The Deserter Intro. D,Em,A,Bm,G,A,D-D,Em,A,Bm,G,Em,A Bm D A Em Here I stand in a land that isn't my own Bm D A Em Far from the country that I know as home Bm G A Bm I was sent here by government armed by the King G D Em A And I'm told I must kill men in order to bring Bm G A Peace to this foreign land Bm D A Em There he lies on a land no longer his own Bm D A Em In the grey of the country that he knows as home Bm G A Bm He was sent here by government, but he might not agree G D Em A And if someone must kill him God why is it me? Bm G A To bring peace to this foreign land Chorus D A Don't despise the deserter Bm G Don't despise the deserter D Em Don't despise the deserter G A Who ran from the war D A Don't despise the deserter Bm G Don't despise the deserter D Em Don't despise the deserter G D Who ran from the war. Inter. D,Em,A,Bm,G,A,D-D,Em,A,Bm,G,Em,A Bm D A Em So I bent down to drag him away from the wire Bm D A Em But the rifles to the left of me started to fire Bm G A Bm He was riddled with bullets, I was smothered in blood G G Em A And I don't see how murdering somebody could Bm G A Bring peace to a foreign land Bm D A Em So I ran from the fighting threw down my gun Bm D A Em And I ran by the moon and slept by the sun Bm G A Bm Now arrested by government and charged by the King G D Em A To be shot 'cos I can't kill in order to bring Bn G A Peace to a foreign land Chorus Ending D,Em,A,Bm,G,A,D-D,Em,A,Bm,G,Em,A, D,Em,A,Bm,G,A,D-D,Em,A,Bm,G,Em,A,D The chord runs marked Intro, Inter & Ending are very much my interpretation of an amazing section of violin lead. It works and sound reasonable. (Waltz time. By the way)
