Masks And Gowns

artist:Ralph McTell

, writer:Ralph McTell

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{artist: Ralph McTell}
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[C]   [G]   [C]  
When [C] we're at war a soldier's gun
Pro-[F]tects him from what might be done
By an un-[C]seen enemy waiting to take him [G] down
But [C] look at the workers in the N.H.S.
[F] Marigold hands and Bin bag vests
No [C] PPE and [G] not enough masks [C] and gowns 

[C] Promising there's enough supplies
[F] Denies what we see with our own eyes
[C] Truth would be a [D7] breath of sweet fresh [G] air
[C] Hold up your hands, admit mistakes
[F] Denial adds to each heartbreak
[C] Loved ones fighting for their [G] very lives out [C] there 

[F] Bang on the drum do what you can
[C] Stand at your door and clap your hands
It's the [D7] way to tell 'em we think you are the [G] best
[C] Stick to the rules, support the cause
[F] Keep your distance, [D7] stay indoors
And [C] thank your lucky [G] stars you've got the [C] NHS
 
[C]   [G]   [C]  
There's [C] statues of heroes in every town
[F] Time we had one in a mask and gown
Stood with [C] Nelson in Trafalgar [G] Square
[C] Each carer, doctor, nurse who's died
Carve their [F] names with grateful pride
Their sacri-[C]fice al-[G]most too much to [C] bear 

[C] What a carer earns fills me with rage
[F] Risking their lives for the minimum wage
[C] Holding the frontline with no barri-[G]cades
[C] All for the want of a gown or mask
[F] Surely it's not too much to ask
The [C] bravest carry [G] on though still a-[C]fraid 

[F] Bang your drum, do what you can
[C] Stand at your door and clap your hands
It's the way to say we [D7] think you are the [G] best
[C] Stick to the rules, support the cause
[F] Keep your distance, stay indoors
And [C] thank your lucky [G] stars we've got the [C] NHS

[C] Stick with the rules, support the cause
[F] Keep your distance, and [D7] stay indoors
And [C] thank your lucky [G] stars you've got the [C] NHS

Song Info

Title: Masks And Gowns

Artist: Ralph McTell

Writer: Ralph McTell

Song Types: Folk

Key: C

Info: Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s.

McTell is best known for his song "Streets of London", which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of Irish emigration, "From Clare to Here".

In the 1980s he wrote and played songs for two TV children's programmes, Alphabet Zoo, which also featured Nerys Hughes, followed by Tickle on the Tum, featuring Jaqui Reddin. Albums were also released from both series. He also recorded Keith Hopwood's and Malcolm Rowe's theme song to Cosgrove Hall's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows,[6] and this was released as a single in 1984 after the series was aired on ITV.

McTell's guitar playing has been modelled on the style of the US's country blues guitar players of the early 20th century, including Blind Blake, Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell. These influences led a friend to suggest that he change his professional name to McTell as his career was beginning to take shape.

McTell is also an accomplished performer on piano and harmonica, which he uses on a harness.

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Masks And Gowns

artist:Ralph McTell

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