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