Chords for "Robin Hood and the Beggar Knight" by Ken Theriot
Tempo:
100.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
G
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Live and listen, [Bb] gentlemen, [C] that be of pre [Bb]-born blood,
[F] And I shall tell [C] a merry tale [Am] of our good [G] Robin Hood.
[F] He guards the weak [C] and weary from [Dm] the evils of [Bb] the strong,
[F] And doles out [C] justice high and low, [Dm] and rights each wicked [G] wrong.
[C] Deep in [Bb] Sherwood Forest Green, [C] bold Robin built [Bb] a hall,
[F] That he might feast [C] and he might sing [Am] with his good [G] yeoman all,
[F] And never did [C] the king dine half [Dm] as well nor any lord,
[F] For all the [C] forest bounty found [F] its way to [G] Robin's board.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
One day upon [Bb] the forest path [C] a beggar knight [Bb] was spied,
[F] All dreary was [C] his countenance [Am] and little was [G] his pride,
[F] His hood was worn [C] and weathered and [Dm] his mantle old [Bb] and thin,
[F] And Robin hailed [C] him gently [Dm] and addressed him [G] with a grin.
[C] Welcome be [Bb] you, gentle knight, [C] to Sherwood [Bb] Forest Fair,
[F] Robin Hood [C] shall be your host [Am] with plenty and [G] to spare,
[F] By your looks [C] it has been wrong [Dm] since you had meat [Bb] and wine,
[F] Come hither to [C] my hall and I [F] shall show you how [G] we dine.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
When they had [Bb] finished eating [C] Robin said,
It seems [Bb] no right [F] for yeoman to [C] pay provender [Am] for any [G] goodly knight,
[F] Alas for [C] shame the knight replied, [Dm] I have no golden store,
[F] I have within [C] my coffers but [Dm] ten shillings and [G] no more.
[C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin Hood, [C] no penny shall [Bb] I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you twice [G] as much.
[F] The knight took down [C] his coffers and [Dm] he laid them on [Bb] the ground,
[F] And Robin [C] counted out ten [F] silver shillings [G] half a pound.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [G] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
How comes it [Bb] then, said Robin Hood, [C] that poverty [Bb] is thine,
[F] For though your [C] hood is pattered [Am] I can see it [G] once was fine.
[F] My son was [C] held to ransom, [Dm] said the knight, and [Bb] gave a sigh,
[F] My wealth is in [C] my land and [Dm] I have little [G] coin put by.
[C] The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church agreed to [Bb] lend the gold,
[F] But then [C] demanded payment [Am] ere my harvest [G] could be sold,
[F] My goods and [C] gear are not enough [Dm] to pay the full [Bb] demand,
[F] Tomorrow I [C] must pay four [Dm] hundred pounds or [G] lose my land.
[C] Robin said, [Bb] fear not my [C] friend, and sent for [Bb] his own store,
[F] The chest was [C] brought and such a sum [Am] few men have [G] seen before.
[F] He counted [C] out four hundred [Dm] pounds and gave it [Bb] to the knight,
[F] Pay off your [C] debts and save your [F] land and put all [G] things to right.
Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the [G] hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [F] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church was riding [Bb] through the wood,
[F] And who should [C] he encounter [Am] but the outlaw [G] Robin Hood.
[F] As with the [C] knight, the abbot [Dm] was invited [Bb] to a feast,
[F] And at its [C] end bold Robin [Dm] asked for payment [G] from the priest,
[C] I cannot [Bb] pay the abbot, [C] slyly said, you [Bb] must agree,
[F] What little [C] money I may [Am] have is spent in [G] charity,
[F] I swear it [C] by our lady, [Dm] I have no great [Bb] store of gold,
[F] My coffers [C] hold but twenty [Dm] marks to feed the [G] poor and cold.
[C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin [C] Hood, no penny [Bb] shall I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you [G] twice as much.
[F] The abbot [C] hugged his coffers [Dm] but the outlaw [Bb] broke them wide,
[F] And Robin [C] found within eight [F] hundred pounds and [G] more beside.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
On a [Bb] day the knight no [C] longer beggar [Bb] came to call,
[F] He rode a [C] splendid palfrey [Am] to the gates of [G] Robin's hall,
[F] Good Robin [C] said the knight, you [Dm] are a gentleman [Bb] well met,
[F] And I have [C] here four hundred [Dm] pounds to pay my [G] rightful debt,
[C] Your riches [Bb] you may keep unto [C] the knight, said [Bb] Robin Hood,
[F] Use it [C] with my [Am] gramercy to do your [G] people good,
[F] Our lady [C] has repaid your [Dm] debt and twice as [Bb] much again,
[F] For she [C] believes as I do [F] in the worth of [G] honest men.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
[F] And I shall tell [C] a merry tale [Am] of our good [G] Robin Hood.
