The Traitor
Ton : CEnglish
Now thCe Swan it floated onF the English river C
ACh the Rose of High RFomance it opened wideC
AE sun tanned woman yeAmarned me through theF/C summer
aGnd the judges watcheFd us from the other siCde
I toldC my mother Mother I Fmust leave you C
pCreserve my room but Fdo not shed a tear C
SEhould rumour of a shAmabby ending reach yoF/Cu
iGt was half my fault Fand half the atmospherCe
But thCe Rose I sickened wiFth a scarlet fever C
aCnd the Swan I tempteFd with a sense of shamCe
SEhe said at last I waAms her finest lover F/C
aGnd if she withered IF would be to blame C
The juCdges said you missedF it by a fraction C
rCise up and brace youFr troops for the attacCk
AEh the dreamers ride Amagainst the men of aF/Cction
OGh see the men of actFion falling back C
But I Clingered on her thigFhs a fatal moment C
IC kissed her lips as Fthough I thirsted stilCl
MEy falsity had stung Amme like a hornet F/C
TGhe poison sank and iFt paralysed my will C
I coulCd not move to warn aFll the younger soldierCs
tChat they had been deFserted from above C
SEo on battlefields frAmom here to BarcelonaF/C
IG'm listed with the eFnemies of love C
And loCng ago she said I muFst be leaving C
ACh but keep my body hFere to lie upon C
YEou can move it up anAmd down and when I'm F/Csleeping
RGun some wire throughF that Rose and wind thCe Swan
So daiCly I renew my idle dFuty C
IC touch her here and Fthere I know my placeC
IE kiss her open mouthAm and I praise her beF/Cauty
aGnd people call me trFaitor to my face C