Intro
Dm F Gm A# Dm F Gm A#
[Verse 1]
Dm F
The village square stands quiet with the curfew still in force
Gm A#
The streets are even clear of dogs and whores
Dm F
Like some evil bird of prey the scaffold spreads its wings
Gm A#
The people build their fires and bolt their doors
Gm C
The mayor is giving dinner to the officers and wives
Gm Dm C
His eldest son is learning how to fawn
Gm Dm C
The barrack block is hushed and tense, the soldiers drawing lots
Gm Dm C
Who will be the hangman in the dawn
[Verse 2]
Dm F
The lot falls on a young man who has served for but a year
Gm A#
His home is in the village close nearby
Dm F
He shivers at the thought of what he's forced to do next day
Gm A#
He wonders who it is that has to die
Gm C
The full moon casts a cold light on the gloomy prison walls
Gm Dm C
The papist walks his cell, he cannot sleep
Gm Dm C
He hears the waiting gallows creaking just beyond the door
Gm Dm C
He prays for he has no more tears to weep
[Verse 3]
Dm F
The day begins to break, the muffled drums begin to sound
Gm A#
G crowd begins to gather in the square
Dm F
The presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask
Gm A#
Weighs heavy on the minds of all those there
Gm C
The colonel reads the sentence which the papist knows by heart
Gm Dm C
He has failed to show allegiance to the King
Gm Dm C
His crime is thus with god himself, in his name he must hang
Gm Dm C
The papist, head held high, says not a thing
[Verse 4]
Dm F
The jailer binds his hands, puts the blindfold to his eyes
Gm A#
He leads him through the door before the crowd
Dm F
The hangman sees his victim and the blood drains from his face
Gm A#
He sees his younger brother standing proud
Gm C
The hangman tries to protest, but is ordered to proceed
Gm Dm C
His trembling hands begin to take the strain
Gm Dm C
His eyes are blind with streaming tears, he cries for all to hear
Gm Dm C
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Gm Dm C
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Gm Dm C
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
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