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[Verse 1]
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AmDmFAm
Good morning, young master, it's 1882
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AmDmFAm
Your mother is hungry, what will you do?
CGBbAm
There is bread in the kitchen of the big house upstairs
AmDmAm
But I warn you, don't take it from them
CG7BbAm
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered, you'll be hung like a ham
AmDmAm
And I warn you, don't do it, young man
[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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AmDmFAm
Your mother is calling, she wants you by the bed
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AmDmFAm
So get ready, young master, well, go shake your sleepy head
CG7BbAm
"Darling son, I am dying, and I leave it to you
AmDmAm
As I'm leaving, tell me, what did I do?"
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(instrumental)
AmDmAm
I'm dying, tell me, what did I do?"
[Bridge]
FAm
Boy steals the bread, now that's enough, and heads for the door
FAm
Man sees him coming, "Boy, you won't be running no more"
BbF
Boy gets arrested and the case is tested that day
BbFC
Judge finds him guilty and the jailer takes him away
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
3/8
AmDmFAm
Good morning, young master, it’s twenty-five to nine
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AmDmFAm
They’ll be coming to get you, well, in twenty minutes time
CGBbAm
You’ll be drawn, you’ll be quartered, you'll be hung like a ham
AmDmAm
And I warn you, get ready, young man
CGBbAm
Said the boy, “I am dying and I leave it to you
AmDmAm
As I’m leaving, tell me what did I do?
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As I’m dying, tell me what ... did I do?”
(ritardando)