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My Name Is Dessie Warren by Ian Prowse
My Name Is Dessie Warren
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[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"
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