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[Verse 1]
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Good morning, young master, it's 1882
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Your mother is hungry, what will you do?
         C            G              Bb           Am
There is bread in the kitchen of the big house upstairs
      Am              Dm           Am
But I warn you, don't take it from them
          C                 G7                   Bb          Am
You'll be tarred, you'll be feathered, you'll be hung like a ham
      Am       Dm                  Am
And I warn you, don't do it, young man

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
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Your mother is calling, she wants you by the bed
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So get ready, young master, well, go shake your sleepy head
         C         G7           Bb          Am
"Darling son, I am dying, and I leave it to you
       Am            Dm             Am
As I'm leaving, tell me, what did I do?"
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(instrumental)
    Am              Dm         Am
I'm dying, tell me, what did I do?"

[Bridge]
F                                                          Am
Boy steals the bread, now that's enough, and heads for the door
F                                                  Am
Man sees him coming, "Boy, you won't be running no more"
Bb                                            F
Boy gets arrested and the case is tested that day
Bb                             F                 C
Judge finds him guilty and the jailer takes him away

[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Good morning, young master, it’s twenty-five to nine
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           Am        Dm                F              Am
They’ll be coming to get you, well, in twenty minutes time
          C                G                    Bb          Am
You’ll be drawn, you’ll be quartered, you'll be hung like a ham
      Am            Dm           Am
And I warn you, get ready, young man
         C          G           Bb          Am
Said the boy, “I am dying and I leave it to you
       Am               Dm         Am
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)