Derby Day chords by Maz Oconnor

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
BB
I tugged my father's coat sleeve
E MajorE
And said "I cannot see the track"
BB
So he picked me up and swung me round
E MajorE
And hung me from his back
BB       E MajorE
"Settle down, son, settle down

They're starting any minute now
BB         E MajorE
When you see them coming round the bend
    BB          E MajorE
You can wave and scream and shout.

Pre-Chorus:
G+G
And there's always troublemakers here,
C majorC
But I'll keep you safe and sound
G+G
There's no harm can befall you here
C majorC           BB  E MajorE
Two yards from off the ground."

Verse 2:
BB
What a fine and sunny day it was

The best I'd ever seen
BB
And what a view I had up there

Of beggars, kings and queens
BB
And how I felt so tall and grand
         E MajorE
And how I held on tight
BB
Those horses thundering round the bend
           E MajorE
Flashed purple green and white.

Pre-Chorus:
G+G
Or was it something new that grew
C majorC          BB
And burst on to the track
G+G
I felt my father's shoulders flinch
C majorC          BB E MajorE
He threw me from his back.

Chorus:
C majorC             FF
I thought I heard somebody cry
       C majorC      FF
"Let me live, or let me die!"
C majorC             FF
I thought I heard somebody say
C majorC          FF
"I shall be free on Derby Day
C majorC            BB
I shall be free on Derby Day"

Verse 3:

They said that she was coming round
            E MajorE
They said she'd be all right
BB
Lord, won't you bless all those

That had to look on such a sight
             E MajorE
Lord, won't you bless my ears
   BB         E MajorE
Lord, won't you bless my eyes
   BB
Lord, won't you bless all those
              E MajorE
That had to look on such a sight

Pre-Chorus:
G+G
Dressed in white like a faded bride
C majorC         BB
Nine medals on her chest
G+G         C majorC
Blazing there like battle wounds
         BB
Pinned on to her dress

Chorus:
C majorC             FF
I thought I heard somebody cry
C majorC            FF
"Let me live, or let me die!"
C majorC             FF
I thought I heard somebody say
C majorC          FF
"I shall be free on Derby Day
C majorC         FF   BB

I shall be free on Derby Day"