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