Steeleye Span – Babylon (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
F# G# A F# G# A B C# F#m
[Verse]
A F#m E B To the halls of Latham House, the king he did proclaim F#m B G# That the seventh Earl of Derby, James Stanley was his name A F#m E B Should resist the Scottish force, bound for the Isle of Man F#m B G# So he gathered up his fighters and obeyed the king's command
[Verse]
A F#m E B Well, the Countess was of noble blood, though not of royalty F#m B G# Yet brave and as intrepid as any man was she A F#m E B So the house became a fortress, with her good Lord now gone F#m B G# A Her name was Lady Charlotte, but they called her Babylon
[Chorus]
E B F#m7 So put yourselves in line against Babylon A E G# All ye that bend the bow against the crown E B F#m7 Train the gunner's sights against Babylon A C#m F#m Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down...
[Verse]
A F#m E B Both the puritans and Fairfax, together they did call F#m B G# For this one last royal stronghold in Lancashire to fall A F#m E B So the garrison she strengthened and the Eagle Tower was manned F#m B G# A And refusing all conditions, it was then the siege began
[Chorus]
E B F#m7 So put yourselves in line against Babylon A E G# All ye that bend the bow against the crown E B F#m7 Train the gunner's sights against Babylon A C#m F#m Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down...
[Verse]
A F#m E B 'Twas in two good months when those rebels did retreat F#m B G# They were cast out from the earthworks and driven to defeat A F#m E B With dishonour and in shame, their siege came to an end F#m B G# A They were routed by a lady and two hundred loyal men
[Chorus]
E B F#m7 So put yourselves in line against Babylon A E G# All ye that bend the bow against the crown E B F#m7 And train the gunner's sights against Babylon A E Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down...
[Chorus]
B F#m7 So put yourselves in line against Babylon A E G# All ye that bend the bow against the crown E B F#m7 Train the gunner's sights against Babylon A C#m Till the Eagle's Tower does fall and the walls they are thrown down...