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Dic Penderyn

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Dminor
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[Intro]
Dm   Am/C   Bbmaj7   Am/Cx2
[Verse 1]
DmThunder rolled and the Am/Crain came down St. Bbmaj7Mary StAm/C  
But Dmon this day thouAm/Csands stood their Bbmaj7groundAm/C  
DmA silent crowd who's heAm/Cads are bowed in Bbmaj7helplessneAm/Css
Dm   ABid fareDmwellAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
And the Dmwife of a Am/CRichard PenBbmaj7derynAm/C  
DmSupported Am/Cthere to weak to Bbmaj7standAm/C  
DmDisbelieving Am/Canger and Bbmaj7sorrowAm/C  
DmFor her Ainnocent Dmman,Am/C  Bmaj7  
an Ainnocent DmmanAm/C  Bbmaj7  C  
[Chorus]
She says, F/Alift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cboys
F/ALet me Bbsee the one I Csus4loveC  
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cnow
Let me Dmsee the man I Alove one more Dmtime
[Bridge]
Dm   Am/C   Bbmaj7   Am/Cx2
[Verse 2]
DmBroken by starAm/Cvation and Bbmaj7povertyAm/C  
While the Dmiron masteAm/Crs sip their Bbmaj7wineAm/C  
DmYoung and old Am/Ctogether marched for Bbmaj7justiceAm/C  
But the Dmbayonet and the Abullet's what they DmfindAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
Dm"Bread or bloAm/Cod" cried a Bbmaj7collierAm/C  
Dm"We've come too Am/Cfar lads now to Bbmaj7run"Am/C  
But Dmin our Myther Am/Ctown in Bbmaj71831Am/C  
DmThey were cut Adown by the government DmgunsAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
[Verse 3]
And Dmin the midst of Am/Csenseless Bbmaj7slaughterAm/C  
DmA soldier Am/Cwounded in the Bbmaj7thighAm/C  
Who Dmlater swore on Am/Coath at the Bbmaj7trialAm/C  
DmThat Dic APenderyn was not the DmguyAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
And Dmthough he stood for Am/Ceverything they Bbmaj7wantedAm/C  
And Dmrose with his Am/Cpeople on that Bbmaj7dayAm/C  
It Dmcould not have been Am/Che that harmed the Bbmaj7soldierAm/C  
But Dmsome there with a Agrudge put him DmawayAm/C  Bbmaj7  
Said they'd Astitch him up some Dmday
[Bridge]
Dm Am/C Bmaj7 Am/C
[Verse 4]
Despite DmpetitionAm/Cs and cries for Bbmaj7mercyAm/C  
DmAll that the Am/Cfacts had to Bbmaj7sayAm/C  
DmNeither king nor his Am/Cparliament would Bbmaj7listenAm/C  
DmEven the Ajudge was turned DmawayAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
So hey Lord DmMelbourne Am/Chow did you Bbmaj7sleep thenAm/C  
DmWith all that Am/Cevidence in your Bbmaj7faceAm/C  
Well you Dmshot down Am/C24 so why not Bbmaj7hang someone?Am/C  
DmGot to keep those Aworkers in their DmplaAm/CceBbmaj7  Am/C  
[Bridge]
Dm Am/C Bmaj7 Am/C
[Verse 5]
He Dmslowly climbs the Am/Csteps to the gallows Bbmaj7poleAm/C  
DmThe last few Am/Cmoments of a Bbmaj7lifeAm/C  
As his Dmeyes survey the Am/Ccrowd of gallant Bbmaj7WelshAm/C  
DmHe's Alooking for his DmwifeAm/C,Bbmaj7  
he Acan't see his Dmwife
[Bridge]
Dm Am/C Bmaj7 Am/C
[Chorus]
She says, F/Alift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cboys
F/ALet me Bbsee the one I Csus4loveC  
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cboys
Let me Dmsee the man I Alove one more Dmtime
[Bridge]
Dm   Am/C   Bbmaj7   Am/Cx2
[Verse 6]
So Dmlouder and Am/Clonger than the sound of Bbmaj7gunsAm/C  
Is the Dmmemory Am/Cof what was Bbmaj7doneAm/C  
Well you can Dmonly trample Am/Cpeople down for Bbmaj7so longAm/C  
DmTime will Ashow you have not DmwonAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
And Dmlong before all Am/Cthis on a hill in Bbmaj7PalestineAm/C  
They Dmstrung another one Am/Cup they say was a Bbmaj7friend of yours and mAm/Cine
DmDying in the Am/Cplace of aBbmaj7nother oneAm/C  
DmBut in the Amorning comes the DmsunAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  
In the Amorining the Dmsun
[Bridge]
Dm Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C
[Chorus]
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift meC  
F/ALet me Bbsee the one I Csus4loveC  
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cnow
Let me F/Asee the one I Bblove one more Csus4timeC  
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me, Cboys
Let me F/Asee the one I Bblove one more Csus4timeC  
F/ALift me Bbup oh Csus4lift me Cboys
Let me Dmsee the one I love
AOne more DmtimeAm/C  Bbmaj7  
AOne more DmtimeAm/C  Bbmaj7  
AOne more DmtimeAm/C  Bbmaj7  Am/C  Dm  
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