[F] He guards the weak [C] and weary from [Dm] the evils of [Bb] the strong,
[F] And doles out [C] justice high and low, [Dm] and rights each wicked [G] wrong.
[C] Deep in [Bb] Sherwood Forest Green, [C] bold Robin built [Bb] a hall,
[F] That he might feast [C] and he might sing [Am] with his good [G] yeoman all,
[F] And never did [C] the king dine half [Dm] as well nor any lord,
[F] For all the [C] forest bounty found [F] its way to [G] Robin's board.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
One day upon [Bb] the forest path [C] a beggar knight [Bb] was spied,
[F] All dreary was [C] his countenance [Am] and little was [G] his pride,
[F] His hood was worn [C] and weathered and [Dm] his mantle old [Bb] and thin,
[F] And Robin hailed [C] him gently [Dm] and addressed him [G] with a grin.
[C] Welcome be [Bb] you, gentle knight, [C] to Sherwood [Bb] Forest Fair,
[F] Robin Hood [C] shall be your host [Am] with plenty and [G] to spare,
[F] By your looks [C] it has been wrong [Dm] since you had meat [Bb] and wine,
[F] Come hither to [C] my hall and I [F] shall show you how [G] we dine.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
When they had [Bb] finished eating [C] Robin said,
It seems [Bb] no right [F] for yeoman to [C] pay provender [Am] for any [G] goodly knight,
[F] Alas for [C] shame the knight replied, [Dm] I have no golden store,
[F] I have within [C] my coffers but [Dm] ten shillings and [G] no more.
[C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin Hood, [C] no penny shall [Bb] I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you twice [G] as much.
[F] The knight took down [C] his coffers and [Dm] he laid them on [Bb] the ground,
[F] And Robin [C] counted out ten [F] silver shillings [G] half a pound.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [G] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
How comes it [Bb] then, said Robin Hood, [C] that poverty [Bb] is thine,
[F] For though your [C] hood is pattered [Am] I can see it [G] once was fine.
[F] My son was [C] held to ransom, [Dm] said the knight, and [Bb] gave a sigh,
[F] My wealth is in [C] my land and [Dm] I have little [G] coin put by.
[C] The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church agreed to [Bb] lend the gold,
[F] But then [C] demanded payment [Am] ere my harvest [G] could be sold,
[F] My goods and [C] gear are not enough [Dm] to pay the full [Bb] demand,
[F] Tomorrow I [C] must pay four [Dm] hundred pounds or [G] lose my land.
[C] Robin said, [Bb] fear not my [C] friend, and sent for [Bb] his own store,
[F] The chest was [C] brought and such a sum [Am] few men have [G] seen before.
[F] He counted [C] out four hundred [Dm] pounds and gave it [Bb] to the knight,
[F] Pay off your [C] debts and save your [F] land and put all [G] things to right.
Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the [G] hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [F] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church was riding [Bb] through the wood,
[F] And who should [C] he encounter [Am] but the outlaw [G] Robin Hood.
[F] As with the [C] knight, the abbot [Dm] was invited [Bb] to a feast,
[F] And at its [C] end bold Robin [Dm] asked for payment [G] from the priest,
[C] I cannot [Bb] pay the abbot, [C] slyly said, you [Bb] must agree,
[F] What little [C] money I may [Am] have is spent in [G] charity,
[F] I swear it [C] by our lady, [Dm] I have no great [Bb] store of gold,
[F] My coffers [C] hold but twenty [Dm] marks to feed the [G] poor and cold.
[C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin [C] Hood, no penny [Bb] shall I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you [G] twice as much.
[F] The abbot [C] hugged his coffers [Dm] but the outlaw [Bb] broke them wide,
[F] And Robin [C] found within eight [F] hundred pounds and [G] more beside.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
On a [Bb] day the knight no [C] longer beggar [Bb] came to call,
[F] He rode a [C] splendid palfrey [Am] to the gates of [G] Robin's hall,
[F] Good Robin [C] said the knight, you [Dm] are a gentleman [Bb] well met,
[F] And I have [C] here four hundred [Dm] pounds to pay my [G] rightful debt,
[C] Your riches [Bb] you may keep unto [C] the knight, said [Bb] Robin Hood,
[F] Use it [C] with my [Am] gramercy to do your [G] people good,
[F] Our lady [C] has repaid your [Dm] debt and twice as [Bb] much again,
[F] For she [C] believes as I do [F] in the worth of [G] honest men.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
Key:
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_ _ _ Live and listen, [Bb] gentlemen, [C] that be of pre [Bb]-born blood,
[F] And I shall tell [C] a merry tale [Am] of our good [G] Robin Hood.
[F] He guards the weak [C] and weary from [Dm] the evils of [Bb] the strong,
[F] And doles out [C] justice high and low, [Dm] and rights each wicked [G] wrong.
