Chords for Connie Dover - The Holland Handkerchief (with Lyrics)

Tempo:
60.025 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Gm

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Connie Dover - The Holland Handkerchief (with Lyrics) chords
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[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] A [F]
[C] [Bb]
[Gm] wealthy squire lived [C] in our town He [Gm] was a man of [F] [C] iron and steel
He [Gm] had a daughter, [F] a [C] beauty bright And the [Gm] name he called her was his [C] heart's delight
And [Gm] many as the young man to [C] court her came And [Gm] none of them could her [F] [C] favor gain
Till [Gm] there came one [F] [C] old degree And [Bb] above them [Gm] all she did [C] fancy
But [Bb] when her father [F] he [C] came to know That his [Bb] lovely daughter [F] this [C] young man saw
Over [Bb] fifty miles he [F] sent [C] her away All [Gm] to deprive her [F] of her [C] wedding day
[Bb] One [F]
[C] [Bb] [F]
[Gm] night as she lay in [C] her bedroom Her [G] love [Gm] appeared from [F] out [C] the gloom
He [Gm] touched her hand and [F] true [C] hearted say [Bb] Arise my [Gm] darling and [C] come away
With [Gm] this young man she got [C] on behind And [G] they rode [Gm] swift on [F] [C] any wind
[Gm] They rode on for [F] a [C] while Till he [Bb] cried my [Gm] darling my [C] head feels sore
Her [Bb] holland handkerchief [F] she [C] then took out And [Bb] with it rubbed [F] his aching [C] head about
She [Bb] kissed his lips and [F] to [C] him did say My [Gm] love you are colder [F] than [C] any clay
When [Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F] [C] [G]
[C] [Bb] [F] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[F] they arrived at her [C] father's gate He [Gm] cried get down the [F] [C] law is late
Get [Bb] down get down [F] [C] go to bed And I'll [Gm] see this noble [Bb] horse is [C] groomed and fed
When [Gm] she arrived at her [C] father's hall Who's [Gm] there who's there [F] on [C] father called
It is [Gm] I dear father [F] you [C] sent for me My [Bb] love was the [Gm] messenger was [C] sent by thee
Oh [Gm] now my daughter that [C] ne'er can be Your [G] words are [Gm] false say [F] [C] to me
For on [Gm] yon far mountain [F] of [C] Doth And in [Bb] yon green [Gm] grave he lied his [C] body lies
The [Gm] truth had dawned on this [C] maiden brave And [Gm] with her friends she [F] [C] exposed the grave
Where [Gm] lay her love [F] [C] on stay With [Bb] her [Gm] holland handkerchief [C] around his
[Bb] head
[F] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Connie Dover - The Holland Handkerchief chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bb, F, C, Gm, C, Bb, Gm and C of chords. Start with a comfortable 30 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 60. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ A [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gm] wealthy squire lived [C] in our town He [Gm] was a man of [F] [C] iron and steel
He [Gm] had a daughter, [F] a [C] beauty bright And the [Gm] name he called her was his [C] heart's delight
And [Gm] many as the young man to [C] court her came And [Gm] none of them could her [F] [C] favor gain
Till [Gm] there came one _ [F] [C] old degree And [Bb] above them [Gm] all she did [C] fancy
_ But [Bb] when her father [F] he [C] came to _ know That his [Bb] lovely daughter [F] this [C] young man saw
Over [Bb] fifty miles he [F] sent [C] her away All [Gm] to deprive her [F] of her [C] wedding day
[Bb] One _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F]
[Gm] night as she lay in [C] her bedroom Her [G] love [Gm] appeared from [F] out [C] the gloom
He [Gm] touched her hand and [F] true [C] hearted say [Bb] Arise my [Gm] darling and [C] come away
With [Gm] this young man she got [C] on behind And [G] they rode [Gm] swift on [F] [C] any _ wind
[Gm] They rode on for [F] a [C] _ _ while Till he [Bb] cried my [Gm] darling my [C] head feels sore
Her [Bb] holland handkerchief [F] she [C] then took out And [Bb] with it rubbed [F] his aching [C] head about
She [Bb] kissed his lips and [F] to [C] him did say My [Gm] love you are colder [F] than [C] any clay _
When _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] they arrived at her [C] father's gate He [Gm] cried get down the [F] [C] law is late
Get [Bb] down get down _ [F] [C] go to bed And I'll [Gm] see this noble [Bb] horse is [C] groomed and fed
When [Gm] she arrived at her [C] father's hall Who's [Gm] there who's there [F] on [C] father called
It is [Gm] I dear father [F] you [C] sent for me My [Bb] love was the [Gm] messenger was [C] sent by thee
Oh [Gm] now my daughter that [C] ne'er can be Your [G] words are [Gm] false say [F] [C] to me
For on [Gm] yon far mountain [F] of [C] Doth And in [Bb] yon green [Gm] grave he lied his [C] body lies
The [Gm] truth had dawned on this [C] maiden brave And [Gm] with her friends she [F] [C] exposed the grave
Where [Gm] lay her love [F] _ [C] on stay With [Bb] her [Gm] holland handkerchief [C] around his _ _
[Bb] head
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the If Ever I Return album.

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