My Name Is Dessie Warren chords by Ian Prowse

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G C G D

Verse:
G                         C
Up and down the nation he gave the workers strength and courage
G                          D
 Up and down the nation he taught us to prevail
   G                                  C
He fought for safer building sites he argued for a pound an hour
G                               D          G        Gsus4 G D
 He was so successful that they put him in the jail

Verse:
G                             C
Some workers leaders they are sent to royal garden parties
G                         D
 Some workers leaders are sent to the house of lords
G                         C
Some workers leaders they go to jail they go to prison
G                                    D                 G            G7
 Which ones sold you down the river? Which ones fought your cause?

Chorus:
    C
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
   G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C
 "That's your name you fool"
      D
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
        C
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
     G
"The number it belongs to you"
       D           G        Gsus4 G D
"I was only saying my name"

Verse:
    G                         C
The bosses and the Tory Party plotted to imprison Dessie
G                               D
 Labour came to power but still Dessie was not free
   G                              C
So don't just point the finger at those who jailed him in the first place
G                           D           G       G7
 Also at the scoundrels who clung on to the key

Chorus:
    C
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
   G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C
 "That's your name you fool"
      D
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
        C
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
     G
"The number it belongs to you"
       D           G        Gsus4 G D
"I was only saying my name"

Solo:
G C G D
G C G D G

Verse:
    G                           C
Now Dessie Warren he refused to take the label of a criminal
G                                  D
 So they branded him awkward to be broken and denied
     G                                 C
They drugged him and infected him with chemicals and tranquilisers
G                                        D             G        G7
 The bastards went and killed him cos he dared to take our side

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