Em                D
They came for him one winter's night. 
 Em               D
Arrested, he was bound.
 Em                      D
They said ther'd been a robbery,
 C            D          Em
his psitol had been found.

 Em                       G
They marched him to the station house,
 Em                D
he waited for the dawn.
 Em                         G
And as they led him to the dock,
 D                           Em
he knew that he'd been wronged.
 C          D          Em   D
"You stand accused of robbery",
 G     D        Em      D
he heard the bailiff say.
 C     D      Em       D
He knew without an alibi,
 G          D         Bm        D
tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.

 Em        G        D      Em
Over the hills and far away, 
   D          G            C         D
for ten long years he'll count the days.
 Em        G        D       Em
Over the mountains and the seas, 
   D          G             C        D 
a prisoner's life for him there'll be.