Dives and Lazarus by June Tabor and the Oyster Band Chords

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[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ Zip fell out [Bb] upon one [Cm] day, with Diverus he made [Gm] a feast,
[Cm] He invited [Bb] all his friends, [Cm] and gentry of the best.
And lad was slated, and down and down, even down [Gm] he died in the store,
[Cm] Some meat, some drink, [Bb] brother Diverus, and [Bb] with his gold upon [Cm] the floor.
[Eb] Now a god of mine, [Bb] brother Lazarus, [C] lies begging at [Gm] my door,
[Ab] He'll meet no drink, [Bbm] I'll give him leave, [F] but with [Bb] hunger starve [Cm] I shall.
And lad was slated, and down and down, even down he died [Gm] in the store,
[Cm] Some meat, some drink, brother [Bb] Diverus, and with hunger [Cm] starve I shall.
[Eb] Now a god of mine, [Bb] brother Lazarus, [C] lies begging [Gm] at my [Ab] door,
He'll meet no [Eb] drink, I'll [Bb] give him leave, [Eb] but with hunger [Cm] starve I shall.
And lad was slated, and [Bb] down and [Cm] down, even down he died [Gm] in the store,
[Cm] Some meat, some drink, brother [Bb]
[Cm] Diverus, for Jesus Christ his sake.
[Eb] Now a god of [Bb] mine, brother Lazarus, [C] lies begging [Gm] at my gate,
[Ab] He'll meet no [Eb] drink, I'll [Bb] give him [Cm] leave, but Jesus Christ his sake.
And lad was sent out, his serving men, to whip poor [Gm] Lazarus away,
[Cm] They had no power to [Bb] whip, one [Cm] whip, and they [Bb] threw their [Cm] whip away.
[Eb] And I was [Bb] sent out, his hungry [Cm] dogs, to worm [Gm] poor Lazarus [Ab] away,
But they had no [Eb] power to fight, one [C] bite, and they licked me [Cm] so good-day.
As it fell out [Bb] upon one [Cm] day, poor Lazarus, [Gm] sick and died,
[C] They came to angels [Bb] out of [Cm] heav'n, they [Bb] sung their [Cm] tunes and died,
[Eb] Rise up, rise [Bb] up, brother [Cm] Lazarus, come [Gm] along with me,
[Ab] For there's a [Eb] place [Bb] for you in [C] heaven, sitting on [Cm] an _ angel's knee.
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ As it fell out upon one day, Diverus, [Gm] sick and died,
They [Cm] came to [Bb] serpents out of [C] heaven, they [Bb] stole [Cm] their teeth and died,
[Eb] Rise up, [Bb] rise up, brother [C] Diverus, come [Gm] along with me,
[Ab] For there's a place [Bb] for you in hell, sitting on [Cm] a serpent's knee.
_ Diverus looked [Bb] dead up [Cm] his eye, when he saw [Gm] poor Lazarus' flesh,
[Cm] Robbed of water, [Bb] brother [C] Lazarus, far to quench [Bb] my flamed [Cm] thirst,
[Eb] If I had as many [Bb] years to live, [Cm] I'd spare a blade [Gm] of grass,
[Ab] I would make it in [Eb] my will, secure that the devil should have [Cm] no [Eb] power.
Hell is dark, [Bb] hell is [Cm] cheap, hell [Gm] is full of mice,
[Ab] It's a pity that's any more [Eb] sinful, [Am] so if [Bb] you depart from [Cm] us, save your eyes.
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