Tonalité : E minor
Verse 1
Em
Bentley said to Craig "Let
him have it Chris"
C
They still don`t know today just
B
what he meant by this
Em
Craig fired the pistol,
but was too young to swing
C
So the police took Bentley
B
and the very next thing
Em
Let him dangle
C
G
C
B
G
Em
Let him dangle
B
C
G
B
G
B
Verse 2
Em
Bentley had surrendered,
he was under arrest,
C
When he gave Chris Craig
Bm
that fatal request
Em
Craig shot Sidney Miles,
he took Bentley`s word
C
The prosecution claimed as they
Bm
G
charged them with murder
Em
Let him dangle
C
D
C
B
G
Let him dangle
Interlude 1
Em
C
D
B
G
B
Verse 3
Em
They say Derek Bentley was easily led
G
C
Well what`s that to the woman
B
Bm
that Sidney Miles wed
G
Em
Though guilty was the verdict,
and Craig had shot him dead
C
The gallows were for Bentley
B
Bm
G
and still she never said
Em
Let him dangle
C
G
D
Bm
B
Em
Let him
dangle
D
Em
C
Verse 4
B
G
D
Well it`s hard to imagine it`s the
Am
times that have changed
G
When there`s a murder in the kitchen
D
that is brutal and strange
G
D
Am
If killing anybody is a terrible crime
C
D
Why does this bloodthirsty chorus
B
Em
come round from time to time
Let him dangle
C
G
C
B
Am
G
D
Verse 5
Em
B
Em
Not many people thought that
Bentley would hang
C
But the word never came,
B
the phone never rang
Em
Outside Wandsworth Prison
there was horror and hate
C
As the hangman shook Bentley`s hand
Bm
Am
G
to calculate his weight
Em
C
B
G
Let him
Em
dangle
Interlude 2
Em
C
D
B
G
B
G
D
Am
G
D
G
D
Am
D
Bm
B
From
Verse 6
Em
C
Am
G
D
Em
C
G
C
G
a
Em
welfare state to society murder
C
Bring "back the noose" is
B
al ways heard
Em
B
Em
Whenever those swine are under attack
C
But it won`t make you even
B
G
Em
It won`t bring him back
Verse 7
Em
C
G
D
Bm
Am
G
Em
Let him dangle
C
G
C
B
G
Em
Let him dangle
C
(String him up)
Outro 1
B
Am
Em
C
B
Em
B
Em
Bm
C
Bm
G
Em
C
G
C
Em
C
Bm
Em
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