At the Gallows End Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][Bsus4][Em][D][Em][Bsus4][C][Bm]
[Em][Bsus4][Em]
[Bsus4][Em][C][Em][Bm]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Sunrise I greet you, the [D]beauty of your light
So [C]warm and tender was [Bm]never the night
In [Em]tears I see you, the [D]last time it will be
So [C]give me your blessing, I'll [Bm]meet my destiny

[Interlude 1]
[Bm][B][Bm][D][C][B][Bm][D][B][Bm][D][B]
[Bm][D][C][B][F#][F5][Em]
[D][Bm][B][F#][F5][G][F#][Bm][B][F#][F5][Em][D][Bm][B][F#][F5][G][F#][Bm][B][Bm]
[D][Bm][B][Bm][D][C]

[Verse 2]
[B]No [Bm]rest for the Sinner[D]
[C]Hyp[B]nos refused me my [Bm]sleep[D]
[C]Thi[B]s was the last night of [Bm]my lif[D]e
[C]With win[B]e I pondered on my [Bm]deeds[D]
[Bm]I drank

[Verse 3]
[B]to the devil with ser[Bm] vant[D]s
[C]It's goo[B]d with a friend
where [Bm]you [D]go[C]
[B]No one would share my last [Bm]chalice[D]
[Bm]So I drink to the ones
that I [D]know[Bm]

[Verse 4]
[F#]Ring [G#5]brother[Am] , rin[F]g for [F5]me[F#][G#5]
[F#]Ring the [G#5]bell s o[Am]f hop[F]e
an[F5]d fa[F#]ith[Em]
[B]Ring [Bm]for m[C#]y da[D]mna[Bb5] tion[G]
[F#]I am a[Bm]t the[D][Bm]
[F5]gallows [B]en [Bm]d[B]

[Verse 5]
With [Em]sad emotions, I s[D]ing this epitaph
[C]My swansong, my headstone,
the [Bm]farewell of [Em]my h[Bm]eart
The [Em]hills of Tyburn,
up [D]where the gallows stand
[C]Only the vultures will [Bm]come to see me hang

[Interlude 2]
[Bm][B][Bm][D][C][B][Bm][D][Bm][B][Bm][D][C][B]
[Bm][D][Bm][B][F#]
[F5][Em][D][Bm][B][F#][F5][G][F#][Bm][B][F#][F5][F][D][Bm][B][F#][F][G][F#][B]
[Bm][D][Bm][B][Bm][D]
[Bm]

[Verse 6]
Be[B]hold [Bm]the sight of my Golgatha
The gal[D]lows [C]enl[B]ightened
by [Bm]the m[D]oon[Bm]
[B]Proud [Bm]of his a[B]rt are t[Bm]he carpent[D]er
[Bm]His [B]creation a tool
for [Bm]my d[D]oom[Bm]

[Verse 7]
I am the out[B]cast no [Bm]win [D]ner
[C]I a[B]m t[Bm]he falle[B]n the one[D]
[Bm]That lived[B] all his life as a sinner[Bm][D]
[C]The[B] Tempter has cal[Bm]led me [B]his[Bm] son[D][Em][F#][G#5][Am][F5][F#][G#5][F#][G#5][Am]

[Interlude 3]
[F5][F#][G#5][B][Bm][C#][D][Bb5][G][F#][C#][D][Bm][F5][D][Em][D][F5][Em][C][D][Em]
[F5][Em][C][Bm][D][Em][D][F5][Em][C][D][Em][F5][Em][C][Bm][D]
[Em][D][F5][Em][C][D][Em][F][Em][C][Bm][D][Em][D][F5][Em][C][D][Em][F5][Em][C][Bm]
[B][C][D][C][B][G#5][B][C][D][C][G#5][B][C][D][C][B][G#5][B][C][D][C][G#5]
[B][C#][D][B][F5][Em][B][Bm][D][C][B][Bm][D]
[Bm]

[Verse 8]
[B]Soon it is time [Bm]the dark has now [D]fled
An[C]d I[B] see the place for my d[D]eath
[C]The pri[B]est he will pray for my lost sou[D]l
[C]I'm[B] sure he's wasting his[C] tim[D]e
[C]A sinner,

[Verse 9]
[B]a fool or a d[Bm]ev il[D][Bm]
[B]Or [Bm]just a vic[B]tim [Bm]of li[D]fe
[Bm]It's no fu[B]n to burn in hell's fire[Bm][D]
[C]But [B]I sure have enjoyed [Bm]my l[D]ife

[Verse 10]
[F#]Ring brother, [F5]ring [F#]for me
[F#]Ring the bells of [F5]hope and [F#]faith
[B]Ring [C#]for m[D]y [Bb5]damna [G]tion
[F#]I am a[C#]t the[D] ga[Bm]llow[F5]s end[Em][B]