_ [C] Deep in [Bb] Sherwood Forest Green, [C] bold Robin built [Bb] a hall,
[F] That he might feast [C] and he might sing [Am] with his good [G] yeoman all,
[F] And never did [C] the king dine half [Dm] as well nor any lord,
[F] For all the [C] forest bounty found [F] its way to [G] Robin's board.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
One day upon [Bb] the forest path [C] a beggar knight [Bb] was spied,
[F] All dreary was [C] his countenance [Am] and little was [G] his pride,
[F] His hood was worn [C] and weathered and [Dm] his mantle old [Bb] and thin,
[F] And Robin hailed [C] him gently [Dm] and addressed him [G] with a grin. _
_ _ [C] Welcome be [Bb] you, gentle knight, [C] to Sherwood [Bb] Forest Fair,
_ [F] Robin Hood [C] shall be your host [Am] with plenty and [G] to spare,
[F] By your looks [C] it has been wrong [Dm] since you had meat [Bb] and wine,
[F] Come hither to [C] my hall and I [F] shall show you how [G] we dine.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
_ When they had [Bb] finished eating [C] Robin said,
It seems [Bb] no right [F] for yeoman to [C] pay provender [Am] for any [G] goodly knight,
[F] Alas for [C] shame the knight replied, [Dm] I have no golden store,
[F] I have within [C] my coffers but [Dm] ten shillings and [G] no more.
_ [C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin Hood, [C] no penny shall [Bb] I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you twice [G] as much.
[F] The knight took down [C] his coffers and [Dm] he laid them on [Bb] the ground,
[F] And Robin [C] counted out ten [F] silver shillings [G] half a pound.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [G] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king. _
How comes it [Bb] then, said Robin Hood, [C] that poverty [Bb] is thine,
[F] For though your [C] hood is pattered [Am] I can see it [G] once was fine.
[F] My son was [C] held to ransom, [Dm] said the knight, and [Bb] gave a sigh,
[F] My wealth is in [C] my land and [Dm] I have little [G] coin put by.
_ [C] The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church agreed to [Bb] lend the gold,
[F] But then [C] demanded payment [Am] ere my harvest [G] could be sold,
[F] My goods and [C] gear are not enough [Dm] to pay the full [Bb] demand,
[F] Tomorrow I [C] must pay four [Dm] hundred pounds or [G] lose my land.
_ _ [C] Robin said, [Bb] fear not my [C] friend, and sent for [Bb] his own store,
[F] The chest was [C] brought and such a sum [Am] few men have [G] seen before.
[F] He counted [C] out four hundred [Dm] pounds and gave it [Bb] to the knight,
[F] Pay off your [C] debts and save your [F] land and put all [G] things to right.
Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the [G] hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [F] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
_ The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church was riding [Bb] through the wood,
[F] And who should [C] he encounter [Am] but the outlaw [G] Robin Hood.
[F] As with the [C] knight, the abbot [Dm] was invited [Bb] to a feast,
[F] And at its [C] end bold Robin [Dm] asked for payment [G] from the priest, _
[C] I cannot [Bb] pay the abbot, [C] slyly said, you [Bb] must agree,
[F] What little [C] money I may [Am] have is spent in [G] charity,
[F] I swear it [C] by our lady, [Dm] I have no great [Bb] store of gold,
[F] My coffers [C] hold but twenty [Dm] marks to feed the [G] poor and cold.
_ [C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin [C] Hood, no penny [Bb] shall I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you [G] twice as much.
[F] The abbot [C] hugged his coffers [Dm] but the outlaw [Bb] broke them wide,
[F] And Robin [C] found within eight [F] hundred pounds and [G] more beside.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
_ _ On a [Bb] day the knight no [C] longer beggar [Bb] came to call,
[F] He rode a [C] splendid palfrey [Am] to the gates of [G] Robin's hall,
[F] Good Robin [C] said the knight, you [Dm] are a gentleman [Bb] well met,
[F] And I have [C] here four hundred [Dm] pounds to pay my [G] rightful debt,
_ [C] Your riches [Bb] you may keep unto [C] the knight, said [Bb] Robin Hood,
[F] Use it [C] with my [Am] gramercy to do your [G] people good,
[F] Our lady [C] has repaid your [Dm] debt and twice as [Bb] much again,
[F] For she [C] believes as I do [F] in the worth of [G] honest men.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king. _ _
[F] And I shall tell [C] a merry tale [Am] of our good [G] Robin Hood.
[F] He guards the weak [C] and weary from [Dm] the evils of [Bb] the strong,
[F] And doles out [C] justice high and low, [Dm] and rights each wicked [G] wrong.
