My Name Is Dessie Warren chords by Ian Prowse

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD

Verse:
G+G             C majorC
Up and down the nation he gave the workers strength and courage
G+G             D MajorD
 Up and down the nation he taught us to prevail
  G+G                 C majorC
He fought for safer building sites he argued for a pound an hour
G+G                D MajorD     G+G    Gsus4Gsus4 G+G D MajorD
 He was so successful that they put him in the jail

Verse:
G+G               C majorC
Some workers leaders they are sent to royal garden parties
G+G             D MajorD
 Some workers leaders are sent to the house of lords
G+G             C majorC
Some workers leaders they go to jail they go to prison
G+G                  D MajorD         G+G      G7G7
 Which ones sold you down the river? Which ones fought your cause?

Chorus:
  C majorC
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G+G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C majorC
 "That's your name you fool"
   D MajorD
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G+G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C majorC
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G+G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D MajorD      G+G    Gsus4Gsus4 G+G D MajorD
"I was only saying my name"

Verse:
  G+G             C majorC
The bosses and the Tory Party plotted to imprison Dessie
G+G                D MajorD
 Labour came to power but still Dessie was not free
  G+G               C majorC
So don't just point the finger at those who jailed him in the first place
G+G              D MajorD      G+G    G7G7
 Also at the scoundrels who clung on to the key

Chorus:
  C majorC
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G+G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C majorC
 "That's your name you fool"
   D MajorD
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G+G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C majorC
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G+G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D MajorD      G+G    Gsus4Gsus4 G+G D MajorD
"I was only saying my name"

Solo:
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G

Verse:
  G+G              C majorC
Now Dessie Warren he refused to take the label of a criminal
G+G                 D MajorD
 So they branded him awkward to be broken and denied
   G+G                 C majorC
They drugged him and infected him with chemicals and tranquilisers
G+G                    D MajorD       G+G    G7G7
 The bastards went and killed him cos he dared to take our side

Chorus:
  C majorC
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G+G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C majorC
 "That's your name you fool"
   D MajorD
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G+G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C majorC
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G+G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D MajorD      G+G
"I was only saying my name"
   G+G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D MajorD      G+G
"I was only saying my name"
   G+G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D MajorD       C majorC   G+G D MajorD G+G
"I was only saying my name"