The Colours
The Men They Couldn't Hang
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D G I am a member of the council ofA D the naval mutinyD G And no traitor to my conscienceD A D having done my sworn duty VERSE 2:D These are my last words before theG A scaffold and I charge you all toD hearD G How a wretched British sailorD A D Became a citizen mutineer VERSE 3:D G Pressed into service to carryA powder I was loyal to the crack ofD the whipD If I starved on the streets ofG D Bristol, I starved worse on aA D British ship CHORUS:D Red is the colour of the newG republic, blue is the colour of the seaD White is the colour of myA D innocence, not surrender to yourD G D mercy VERSE 4:D G I was awoken from my misery by theA D words of Thomas PaineContinúa después del anuncioD G On my barren soil they fell likeD A D The sweetest drops of rain CHORUS:D Red is the colour of the newG republic, blue is the colour of the seaD White is the colour of myA D innocence, not surrender to yourD G D mercy BRIDGE:D So in the spring of the year weD took the fleet every sail and cannon and compass sheetG And we flew a Jacobean flag to giveA us heartD Bm While Pitt stood helpless we wereG A D waiting for Bonaparte CHORUS:D Red is the colour of the newG republic, blue is the colour of the seaD White is the colour of myA D innocence, not surrender to yourD G D mercy VERSE 5:D G All you soldiers, all you sailors,A D all you labourers of the landD G All you beggars, all you builders,D A D you've come here to watch me hang VERSE 6:D And to the masters we are theG A D rabble, we are the swinish multitudeD G But we can re-arrange the coloursD A of the red and the white and theD blue CHORUS:D Red is the colour of the newG republic, blue is the colour of the seaD White is the colour of myA D innocence, not surrender to yourD G D mercy CHORUS:D Red is the colour of the newG republic, blue is the colour of the seaD White is the colour of myA D innocence, not surrender to yourD G D mercy