My Name Is Dessie Warren chords by Ian Prowse

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
G C G D

Verse:
G             C
Up and down the nation he gave the workers strength and courage
G             D
 Up and down the nation he taught us to prevail
  G                 C
He fought for safer building sites he argued for a pound an hour
G                D     G    Gsus4 G D
 He was so successful that they put him in the jail

Verse:
G               C
Some workers leaders they are sent to royal garden parties
G             D
 Some workers leaders are sent to the house of lords
G             C
Some workers leaders they go to jail they go to prison
G                  D         G      G7
 Which ones sold you down the river? Which ones fought your cause?

Chorus:
  C
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C
 "That's your name you fool"
   D
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D      G    Gsus4 G D
"I was only saying my name"

Verse:
  G             C
The bosses and the Tory Party plotted to imprison Dessie
G                D
 Labour came to power but still Dessie was not free
  G               C
So don't just point the finger at those who jailed him in the first place
G              D      G    G7
 Also at the scoundrels who clung on to the key

Chorus:
  C
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C
 "That's your name you fool"
   D
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D      G    Gsus4 G D
"I was only saying my name"

Solo:
G C G D
G C G D G

Verse:
  G              C
Now Dessie Warren he refused to take the label of a criminal
G                 D
 So they branded him awkward to be broken and denied
   G                 C
They drugged him and infected him with chemicals and tranquilisers
G                    D       G    G7
 The bastards went and killed him cos he dared to take our side

Chorus:
  C
The guard said "What's your number boy?"
  G
He said "My name is Dessie Warren"
C
 "That's your name you fool"
   D
"Your number's what I need" and he said
G
 "My name is Dessie Warren"
    C
"Do you hear? My name is Dessie Warren"
   G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D      G
"I was only saying my name"
   G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D      G
"I was only saying my name"
   G
"The number it belongs to you"
    D       C   G D G
"I was only saying my name"