_ [C] Deep in [Bb] Sherwood Forest Green, [C] bold Robin built [Bb] a hall,
[F] That he might feast [C] and he might sing [Am] with his good [G] yeoman all,
[F] And never did [C] the king dine half [Dm] as well nor any lord,
[F] For all the [C] forest bounty found [F] its way to [G] Robin's board.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
One day upon [Bb] the forest path [C] a beggar knight [Bb] was spied,
[F] All dreary was [C] his countenance [Am] and little was [G] his pride,
[F] His hood was worn [C] and weathered and [Dm] his mantle old [Bb] and thin,
[F] And Robin hailed [C] him gently [Dm] and addressed him [G] with a grin. _
_ _ [C] Welcome be [Bb] you, gentle knight, [C] to Sherwood [Bb] Forest Fair,
_ [F] Robin Hood [C] shall be your host [Am] with plenty and [G] to spare,
[F] By your looks [C] it has been wrong [Dm] since you had meat [Bb] and wine,
[F] Come hither to [C] my hall and I [F] shall show you how [G] we dine.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, [F] where Robin Hood [C] is king.
_ When they had [Bb] finished eating [C] Robin said,
It seems [Bb] no right [F] for yeoman to [C] pay provender [Am] for any [G] goodly knight,
[F] Alas for [C] shame the knight replied, [Dm] I have no golden store,
[F] I have within [C] my coffers but [Dm] ten shillings and [G] no more.
_ [C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin Hood, [C] no penny shall [Bb] I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you twice [G] as much.
[F] The knight took down [C] his coffers and [Dm] he laid them on [Bb] the ground,
[F] And Robin [C] counted out ten [F] silver shillings [G] half a pound.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
[C] Sing hi for the summer [G] and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [G] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king. _
How comes it [Bb] then, said Robin Hood, [C] that poverty [Bb] is thine,
[F] For though your [C] hood is pattered [Am] I can see it [G] once was fine.
[F] My son was [C] held to ransom, [Dm] said the knight, and [Bb] gave a sigh,
[F] My wealth is in [C] my land and [Dm] I have little [G] coin put by.
_ [C] The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church agreed to [Bb] lend the gold,
[F] But then [C] demanded payment [Am] ere my harvest [G] could be sold,
[F] My goods and [C] gear are not enough [Dm] to pay the full [Bb] demand,
[F] Tomorrow I [C] must pay four [Dm] hundred pounds or [G] lose my land.
_ _ [C] Robin said, [Bb] fear not my [C] friend, and sent for [Bb] his own store,
[F] The chest was [C] brought and such a sum [Am] few men have [G] seen before.
[F] He counted [C] out four hundred [Dm] pounds and gave it [Bb] to the knight,
[F] Pay off your [C] debts and save your [F] land and put all [G] things to right.
Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the [G] hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry [F] Greenwood, where Robin [C] Hood is king.
_ The abbot [Bb] of St.
Mary's [C] church was riding [Bb] through the wood,
[F] And who should [C] he encounter [Am] but the outlaw [G] Robin Hood.
[F] As with the [C] knight, the abbot [Dm] was invited [Bb] to a feast,
[F] And at its [C] end bold Robin [Dm] asked for payment [G] from the priest, _
[C] I cannot [Bb] pay the abbot, [C] slyly said, you [Bb] must agree,
[F] What little [C] money I may [Am] have is spent in [G] charity,
[F] I swear it [C] by our lady, [Dm] I have no great [Bb] store of gold,
[F] My coffers [C] hold but twenty [Dm] marks to feed the [G] poor and cold.
_ [C] If that be [Bb] true, said Robin [C] Hood, no penny [Bb] shall I touch,
[F] And if you [C] have a need for [Am] more I'll lend you [G] twice as much.
[F] The abbot [C] hugged his coffers [Dm] but the outlaw [Bb] broke them wide,
[F] And Robin [C] found within eight [F] hundred pounds and [G] more beside.
[C] Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
_ _ On a [Bb] day the knight no [C] longer beggar [Bb] came to call,
[F] He rode a [C] splendid palfrey [Am] to the gates of [G] Robin's hall,
[F] Good Robin [C] said the knight, you [Dm] are a gentleman [Bb] well met,
[F] And I have [C] here four hundred [Dm] pounds to pay my [G] rightful debt,
_ [C] Your riches [Bb] you may keep unto [C] the knight, said [Bb] Robin Hood,
[F] Use it [C] with my [Am] gramercy to do your [G] people good,
[F] Our lady [C] has repaid your [Dm] debt and twice as [Bb] much again,
[F] For she [C] believes as I do [F] in the worth of [G] honest men.
[C] Sing hay for the [F] hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the [G] summer and spring,
[C] Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king.
Sing hay for the hind and the hound and the hare,
Sing hi for the summer and spring,
Sing ho for the life of the merry Greenwood, where Robin Hood is king. _ _