Chords for Anne Briggs - Willie O'Winsbury
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The King has [G] been a prisoner,
[D] [C] and a prisoner [G] long [C] in Spain,
and Willie [G] of the Winsbury has lain [Am] long with [G] his daughter at [C] Aisne.
What tale she, what tale [G] she, my daughter Janet?
[D] Well, [Cm] you look so [G] pale [C] and worn.
Oh, have you [G] had any sore sickness, [C] or yet [G] been sleeping with a [C] man?
I have not [G] had any sore sickness, [Dm]
[Cm] nor yet been sleeping with a [G] man.
[C]
It is for you, [G] my father dear, [C] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain.
Cast off, cast off [G] your berry-brown gown.
[Dm] [C] You stand naked upon the stone.
That I may care [G] near by your shame, [C] whether you be [G] a maiden or [C] nun.
And she's cast [G] off her berry-brown gown.
[D]
She [C] stood naked upon the stone.
Her apron was low [G]
and her haunches were round.
[C] Her face [G] was pale and [C] worn.
Oh, was it with a [G] lord or a duke or a [Dm] knight, or [C] a man of [D]
[C] birth and fame?
Or [G] was it with one of me serving men that's lately come out [C] of Spain?
No, it wasn't with a lord [G] nor a duke, knight, [C] or a man of birth and fame.
But it was with [G] William Winsbury [C] I could bide [G] no longer alone.
[C] And the king he had [G] called on his merry maid, [D]
[C] by Bertie [G] and by Prie,
[C] [G]
Says, fetch me this William Winsbury, [C]
for hand [G] that he shall be.
[C] But when he [G] came the king before, he was [C] clad all in the red silk.
His hair [G] was like the strands of gold, [D] his skin was [G] as white [C] as milk.
And it is no [G] wonder, said the king, [D]
that [C] my daughter's love you did win.
If I [G] was a woman as I am a man, [C] my bedfellow [G] you would [C] have been.
And will you [G] marry my daughter Janet, [D]
by [C] the truth of [G] your [C] right hand?
Oh, will you [G] marry my daughter Janet, [C] I'll make [G] you the lord of [C] my land.
Yes, I will [G] marry your daughter Janet, [D]
by [G] the [C] truth of [Gm] my right [C] hand.
Yes, I will marry [G]
your daughter Janet, but [C] I'll not be [G] the lord of [C] your land.
And he's mounted [G] her on a milk-white [D] steed, [C] and himself on a bapple grave.
He has made her [G] the lady of as much land as [C] she'll ride [G] in a lonesome [C]
slave.
[G]
The King has [G] been a prisoner,
[D] [C] and a prisoner [G] long [C] in Spain,
and Willie [G] of the Winsbury has lain [Am] long with [G] his daughter at [C] Aisne.
What tale she, what tale [G] she, my daughter Janet?
[D] Well, [Cm] you look so [G] pale [C] and worn.
Oh, have you [G] had any sore sickness, [C] or yet [G] been sleeping with a [C] man?
I have not [G] had any sore sickness, [Dm]
[Cm] nor yet been sleeping with a [G] man.
[C]
It is for you, [G] my father dear, [C] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain.
Cast off, cast off [G] your berry-brown gown.
[Dm] [C] You stand naked upon the stone.
That I may care [G] near by your shame, [C] whether you be [G] a maiden or [C] nun.
And she's cast [G] off her berry-brown gown.
[D]
She [C] stood naked upon the stone.
Her apron was low [G]
and her haunches were round.
[C] Her face [G] was pale and [C] worn.
Oh, was it with a [G] lord or a duke or a [Dm] knight, or [C] a man of [D]
[C] birth and fame?
Or [G] was it with one of me serving men that's lately come out [C] of Spain?
No, it wasn't with a lord [G] nor a duke, knight, [C] or a man of birth and fame.
But it was with [G] William Winsbury [C] I could bide [G] no longer alone.
