The Traitor
Key: CEnglish
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Now Cthe Swan it floated on Fthe English river C
CAh the Rose of High FRomance it opened wide C
A Esun tanned woman Amyearned me through the F/Csummer
GAnd the judges Fwatched us from the other Cside
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I told Cmy mother Mother I Fmust leave you C
CPreserve my room but Fdo not shed a tear C
EShould rumour of a Amshabby ending reach F/Cyou
GIt was half my fault Fand half the Catmosphere
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But Cthe Rose I sickened Fwith a scarlet fever C
CAnd the Swan I Ftempted with a sense of Cshame
EShe said at last I Amwas her finest lover F/C
GAnd if she withered I Fwould be to blame C
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The Cjudges said you missed Fit by a fraction C
CRise up and brace Fyour troops for the Cattack
EAh the dreamers ride Amagainst the men of F/Caction
GOh see the men of Faction falling back C
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But I Clingered on her Fthighs a fatal moment C
I Ckissed her lips as Fthough I thirsted Cstill
EMy falsity had stung Amme like a hornet F/C
GThe poison sank and Fit paralysed my will C
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I Ccould not move to warn Fall the younger Csoldiers
CThat they had been Fdeserted from above C
ESo on battlefields Amfrom here to Barcelona F/C
GI'm listed with the Fenemies of love C
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And Clong ago she said I Fmust be leaving C
CAh but keep my body Fhere to lie upon C
EYou can move it up Amand down and when I'm F/Csleeping
GRun some wire through Fthat Rose and wind Cthe Swan
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So Cdaily I renew my idle Fduty C
I Ctouch her here and Fthere I know my place C
I Ekiss her open mouth Amand I praise her F/Cbeauty
GAnd people call me Ftraitor to my face C