Chords for Paddy Reilly - Go Down You Murderers (The Ballad Of Tim Evans)
Tempo:
109.1 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Eb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm] [Eb]
[Fm] Tim Evans was a prisoner [Eb] locked in his prison cell,
about his crimes, they damned [Eb] us all to hell,
[Fm] murderers, go down!
own dear [Eb] wife and killing of his own child,
guilty, [Ab] and the hanging judge, he smiled,
[Fm] murderers, go down!
innocent, [Eb] and swore by him on high,
[Fm] Tim Evans was a prisoner [Eb] locked in his prison cell,
about his crimes, they damned [Eb] us all to hell,
[Fm] murderers, go down!
own dear [Eb] wife and killing of his own child,
guilty, [Ab] and the hanging judge, he smiled,
[Fm] murderers, go down!
innocent, [Eb] and swore by him on high,
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Eb
Ab
Fm
Eb
Ab
Fm
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Tim Evans was a prisoner [Eb] locked in his prison cell,
[Fm] And those who read about his crimes, they damned [Eb] us all to hell,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ For the murder of his own dear [Eb] wife and killing of his own child,
[Fm] The jury found him guilty, [Ab] and the hanging judge, he smiled,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ Tim Evans pleaded innocent, [Eb] and swore by him on high,
[Fm] That he never killed his own dear [Ab] wife, nor caused his [Eb] child to die,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ So they moved him out of sea block, [Eb] to his final flowery jail,
[Fm] And day and night, two screws were there, they never left [Eb] his cell,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ Sometimes they played glass with [Eb] him, solo and pontoon,
[Fm] To stop him brooding on the [Ab] rope that was to be his doom,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ They brought his globin on a [Eb] tray, there was eggs and meat in hand,
[Fm] And all the snout that he could smoke, [Ab] was there at [Eb] his command,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Evans walked in the prison yard, [Eb] the screws they walked behind,
[Fm] He saw the sky above the wall, [Ab] but he knew no [Eb] peace of mind,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ They came for him at eight o'clock, [Eb] the chaplain read a prayer,
[Fm] And then they walked him to the place [Ab] the hangman did [Eb] prepare,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ The rope was fixed around his [Eb] neck, a washer behind his ear,
[Fm] The prison bell was tolling, but [Ab] Tim Evans did [Eb] not hear,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ A thousand lads were cursing [Eb] and banging on the doors,
[Fm] Tim Evans could not hear them, he was deaf forevermore,
[Eb] Saying, go down, [Eb] you murderers, [Fm] go down!
_ They sent Tim Evans to the drop, for a crime he didn't do,
It [Fm] was Christy was the murderer, [Ab] the judge and [Eb] jury too,
Saying, go down, you murderers, go [Fm] down! _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Tim Evans was a prisoner [Eb] locked in his prison cell,
[Fm] And those who read about his crimes, they damned [Eb] us all to hell,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ For the murder of his own dear [Eb] wife and killing of his own child,
[Fm] The jury found him guilty, [Ab] and the hanging judge, he smiled,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ Tim Evans pleaded innocent, [Eb] and swore by him on high,
[Fm] That he never killed his own dear [Ab] wife, nor caused his [Eb] child to die,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ So they moved him out of sea block, [Eb] to his final flowery jail,
[Fm] And day and night, two screws were there, they never left [Eb] his cell,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ Sometimes they played glass with [Eb] him, solo and pontoon,
[Fm] To stop him brooding on the [Ab] rope that was to be his doom,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ They brought his globin on a [Eb] tray, there was eggs and meat in hand,
[Fm] And all the snout that he could smoke, [Ab] was there at [Eb] his command,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Evans walked in the prison yard, [Eb] the screws they walked behind,
[Fm] He saw the sky above the wall, [Ab] but he knew no [Eb] peace of mind,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ They came for him at eight o'clock, [Eb] the chaplain read a prayer,
[Fm] And then they walked him to the place [Ab] the hangman did [Eb] prepare,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ The rope was fixed around his [Eb] neck, a washer behind his ear,
[Fm] The prison bell was tolling, but [Ab] Tim Evans did [Eb] not hear,
[Fm] Saying, go down, [Eb] you [Fm] murderers, go down!
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ A thousand lads were cursing [Eb] and banging on the doors,
[Fm] Tim Evans could not hear them, he was deaf forevermore,
[Eb] Saying, go down, [Eb] you murderers, [Fm] go down!
_ They sent Tim Evans to the drop, for a crime he didn't do,
It [Fm] was Christy was the murderer, [Ab] the judge and [Eb] jury too,
Saying, go down, you murderers, go [Fm] down! _ _