Tom: E E A E A [Verse 1] E A E In barbarous times you were hung A E A E If you stole sheep to have something to eat A E A E And while you hung the well-to-do A F#m B A F#m B A Said, "A job well done" [Verse 2] E A E Women were burnt at the stake A E Maybe they'd done nothing A E Or slapped someone A They shouldn't have F#m B A These were the crimes F#m B A In the dark times F#m B A These were the crimes F# B A E A E A In the barbarous times [Verse 3] E A E Pointless was well thought out A Some lethal game F#m B A These were the crimes F#m B A In the dark times F#m B A These were the crimes F#m B In the dark times [Instrumental] A C#m F#m G A C#m G F# [Verse 4] E A E Mother went out to the shops A E A E A And left her baby indoors where she played with matches F#m B A The house burnt down F#m B A E A E A The mother went to jail [Verse 5] E A E Pointless was well thought out A Some lethal game F#m B A These were the crimes F#m B A In the dark times F#m B A These were the crimes F#m B A E In the barbarous times