Round the great harvests of Fhay
So gather all your Amfamily
And send them all Dmaway
And to your youngest Gmdaughter
Hide her smiles, hide her Fcurls
For the master is a Adrunkard
And he'll sell her off for Dmpearls
Hide her from the vile Gmworkbeast
Cover her ears from the screaming Fworld
For the master is a AmdrunkardA#  
   AmAnd he'll sell her
   AmAnd he'll sell her
   AmAnd he'll sell her off for pearls
Dm Dm Dm Dm
[Verse 2]
Who goes before the Amtyrants
Wielding innocence, like Dmfools?
You'll need a thousand Amarmies
And a tale to tell your Dmtroops
Tell a tale of harsh Gmoppression
And the will to thrive Fagain
How your master is a Ambastard
And his day must see its endDm  
And when they start to Amfalter
Bring their hearts a carving Dmknife
And I will not wince in Amsorrow
Sir, you did not take a lifeDm  
For on the final day of Gmlashing
You won the wardship of their Fsouls
Captured, blackened by your Amorders
Then set free in the wintryAm  
Set free in the winterAm  
Then set free in the wintry Dmcold
[Verse 3]
You say your master is a Ambastard
And you cannot stand his Dmyoke
If your master is a Ambastard
Take a knife up to his Dmthroat
There's no means to scold your Gmdaughter
When she overturns a Fstone
There's no comfort in a Amdark house
No harmony in torpid Dmmoans
[Verse 4]
Your bones are rickety Amhinges
Your back, a rusty Dmtin
So you shambled to your Ambedside
Found your wife in bed with Dmhim
If your master is a Gmdrunkard
Don't bring him wine, or Fpour
If your master is a Amdrunkard
  AmEscape to freedom
  AmEscape to freedom
  AmEscape to freedom while he Dmsnores
DmSnores
DmSnores
Escape to freedom while he Dmsnores

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The Master Is A Drunkard

by Kettle Rebellion

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[Intro]

Dm Dm Dm Dm

Dm Dm D# Dm

[Verse 1]

Who is this that stands before me

With a candle at its end?

There's a fire in the wheatfield

And a storm around the bend

There's strangers out a'prowling

'Round the great harvests of hay

So gather all your family

And send them all away

And to your youngest daughter

Hide her smiles, hide her curls

For the master is a drunkard

And he'll sell her off for pearls

Hide her from the vile workbeast

Cover her ears from the screaming world

Am A#

For the master is a drunkard

And he'll sell her

And he'll sell her off for pearls

Dm Dm Dm Dm

[Verse 2]

Who goes before the tyrants

Wielding innocence, like fools?

You'll need a thousand armies

And a tale to tell your troops

Tell a tale of harsh oppression

And the will to thrive again

How your master is a bastard

And his day must see its end

And when they start to falter

Bring their hearts a carving knife

And I will not wince in sorrow

Sir, you did not take a life

For on the final day of lashing

You won the wardship of their souls

Captured, blackened by your orders

Then set free in the wintry

Set free in the winter

Then set free in the wintry cold

[Verse 3]

You say your master is a bastard

And you cannot stand his yoke

If your master is a bastard

Take a knife up to his throat

There's no means to scold your daughter

When she overturns a stone

There's no comfort in a dark house

No harmony in torpid moans

[Verse 4]

Your bones are rickety hinges

Your back, a rusty tin

So you shambled to your bedside

Found your wife in bed with him

If your master is a drunkard

Don't bring him wine, or pour

If your master is a drunkard

Escape to freedom

Am Dm

Escape to freedom while he snores

Snores

Escape to freedom while he snores

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