Chords for The Men They Couldn't Hang The Colours (2)

Tempo:
67.075 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Men They Couldn't Hang The Colours (2) chords
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[G] I [D] am a member of the [G] Council [D] of the Naval Mutineers.
I know straight up to my [G] conscience, [D] having [A] done my [D] sworn duty,
these are my last words [G] before the scaffold, [A] and [D] I charge you all to hear
how a wretched [G] British sailor became [D] a citizen in the Mutineer breasted service,
[G] like Harry Potter.
[D]
I was lost to the crack of the whip, in bystanders on the [G] streets of [D] Bristol,
I was on a British ship.
Red is the color of the new Republic,
blue [G] is the color of the sea,
[D] white is the color of the sun, surrender, cease.
I was woken [G] from my misery, [D] by the words of Thomas Paine,
on my barren soil [G] they found life, [D] the street [Em] I'd trot [D] the brain.
Red is the color of the blue [G] is the color of the sea,
[D] white is the color of [A] [D]
the sun, surrender, cease.
We took up arms, every sail and cannon and company,
[G] and we put Jack up in flight [A] to give us heart.
[G] While Piston outbroke, he was waiting [D] for Bonaparte.
[G] Red is [D] the color of the new Republic,
blue is [G] the color of the sea,
white is [D] the color of the sun, surrender, cease.
All you soldiers, all [G] you sailors, all [A] you laborers of the [D] land,
all you beggars, all [G] you builders,
[D] you come here to watch and eat, and to the masters.
We [G] are the rebels, we [D] are the finest multitude,
but we can rearrange [G] the colors,
[D] of the red and the white and the blue.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Men They Couldnt Hang - The Colours chords, practice playing G, D and G in sequence. For best results, commence at 33 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 67. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[G] _ I [D] am a member of the [G] Council [D] of the Naval Mutineers.
I know straight up to my [G] conscience, [D] having [A] done my [D] sworn duty,
these are my last words [G] before the scaffold, [A] and [D] I charge you all to hear
how a wretched [G] British sailor became [D] a citizen in the Mutineer breasted service,
[G] like Harry Potter.
[D]
I was lost to the crack of the whip, in bystanders on the [G] streets of [D] Bristol,
I was on a British ship.
Red is the color of the new Republic,
blue [G] is the color of the sea,
[D] white is the color of the sun, surrender, cease. _ _ _
I was woken [G] from my misery, [D] by the words of Thomas Paine,
on my barren soil [G] they found life, [D] the street [Em] I'd trot [D] the brain.
Red is the color of the blue [G] is the color of the sea,
[D] white is the color of _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ the sun, surrender, cease.
We took up arms, every sail and cannon and company,
[G] and we put Jack up in flight [A] to give us heart.
_ [G] While Piston outbroke, he was waiting [D] for Bonaparte.
_ [G] Red is [D] the color of the new Republic,
blue is [G] the color of the sea,
white is [D] the color of _ _ _ the sun, surrender, cease.
_ _ _ All you soldiers, all [G] you sailors, all [A] you laborers of the [D] land,
all you beggars, all [G] you builders,
[D] you come here to watch and eat, and to the masters.
We [G] are the rebels, we [D] are the finest multitude,
but we can rearrange [G] the colors,
[D] of the red and the white and the blue. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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