Intro e|------------| B|--------0------------0------------| G|-----0----0---2-h-4-p-2-p-0----0------------| D|--0------------0-------2-2-p-0--| A|------------| E|------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|---------0-------0------------| D|-------0---------0------------| A|-----2-----x3----2----Let Ring---------| E|---3------------3------------| verse 1 I got a little story that I’d like to tell about a boy named bishop who lived atop this hill people called him a slow boy said he weren’t all there but he never harmed none no he wouldn’t dare Bridge 1 but when the neighbor’s daughter said the child was his well the people turned then and wanted blood for his sins bishop tried to tell them that none had shared his bed but the words escaped him; he found tears instead verse 2 well his father begged then for him to bend his knee that they might be lenient in time would set him free but the boy just stood there with a steady gaze and said they’d have to break him ’cause bending weren’t his way Bridge 2 so they came and took him and dragged him off in chains and with the town as witness he was forced to pay it weren’t ’til he was gone that the girl cleared his name and now his ghost still haunts us to this very day Outro (Accompanied by humming)                                             ************************************        | x  Dead note | h  Hammer-on | p  Pull-off   ************************************       

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson raconte l'histoire d'un jeune garçon, surnommé "Bishop", qui vit sur une colline. Malgré son apparence de lenteur, il n'a jamais cherché à faire de mal à quiconque. Un jour, des rumeurs le désignent comme le père d'un enfant, ce qui entraîne une réaction violente de la communauté. Bishop, acculé par ces accusations, tente de se défendre, mais il se retrouve finalement capturé, refusant de se plier aux attentes des autres. Sa véritable innocence n’est reconnue qu’après sa disparition, laissant derrière lui un fantôme qui continue de hanter ceux qui l'ont condamné. Dans cette narration, on peut percevoir les thèmes de l'injustice, de la solitude et de la lutte pour rester fidèle à soi-même, même face à l'opinion des autres. C'est une réflexion sur la manière dont la société peut juger hâtivement et sur les conséquences tragiques que cela peut engendrer.