[C] And the king he had [G] called on his merry maid, [D]
[C] by Bertie [G] and by Prie,
[C] [G]
Says, fetch me this William Winsbury, [C]
for hand [G] that he shall be.
[C] But when he [G] came the king before, he was [C] clad all in the red silk.
His hair [G] was like the strands of gold, [D] his skin was [G] as white [C] as milk.
And it is no [G] wonder, said the king, [D]
that [C] my daughter's love you did win.
If I [G] was a woman as I am a man, [C] my bedfellow [G] you would [C] have been.
And will you [G] marry my daughter Janet, [D]
by [C] the truth of [G] your [C] right hand?
Oh, will you [G] marry my daughter Janet, [C] I'll make [G] you the lord of [C] my land.
Yes, I will [G] marry your daughter Janet, [D]
by [G] the [C] truth of [Gm] my right [C] hand.
Yes, I will marry [G]
your daughter Janet, but [C] I'll not be [G] the lord of [C] your land.
And he's mounted [G] her on a milk-white [D] steed, [C] and himself on a bapple grave.
He has made her [G] the lady of as much land as [C] she'll ride [G] in a lonesome [C]
slave.
[G]
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[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
The King has [G] been a _ _ prisoner, _ _
_ _ [D] _ [C] and a _ prisoner _ [G] long [C] in _ _ Spain,
_ and _ Willie _ [G] of the _ Winsbury _ _ has lain [Am] long with [G] his _ daughter at [C] _ _ _ Aisne. _
What tale she, what tale [G] she, my daughter _ Janet? _
_ _ [D] Well, [Cm] you look so _ [G] pale [C] and _ worn.
_ Oh, _ have you [G] had any sore sickness, _ _ [C] or yet [G] been sleeping with a [C] man?
_ _ _ I _ have not [G] had any sore _ sickness, _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Cm] nor yet been sleeping with a [G] man.
[C] _ _
It _ _ is for you, [G] my _ father _ dear, [C] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain. _ _ _ _
Cast off, cast off [G] your berry-brown _ _ gown.
[Dm] _ [C] You stand naked _ upon the _ _ stone. _
That _ I may care [G] near _ by your _ shame, [C] whether you be [G] a maiden or [C] nun.
_ _ _ And _ she's cast [G] off her berry-brown _ gown.
[D]
She [C] stood naked _ upon _ the _ stone. _ _
Her apron was low [G]
and her _ haunches were round.
[C] Her _ face [G] was pale and [C] _ _ worn.
_ _ Oh, was it with a _ [G] lord or a duke or a _ [Dm] knight, _ or [C] a man of [D] _
[C] birth and _ _ fame? _
Or [G] was it with one of me _ serving _ men _ that's lately come out [C] of Spain?
_ _ No, it wasn't with a lord [G] nor a duke, _ _ _ _ knight, _ [C] or a man of _ birth and _ _ fame. _
But it was with _ [G] William _ _ _ Winsbury _ [C] I could bide [G] no _ longer alone.
_ _ [C] And the king he had [G] called on his merry maid, _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] by _ _ Bertie [G] and by Prie,
[C] _ _ [G] _
Says, fetch me this William _ _ _ Winsbury, _ _ [C]
for hand [G] that he _ shall _ be.
[C] _ _ But when he [G] came the king _ before, _ _ _ he was [C] clad all in the red _ silk. _ _
His _ hair [G] was like the strands _ of gold, [D] his skin was [G] as white [C] as milk.
_ _ _ And it is no _ [G] wonder, _ said the _ king, _ [D]
that [C] my _ _ daughter's love you did _ _ win. _
If I [G] was a woman as I am a man, _ [C] my bedfellow [G] _ you would [C] have been.
_ _ And _ will you [G] marry my daughter _ Janet, _ _ [D] _
by [C] the truth of [G] your [C] right _ hand? _ _
Oh, will _ you [G] marry my daughter Janet, _ [C] I'll make [G] you the lord of [C] my land.
