Percy's Song
Fairport ConventionVersion1
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Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Sayin' one of your friends is in trouble deep,
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Tell me, the trouble tell once to my ear,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Joliet prison and ninety-nine years.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Oh what's the charge of how this came to be,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Manslaughter in the highest of degree.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
I sat down and wrote the best words I could write,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Explaining to the judge I'd be there on Wednesday night.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Without a reply I left by the moon,
Turn, turn, turn again,
And was in his chambers by the next afternoon.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Could ya tell me the facts? I said without fear,
Turn, turn, turn again,
That a friend of mine would get ninety-nine years.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
A crash on the highway flew the car to a field,
Turn, turn, turn again,
There was four persons killed and he was at the wheel.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
But I knew him as good as I'm knowin' myself,
Turn, turn, turn again,
And he wouldn't harm a life that belonged to someone else.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
The judge spoke out of the side of his mouth,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Sayin' the witness who saw he left little doubt.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
That may be true he's got a sentence to serve,
Turn, turn, turn again,
But ninety-nine years he just don't deserve.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Too late, too late for his case it is sealed
Turn, turn, turn again,
His sentence is passed and it cannot be repealed.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
But he ain't no criminal and his crime it is none,
Turn, turn, turn again,
What happened to him could happen to anyone.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
And at that the judge jerked forward and his face it did freeze,
Turn, turn, turn again,
Sayin' "Could you kindly leave my office now, please."
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
Well his eyes looked funny and I stood up so slow,
Turn, turn, turn again,
With no other choice except but for to go.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
I walked down the hallway and I heard his door slam,
Turn, turn, turn again,
I walked down the courthouse stairs and I could not understand.
Turn, turn to the rain and the wind.
And I played my guitar through the night to the day,
Turn, turn, turn again,
And the only tune my guitar could play
Was "Old cruel rain and the wind."
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Readable chord sheet for Percy's Song by Fairport Convention
[D]Bad news, bad news, come[G] to me where [D]I sleep, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, Sayin' o[D]ne of your friends is in tr[G]ouble deep, [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. T[D]ell me, the trouble tell o[G]nce to my e[D]ar, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, Joliet prison and ninety-nine years. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. [D]Oh what's the charge of h[G]ow this came to [D]be, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, [D]Manslaughter in the hi[G]ghest of degree. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. I s[D]at down and wrote the b[G]est words I could w[D]rite, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, [D]Explaining to the judge I'd be th[G]ere on Wednesday night. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. Wi[D]thout a reply I le[G]ft by the mo[D]on, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, And w[D]as in his chambers by the n[G]ext afternoon. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. Co[D]uld ya tell me the facts? [G]I said without f[D]ear, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, T[D]hat a friend of mine would get nin[G]ety-nine years. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. A c[D]rash on the highway flew the c[G]ar to a fi[D]eld, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, There was f[D]our persons killed and he [G]was at the wheel. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. But I k[D]new him as good as I'm kn[G]owin' mys[D]elf, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, And [D]he wouldn't harm a life that bel[G]onged to someone else. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. The j[D]udge spoke out of the s[G]ide of his mo[D]uth, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, Sayin' the wi[D]tness who saw he l[G]eft little doubt. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. T[D]hat may be true he's got a sen[G]tence to se[D]rve, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, But ni[D]nety-nine years he ju[G]st don't deserve. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. T[D]oo late, too late for his c[G]ase it is sea[D]led Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, His sen[D]tence is passed and it c[G]annot be repealed. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. But [D]he ain't no criminal and his cr[G]ime it is no[D]ne, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, What hap[D]pened to him could hap[G]pen to anyone. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. And at t[D]hat the judge jerked forward and his f[G]ace it did fr[D]eeze, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, Sayin' "C[D]ould you kindly leave my of[G]fice now, please." [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. Well [D]his eyes looked funny and I st[G]ood up so s[D]low, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, With [D]no other choice ex[G]cept but for to go. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. I wa[D]lked down the hallway and I he[G]ard his door s[D]lam, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, I wa[D]lked down the courthouse stairs and I co[G]uld not understand. [Em]Turn, turn to the r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd. And I pl[D]ayed my guitar through the ni[G]ght to the d[D]ay, Tu[G]rn, turn, turn ag[A]ain, And the on[D]ly tune my gu[G]itar could play [Em]Was "Old cruel r[G]ain and the wi[A]nd."