Biografía:
Dave Cousins (born David Joseph Cousins, 7 January 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, England) has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967. He has performed frequently as a much-in-demand acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby.
His first solo album, Two Weeks Last Summer, was released in 1972. His next two albums "Old School Songs" (1980) and The Bridge (1994) were by Dave Cousins & Brian Willoughby.
Cousins remains active, regularly touring with Acoustic Strawbs.
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Otras canciones:
- A Song For Me
- All In Vain
- Beat The Retreat
- Beside The Rio Grande
- Can You Believe
- Forever Ocean Blue
- Going Home
- Grace Darling
- Hanging In The Gallery
- Higher Germanie
- Hummingbird
- I Turned My Face Into The Wind
- Ill Show You Where To Sleep
- Josephine For Better Or For Worse
- Lay Down
- Never Take Sweets From A Stranger
- October To May
- Ringing Down The Years
- Song For Alex
- Song Of A Sad Little Girl
- Stone Cold Is The Womans Heart
- Thats The Way It Ends
- The Battle
- The Hangman And The Papist
- The Shepherds Song
- The Young Pretender
- Ways And Means
- Well Meet Again Sometime
- When You Were A Child
- You Keep Going Your Way
- You Never Needed Water
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Dave Cousins - The Battle
[Intro]
Em C Em C Em D Em D C D
A Em A Em Am Em D
Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
Em
In the early dawn the Bishop's men
D Em
Shivered in the damp
D
But the shiver came not from the cold
C D
And spread throughout the camp
A Em
The trembling horses sensed the fear
A Em
Of silent thoughtful men
Am Em
Who prayed that wives and families
D Em C Em C
Might see them once again
[Verse 2]
Em
The Bishop sent a dawn patrol
D Em
To investigate the weight
D
Of forces at the King's command
C D
Ensconced behind the gate
A Em
The ground mist hid the patrol's approach
A Em
As they drew close enough to show
Am Em
The sentries on the battlements
D Em C Em C
And an archer drew his bow
[Verse 3]
Em
From the topmost tower a sentry fell
D Em
As an arrow pierced his skull
D
And his headlong flight into the moat
C D
Seemed that of a gull
A Em
The patrol reported little
A Em
There was nothing much to see
Am Em
But the strong and silent castle
D Em C Em C
A symbol of the free
[Verse 4]
N.C. Em
The King's men took communion
D Em
As the first rays of the sun
D
Lit up the chapel's gloomy walls
C D
The fatal day begun
A Em
From the castle green the rooks took flight
A Em
To the high trees in the east
Am Em
To their carrion minds the battlefield
D Em C Em C
Set a table for a feast
[Verse 5]
Em
A tide of black, the Bishop's men
D Em
Equality their right
D
Swarmed like ants across the hill
C D
Their aim at last in sight
A Em
The King's men dressed in purest white
A Em
Were driven back by force
Am Em
And the fighting grew more violent
D Em C Em C
As the battle took its course
[Verse 6]
Em
The Bishop gave the order
D Em
"No mercy to be shown
D
The sacrifice will reap rewards
C D
When the King is overthrown"
A Em
The sight of children lying dead
A Em
Made hardened soldiers weep
Am Em
The outer walls began to fall
D Em C Em C
They moved towards the keep
[Verse 7]
Em
When the anxious King began to fail
D Em
As many thought he might
D
The Queen ran screaming round the walls
C D
And urged the men to fight
A Em
The Bishops' men were tiring
A Em
As the afternoon grew late
Am Em
And the King's men lowered the drawbridge
D Em C Em C
And poured out through the gate
[Verse 8]
Em
They fought their way across the bridge
D Em
The men like falling leaves
D
Or ears of corn that fall in swathes
C D
The vicious sickle cleaves
A Em
The tide receded up the hill