_ _ _ Yes, _ I will [G] marry your daughter _ Janet, _ [D] _ _
by [G] the [C] truth of [Gm] my right _ _ [C] hand. _
Yes, _ I will marry [G]
your daughter _ Janet, but [C] I'll not be [G] the _ lord of [C] your land.
_ _ And he's _ mounted _ [G] her on a milk-white _ _ [D] steed, [C] and _ himself on a _ _ bapple _ grave.
_ He has made her [G] the lady of as much land as [C] she'll ride [G] in a lonesome _ [C] _
slave.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The King has [G] been a _ _ prisoner, _ _
_ _ [D] _ [C] and a _ prisoner _ [G] long [C] in _ _ Spain,
_ and _ Willie _ [G] of the _ Winsbury _ _ has lain [Am] long with [G] his _ daughter at [C] _ _ _ Aisne. _
What tale she, what tale [G] she, my daughter _ Janet? _
_ _ [D] Well, [Cm] you look so _ [G] pale [C] and _ worn.
_ Oh, _ have you [G] had any sore sickness, _ _ [C] or yet [G] been sleeping with a [C] man?
_ _ _ I _ have not [G] had any sore _ sickness, _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Cm] nor yet been sleeping with a [G] man.
[C] _ _
It _ _ is for you, [G] my _ father _ dear, [C] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain. _ _ _ _
Cast off, cast off [G] your berry-brown _ _ gown.
[Dm] _ [C] You stand naked _ upon the _ _ stone. _
That _ I may care [G] near _ by your _ shame, [C] whether you be [G] a maiden or [C] nun.
_ _ _ And _ she's cast [G] off her berry-brown _ gown.
[D]
She [C] stood naked _ upon _ the _ stone. _ _
Her apron was low [G]
and her _ haunches were round.
[C] Her _ face [G] was pale and [C] _ _ worn.
_ _ Oh, was it with a _ [G] lord or a duke or a _ [Dm] knight, _ or [C] a man of [D] _
[C] birth and _ _ fame? _
Or [G] was it with one of me _ serving _ men _ that's lately come out [C] of Spain?
_ _ No, it wasn't with a lord [G] nor a duke, _ _ _ _ knight, _ [C] or a man of _ birth and _ _ fame. _
But it was with _ [G] William _ _ _ Winsbury _ [C] I could bide [G] no _ longer alone.
_ _ [C] And the king he had [G] called on his merry maid, _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] by _ _ Bertie [G] and by Prie,
[C] _ _ [G] _
Says, fetch me this William _ _ _ Winsbury, _ _ [C]
for hand [G] that he _ shall _ be.
[C] _ _ But when he [G] came the king _ before, _ _ _ he was [C] clad all in the red _ silk. _ _
His _ hair [G] was like the strands _ of gold, [D] his skin was [G] as white [C] as milk.
_ _ _ And it is no _ [G] wonder, _ said the _ king, _ [D]
that [C] my _ _ daughter's love you did _ _ win. _
If I [G] was a woman as I am a man, _ [C] my bedfellow [G] _ you would [C] have been.
_ _ And _ will you [G] marry my daughter _ Janet, _ _ [D] _
by [C] the truth of [G] your [C] right _ hand? _ _
Oh, will _ you [G] marry my daughter Janet, _ [C] I'll make [G] you the lord of [C] my land.
_ _ _ Yes, _ I will [G] marry your daughter _ Janet, _ [D] _ _
by [G] the [C] truth of [Gm] my right _ _ [C] hand. _
Yes, _ I will marry [G]
your daughter _ Janet, but [C] I'll not be [G] the _ lord of [C] your land.
_ _ And he's _ mounted _ [G] her on a milk-white _ _ [D] steed, [C] and _ himself on a _ _ bapple _ grave.
_ He has made her [G] the lady of as much land as [C] she'll ride [G] in a lonesome _ [C] _
slave.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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