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[Verse 1]
BI tugged my father's coat sleeve
EAnd said "I cannot see the track"
BSo he picked me up and swung me round
EAnd hung me from his back
B"Settle down, Eson, settle down
They're starting any minute now
BWhen you see them Ecoming round the bend
You can Bwave and scream and Eshout.
[Pre-Chorus]
GAnd there's always troublemakers here,
CBut I'll keep you safe and sound
GThere's no harm can befall you here
CTwo yards from off the BgrounEd."
[Verse 2]
BWhat a fine and sunny day it was
The best I'd ever seen
BAnd what a view I had up there
Of beggars, kings and queens
BAnd how I felt so tall and grand
And how I held on Etight
BThose horses thundering round the bend
Flashed purple green Eand white.
[Pre-Chorus]
GOr was it something new that grew
CAnd burst on to the Btrack
GI felt my father's shoulders flinch
CHe threw me from his BbacEk.
[Chorus]
CI thought I heard somebody Fcry
"Let me live, Cor let me dieF!"
CI thought I heard somebody Fsay
C"I shall be free on FDerby Day
CI shall be free on Derby BDay"
[Verse 3]
They said that she was coming round
They said she'd be all Eright
BLord, won't you bless all those
That had to look on such a sight
Lord, won't you bless my Eears
Lord, Bwon't you bless my Eeyes
Lord, Bwon't you bless all those
That had to look on such a sEight
[Pre-Chorus]
GDressed in white like a faded bride
CNine medals on her Bchest
GBlazing there like Cbattle wounds
Pinned on to her Bdress
[Chorus]
CI thought I heard somebody Fcry
C"Let me live, or let me Fdie!"
CI thought I heard somebody Fsay
C"I shall be free on FDerby Day
C                  F     B
I shall be free on Derby Day"

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Derby Day

by Maz O'Connor

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

I tugged my father's coat sleeve

And said "I cannot see the track"

So he picked me up and swung me round

And hung me from his back

B E

"Settle down, son, settle down

They're starting any minute now

B E

When you see them coming round the bend

B E

You can wave and scream and shout.

[Pre-Chorus]

And there's always troublemakers here,

But I'll keep you safe and sound

There's no harm can befall you here

C B E

Two yards from off the ground."

[Verse 2]

What a fine and sunny day it was

The best I'd ever seen

And what a view I had up there

Of beggars, kings and queens

And how I felt so tall and grand

And how I held on tight

Those horses thundering round the bend

Flashed purple green and white.

[Pre-Chorus]

Or was it something new that grew

C B

And burst on to the track

I felt my father's shoulders flinch

C B E

He threw me from his back.

[Chorus]

C F

I thought I heard somebody cry

C F

"Let me live, or let me die!"

C F

I thought I heard somebody say

C F

"I shall be free on Derby Day

C B

I shall be free on Derby Day"

[Verse 3]

They said that she was coming round

They said she'd be all right

Lord, won't you bless all those

That had to look on such a sight

Lord, won't you bless my ears

B E

Lord, won't you bless my eyes

Lord, won't you bless all those

That had to look on such a sight

[Pre-Chorus]

Dressed in white like a faded bride

C B

Nine medals on her chest

G C

Blazing there like battle wounds

Pinned on to her dress

[Chorus]

C F

I thought I heard somebody cry

C F

"Let me live, or let me die!"

C F

I thought I heard somebody say

C F

"I shall be free on Derby Day

C F B

I shall be free on Derby Day"

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