A Em
The waste of reclaimed land
Am Em
Once decaying swamp became
D Em C Em C
A shore of pure white sand
[Verse 9]
Em
A blinded priest was seen to bless
D Em
Both dying and the dead
D
As he stumbled around the battlefield
C D
His cassock running red
A Em
If uniform were black or white
A Em
His eyes could never see
Am Em
And death made no distinction
D Em C Em C
Whatever man he be
[Verse 10]
Em
As darkness fell both camps withdrew
D Em
Their soldiers slain like cattle
D
Leaving the rooks to feast alone
C D
The victors of the battle
A Em
At evensong both camps reviewed
A Em
Their sad depleted ranks
A Em
As survivors of the battle
D Em
Gave god their grateful thanks
[Intro]
Em C Em C Em D Em D C D
A Em A Em Am Em D
Em C Em C
[Verse 1]
Em
In the early dawn the Bishop's men
D Em
Shivered in the damp
D
But the shiver came not from the cold
C D
And spread throughout the camp
A Em
The trembling horses sensed the fear
A Em
Of silent thoughtful men
Am Em
Who prayed that wives and families
D Em C Em C
Might see them once again
[Verse 2]
Em
The Bishop sent a dawn patrol
D Em
To investigate the weight
D
Of forces at the King's command
C D
Ensconced behind the gate
A Em
The ground mist hid the patrol's approach
A Em
As they drew close enough to show
Am Em
The sentries on the battlements
D Em C Em C
And an archer drew his bow
[Verse 3]
Em
From the topmost tower a sentry fell
D Em
As an arrow pierced his skull
D
And his headlong flight into the moat
C D
Seemed that of a gull
A Em
The patrol reported little
A Em
There was nothing much to see
Am Em
But the strong and silent castle
D Em C Em C
A symbol of the free
[Verse 4]
N.C. Em
The King's men took communion
D Em
As the first rays of the sun
D
Lit up the chapel's gloomy walls
C D
The fatal day begun
A Em
From the castle green the rooks took flight
A Em
To the high trees in the east
Am Em
To their carrion minds the battlefield
D Em C Em C
Set a table for a feast
[Verse 5]
Em
A tide of black, the Bishop's men
D Em
Equality their right
D
Swarmed like ants across the hill
C D
Their aim at last in sight
A Em
The King's men dressed in purest white
A Em
Were driven back by force
Am Em
And the fighting grew more violent
D Em C Em C
As the battle took its course
[Verse 6]
Em
The Bishop gave the order
D Em
"No mercy to be shown
D
The sacrifice will reap rewards
C D
When the King is overthrown"
A Em
The sight of children lying dead
A Em
Made hardened soldiers weep
Am Em
The outer walls began to fall
D Em C Em C
They moved towards the keep
[Verse 7]
Em
When the anxious King began to fail
D Em
As many thought he might
D
The Queen ran screaming round the walls
C D
And urged the men to fight
A Em
The Bishops' men were tiring
A Em
As the afternoon grew late
Am Em
And the King's men lowered the drawbridge
D Em C Em C
And poured out through the gate
[Verse 8]
Em
They fought their way across the bridge
D Em
The men like falling leaves
D
Or ears of corn that fall in swathes
C D
The vicious sickle cleaves
A Em
The tide receded up the hill
A Em
The waste of reclaimed land
Am Em
Once decaying swamp became
D Em C Em C
A shore of pure white sand
[Verse 9]
Em
A blinded priest was seen to bless
D Em
Both dying and the dead
D
As he stumbled around the battlefield
C D
His cassock running red
A Em
If uniform were black or white
A Em
His eyes could never see
Am Em
And death made no distinction
D Em C Em C
Whatever man he be
[Verse 10]
Em
As darkness fell both camps withdrew
D Em
Their soldiers slain like cattle
D
Leaving the rooks to feast alone
C D
The victors of the battle
A Em
At evensong both camps reviewed
A Em
Their sad depleted ranks
A Em
As survivors of the battle
D Em
Gave god their grateful thanks
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