Chords for The Ride of Paul Revere

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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] They saw two lanterns [Em] in the North Church tower.
[B] Cry, [G] cry!
They knew this was [Em] to be the fateful [Bm] hour.
Cry, cry!
[Em] For a man to [G] ride and to alarm,
[D] _
Every village [G] and every farm,
[A] To awake [B] and laugh [Em] and call to harm,
It was the ride [Bm] of Paul [Em] Revere. _ _
Cry, cry, though the nights be cold,
[B]
Cry _ [Em] till the truth be told.
[D]
Cry, cry, [Em] like a man of old,
Cry [Bm] like Paul [G] Revere.
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_ _ [G] It's seventy-five [Em] upon an April night.
_ [B] Cry, [G] cry!
The air was chilly [Em] and the moon shone bright.
[Bm] _
[B] Cry, cry!
[Em] They rode him [G] past the men of war,
[D] _ Landed on [G] the Charlestown shore,
[E] Where the finest tea was ready for
[C] The ride [Bm] of Paul [Em] Revere.
_ _ Cry, cry, though the nights be cold,
[B] Cry till [Em] the truth be told.
[D] Cry, cry, [G] like a man [Em] of old,
Cry [Bm] like Paul [G]
Revere.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] He heard that the British [Em] had the road patrol. _
[B] Cry, [G] cry!
Set off for Cambridge [Em] with a spirit bowl.
_ [Bm] _ [B] Cry, cry!
He [Em] met two [G] regulars face to face,
[D]
Turned about [G] at a lightning pace,
[B]
Till Rosemount gave [Em] up the chase
[C] And on [D] they fought [Em] Revere. _ _ _
Cry, cry, though the nights [B] be cold, _
Cry, cry, [Em] till the truth be told.
[D] _
Cry, cry, [G] like a man [Em] of old,
Cry [Bm] like Paul [G] Revere.
_ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [G] _ Arrived in Medford [Em] town at twelve o'clock.
_ [B] Cry, [Em] cry!
And [G] there alerted [Em] Adam _ Sandmancock.
[Bm] _
[B] Cry, [Em] cry!
Every house [G] did miss a one,
[D] While Sir Rouse [G] down that midnight run.
[A] On [C#] the way [Em] to Lexington,
[C] On the [Bm] ride of Paul [Em] Revere.
_ _ Cry, cry, though the nights [B] be cold,
Cry, cry, [Em] till the truth be told.
[D] Cry, cry, [G] like a man [Em] of old,
Cry [Bm] like Paul [G] _
Revere.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] Now there were many [Em] who remained in bed. _ _
[B] Cry, [G] cry!
And in [Em] history, their names are dead.
[Bm] _ [B] Cry, [Em] cry!
But the one [G] who history thanks,
_ [D] _
Set off from [G] Charles River's banks.
[Bm] _
Cry, cry!
And a ride [Em] to Rouse the ranks
Was the [Bm] ride of [Em] Paul Revere. _ _
Cry, [E] cry, though the nights be cold,
[B] Cry, [E] cry, till the truth be [D] told.
Cry, cry, [G] like a [E] man of [Em] old,
[Bm] Cry like Paul [G] Revere.
[B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] I wonder if [Em] two hundred years ahead,
[G] Cry, cry!
If they will ride [Em] or if they'll stay in [Bm] bed.
Cry, [Em] cry!
If faith and [G] freedom within them [D] die,
And then they hear [G] the midnight cry,
[E] And the hoof [B] beats cross [Em] the moonlit sky,
Will they ride [Bm] with Paul [Em] Revere?
_ [C] Will they ride [D] with Paul [Em] Revere?
_ _ He's off to Lannister's orchard town. _ _ _ _
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