Key:
Introduction: Am
Am Dm F Am
Good morning, young master, it's 1882
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Am Dm F Am
Your mother is hungry, what will you do?
C G Bb Am
There is bread in the kitchen of the big house upstairs
Am Dm Am
But I warn you, don't take it from them
C G7 Bb Am
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered, you'll be hung like a ham
Am Dm Am
And I warn you, don't do it, young man
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Am Dm F Am
Your mother is calling, she wants you by the bed
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Am Dm F Am
So get ready, young master, well, go shake your sleepy head
C G7 Bb Am
"Darling son, I am dying, and I leave it to you
Am Dm Am
As I'm leaving, tell me, what did I do?"
C G Bb Am
(instrumental)
Am Dm Am
I'm dying, tell me, what did I do?"
F Am
Boy steals the bread, now that's enough, and heads for the door
F Am
Man sees him coming, "Boy, you won't be running no more"
Bb F
Boy gets arrested and the case is tested that day
Bb F C
Judge finds him guilty and the jailer takes him away
Am Dm F Am
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Am Dm F Am
Good morning, young master, it&rsquo s twenty-five to nine
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Am Dm F Am
They&rsquo ll be coming to get you, well, in twenty minutes time
C G Bb Am
You&rsquo ll be drawn, you&rsquo ll be quartered, you'll be hung like a ham
Am Dm Am
And I warn you, get ready, young man
C G Bb Am
Said the boy, &ldquo I am dying and I leave it to you
Am Dm Am
As I&rsquo m leaving, tell me what did I do?
Am Dm F Am
As I&rsquo m dying, tell me what ... did I do?&rdquo
(ritardando)