There were six men in Birmingham
G DIn Guildford there's four
DThat were picked up and tortured
And framed by the law
DAnd the filth got promotion
GBut they're still doing time
For being Irish in the wrong place
G AAnd at the wrong time
D G D
In Ireland they'll put you away in the Maze
D G AIn England they'll keep you for several long days
God help you if ever you're caught on these shores
D G AThe coppers need someone and they walk through that door
D
You'll be counting years
GFirst five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
D GRound the yard and the stinking cell
A DFrom wall to wall and back again
A curse on the judges, the coppers and screws
Who tortured the innocent wrongly accused
For the price of promotion
And justice to sell
May the judged be the judges
When they rot down in hell
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Break: [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,A]
May the whores of the empire lie awake in their beds
And sweat as they count out their sins in their heads
While over in Ireland eight more men lie dead
Kicked down and shot in the back of the head
You'll be counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a freezing hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Counting years
First five then ten
Growing old in a lonely hell
Round the yard and the lousy cell
From wall to wall and back again
Break: [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,D] [C,A]
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