Martyn Joseph - Dic penderyn

^DmThunder rolled and the ^Am/Crain came down St. ^Bbmaj7Mary St ^Am/C But ^Dmon this day thou^Am/Csands stood their ^Bbmaj7ground ^{Am/C Dm}A silent crowd who's he^Am/Cads are bowed in ^Bbmaj7helplessne^Am/Css ^{Dm A} Bid fare^Dmwell ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C} And the ^Dmwife of a ^Am/CRichard Pen^Bbmaj7deryn ^{Am/C Dm}Supported ^Am/Cthere to weak to ^Bbmaj7stand ^{Am/C Dm}Disbelieving ^Am/Canger and ^Bbmaj7sorrow ^{Am/C Dm}For her ^Ainnocent ^Dmman, ^{Am/C Bmaj7} an ^Ainnocent ^Dmman ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 C}

She says,^F/A lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cboys ^F/ALet me ^Bbsee the one I ^Csus4love ^{C F/A}Lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cnow Let me ^Dmsee the man I ^Alove one more ^Dmtime

^DmBroken by star^Am/Cvation and ^Bbmaj7poverty ^Am/C While the ^Dmiron maste^Am/Crs sip their ^Bbmaj7wine ^{Am/C Dm}Young and old ^Am/Ctogether marched for ^Bbmaj7justice ^Am/C But the ^Dmbayonet and the ^Abullet's what they ^Dmfind ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C Dm}"Bread or blo^Am/Cod" cried a ^Bbmaj7collier ^{Am/C Dm}"We've come too ^Am/Cfar lads now to ^Bbmaj7run" ^Am/C But ^Dmin our Myther ^Am/Ctown in ^Bbmaj71831 ^{Am/C Dm}They were cut ^Adown by the government ^Dmguns^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C}

And ^Dmin the midst of ^Am/Csenseless ^Bbmaj7slaughter^{Am/C Dm}A soldier ^Am/Cwounded in the ^Bbmaj7thigh ^Am/C Who ^Dmlater swore on ^Am/Coath at the ^Bbmaj7trial ^{Am/C Dm}That Dic ^APenderyn was not the ^Dmguy ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C} And ^Dmthough he stood for ^Am/Ceverything they ^Bbmaj7wanted ^Am/C And ^Dmrose with his ^Am/Cpeople on that ^Bbmaj7day ^Am/C It ^Dmcould not have been ^Am/Che that harmed the ^Bbmaj7soldier ^Am/C But ^Dmsome there with a ^Agrudge put him ^Dmaway ^{Am/C Bbmaj7} Said they'd ^Astitch him up some ^Dmday

Despite ^Dmpetition^Am/Cs and cries for ^Bbmaj7mercy ^{Am/C Dm}All that the ^Am/Cfacts had to ^Bbmaj7say ^{Am/C Dm}Neither king nor his ^Am/Cparliament would ^Bbmaj7listen ^{Am/C Dm}Even the ^Ajudge was turned ^Dmaway^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C} So hey Lord ^DmMelbourne^Am/C how did you ^Bbmaj7sleep then ^{Am/C Dm}With all that ^Am/Cevidence in your ^Bbmaj7face ^Am/C Well you ^Dmshot down ^Am/C24 so why not ^Bbmaj7hang someone? ^{Am/C Dm}Got to keep those ^Aworkers in their^Dm pla^Am/Cce ^{Bbmaj7 Am/C}

He ^Dmslowly climbs the ^Am/Csteps to the gallows ^Bbmaj7pole ^{Am/C Dm}The last few ^Am/Cmoments of a ^Bbmaj7life ^Am/C As his ^Dmeyes survey the ^Am/Ccrowd of gallant ^Bbmaj7Welsh ^{Am/C Dm}He's ^Alooking for his ^Dmwife^Am/C, ^Bbmaj7 he ^Acan't see his ^Dmwife

She says,^F/A lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cboys ^F/ALet me ^Bbsee the one I ^Csus4love ^{C F/A}Lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cboys Let me ^Dmsee the man I ^Alove one more ^Dmtime

So ^Dmlouder and ^Am/Clonger than the sound of ^Bbmaj7guns ^Am/C Is the ^Dmmemory ^Am/Cof what was ^Bbmaj7done ^Am/C Well you can ^Dmonly trample ^Am/Cpeople down for ^Bbmaj7so long ^{Am/C Dm}Time will ^Ashow you have not ^Dmwon ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C} And ^Dmlong before all ^Am/Cthis on a hill in ^Bbmaj7Palestine ^Am/C They ^Dmstrung another one ^Am/Cup they say was a ^Bbmaj7friend of yours and m^Am/Cine ^DmDying in the ^Am/Cplace of a^Bbmaj7nother one ^{Am/C Dm}But in the ^Amorning comes the ^Dmsun ^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C} In the ^Amorining the ^Dmsun

^F/ALift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^{C F/A}Let me ^Bbsee the one I ^Csus4love ^{C F/A}Lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cnow Let me ^F/Asee the one I ^Bblove one more ^Csus4time ^C

^F/ALift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me, ^Cboys Let me ^F/Asee the one I ^Bblove one more ^Csus4time ^{C F/A}Lift me ^Bbup oh ^Csus4lift me ^Cboys Let me ^Dmsee the one I love ^AOne more ^Dmtime^{Am/C Bbmaj7 A}One more ^Dmtime^{Am/C Bbmaj7 A}One more ^Dmtime^{Am/C Bbmaj7 Am/C Dm}