Biography:
Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Cousins, 7 January 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, England) has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. He has performed frequently as a much-in-demand acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby.
His first solo album, Two Weeks Last Summer, was released in 1972. His next two albums "Old School Songs" (1980) and The Bridge (1994) were by Dave Cousins & Brian Willoughby.
Cousins remains active, regularly touring with Acoustic Strawbs.
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Other songs:
- A Song For Me
- All In Vain
- Beat The Retreat
- Beside The Rio Grande
- Can You Believe
- Forever Ocean Blue
- Going Home
- Grace Darling
- Hanging In The Gallery
- Higher Germanie
- Hummingbird
- I Turned My Face Into The Wind
- Ill Show You Where To Sleep
- Josephine For Better Or For Worse
- Lay Down
- Never Take Sweets From A Stranger
- October To May
- Ringing Down The Years
- Song For Alex
- Song Of A Sad Little Girl
- Stone Cold Is The Womans Heart
- Thats The Way It Ends
- The Battle
- The Hangman And The Papist
- The Shepherds Song
- The Young Pretender
- Ways And Means
- Well Meet Again Sometime
- When You Were A Child
- You Keep Going Your Way
- You Never Needed Water
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Dave Cousins - The Hangman And The Papist
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Em G Am C Em G Am C
[Verse 1]
Em G
The village square stands quiet with the curfew still in force
Am C
The streets are even clear of dogs and whores
Em G
Like some evil bird of prey the scaffold spreads its wings
Am C
The people build their fires and bolt their doors
Am D
The mayor is giving dinner to the officers and wives
Am Em D
His eldest son is learning how to fawn
Am Em D
The barrack block is hushed and tense, the soldiers drawing lots
Am Em D
Who will be the hangman in the dawn
[Verse 2]
Em G
The lot falls on a young man who has served for but a year
Am C
His home is in the village close nearby
Em G
He shivers at the thought of what he's forced to do next day
Am C
He wonders who it is that has to die
Am D
The full moon casts a cold light on the gloomy prison walls
Am Em D
The papist walks his cell, he cannot sleep
Am Em D
He hears the waiting gallows creaking just beyond the door
Am Em D
He prays for he has no more tears to weep
[Verse 3]
Em G
The day begins to break, the muffled drums begin to sound
Am C
A crowd begins to gather in the square
Em G
The presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask
Am C
Weighs heavy on the minds of all those there
Am D
The colonel reads the sentence which the papist knows by heart
Am Em D
He has failed to show allegiance to the King
Am Em D
His crime is thus with god himself, in his name he must hang
Am Em D
The papist, head held high, says not a thing
[Verse 4]
Em G
The jailer binds his hands, puts the blindfold to his eyes
Am C
He leads him through the door before the crowd
Em G
The hangman sees his victim and the blood drains from his face
Am C
He sees his younger brother standing proud
Am D
The hangman tries to protest, but is ordered to proceed
Am Em D
His trembling hands begin to take the strain
Am Em D
His eyes are blind with streaming tears, he cries for all to hear
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Em G Am C Em G Am C
[Verse 1]
Em G
The village square stands quiet with the curfew still in force
Am C
The streets are even clear of dogs and whores
Em G
Like some evil bird of prey the scaffold spreads its wings
Am C
The people build their fires and bolt their doors
Am D
The mayor is giving dinner to the officers and wives
Am Em D
His eldest son is learning how to fawn
Am Em D
The barrack block is hushed and tense, the soldiers drawing lots
Am Em D
Who will be the hangman in the dawn
[Verse 2]
Em G
The lot falls on a young man who has served for but a year
Am C
His home is in the village close nearby
Em G
He shivers at the thought of what he's forced to do next day
Am C
He wonders who it is that has to die
Am D
The full moon casts a cold light on the gloomy prison walls
Am Em D
The papist walks his cell, he cannot sleep
Am Em D
He hears the waiting gallows creaking just beyond the door
Am Em D
He prays for he has no more tears to weep
[Verse 3]
Em G
The day begins to break, the muffled drums begin to sound
Am C
A crowd begins to gather in the square
Em G
The presence of the hangman in his terrifying mask
Am C
Weighs heavy on the minds of all those there
Am D
The colonel reads the sentence which the papist knows by heart
Am Em D
He has failed to show allegiance to the King
Am Em D
His crime is thus with god himself, in his name he must hang
Am Em D
The papist, head held high, says not a thing
[Verse 4]
Em G
The jailer binds his hands, puts the blindfold to his eyes
Am C
He leads him through the door before the crowd
Em G
The hangman sees his victim and the blood drains from his face
Am C
He sees his younger brother standing proud
Am D
The hangman tries to protest, but is ordered to proceed
Am Em D
His trembling hands begin to take the strain
Am Em D
His eyes are blind with streaming tears, he cries for all to hear
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
Am Em D
"Forgive me god, we hang him in thy name"
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