For it being on Christmas morning...
Out for recre --- ation, we went on a tramp
And we met Sergeant Napper and Cor - poral Vamp
And a little wee drummer, in -- tending to camp
For the day being pleasant and charm ------- ing
Play the last four bars of
the intro here.
I don't think I need go through every verse, as, what comes after, are variations on the above. Paul does, though, put in a few chords at certain points in the song for added emphasis, and these chords should be included also.
Verse 4 has the line:
If you do you'll be flogged in the morning.
The bass F# note that follows 'morning' is incorporated into the
root chord thus:
In Verse 5, the D7
after this line:
"I'll cut off your heads in the morning",
marks the beginning of the fight, and is inserted after:
"And left them for dead in the morning."
in verse 7, signifying the end of the hostilities, and the resumption of the earlier mood of the song.
It has to be noted here that the representations of the chord patterns are as about as accurate as I can make them, given the under-currents of rhythm that weave through the narrative. Therein lies the power of interpretation. Use these chord patterns only as a guideline to better understanding the work, and the means by which to formulate your own interpretation of it.
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