English folk music - Martin Carthy - Sovay Chords

Tempo:
111.1 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

C#m

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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English folk music - Martin Carthy - Sovay chords
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[A] [Bm] [C#m]
[D] [F#m] [A] [F#m]
Sovey, sovey, [D] all [F#m] on a day She dressed [C#m] herself in [F#m] man's array With [A] a sword and pistol [B] all by [C#m] her side [D] To meet her true [F#m] love, to meet [A] her true love away [F#] did [F#m] ride
As she was [D] riding over the plain She [A] met her true love [F#m] and bid him stand [A] Your gold and silver, [B] kind [C#m] sir, she said [D] Or else this [F#m] moment, or [A] else this moment your [F#] life I'll [A] have
[F#m]
[A] And when she dropped [D] him [F#m] off his store She said, kind [C#m] sir, there is one [F#] thing more [A] A golden ring [E] which I know [C#m] you have [D] Deliver [F#m] it, [A] deliver it, your sweet life to [F#m] save Oh, that [A] golden ring, a token is [D] My life, [A] I'll lose the [F#m] ring, I'll save [A] Being tender-hearted [Bm] just [C#m] like a dove
[D] She rode [F#m] away, she [A] rode away [C#m] from her [F#] true [A]
[F#m]
[C#m] [F#m] [A] [D]
[C#m]
[F#m] [A] [C#m] [D]
[F#m] [A] [C#m] [F#m]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[C#m] [F#] [A] love
It was I that dropped [B] you [C#m] all on the plain [D] So here's your [A] watch, here's your watch and your [F#] gold again Oh, [C#m] I did [E] intend and [C#m] it was to know [D] If that you [A] were the true love [F#m] or no So [A] now I have [Bm] a [C#m] contented mind [D] My heart [F#m] and all, [A] my heart and all, my [F#m] dear, is thine
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
D
1321
F#
134211112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#m
13421114
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Let's start jamming Martin Carthy - (feat. Dave Swarbrick) Sovay chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, D, F#m, A, C#m, D, F#m and C#m in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 55 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 111 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: F# Minor.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C#m] _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ Sovey, sovey, [D] all [F#m] on a day She dressed [C#m] herself in [F#m] man's array With [A] a sword and pistol [B] all by [C#m] her side [D] To meet her true [F#m] love, to meet [A] her true love away [F#] did [F#m] ride
As she was [D] riding over the plain She [A] met her true love [F#m] and bid him stand [A] Your gold and silver, [B] kind [C#m] sir, she said [D] Or else this [F#m] moment, or [A] else this moment your [F#] life I'll [A] have
_ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] And when she dropped [D] him [F#m] off his store She said, kind [C#m] sir, there is one [F#] thing more [A] A golden ring [E] which I know [C#m] you have [D] Deliver [F#m] it, [A] deliver it, your sweet life to [F#m] save Oh, that [A] golden ring, a token is [D] My life, [A] I'll lose the [F#m] ring, I'll save [A] Being tender-hearted [Bm] just [C#m] like a dove
[D] She rode [F#m] away, she [A] rode away [C#m] from her [F#] true [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] [A] love
It was I that dropped [B] you [C#m] all on the plain [D] So here's your [A] watch, here's your watch and your [F#] gold again Oh, [C#m] I did [E] intend and [C#m] it was to know [D] If that you [A] were the true love [F#m] or no So [A] now I have [Bm] a [C#m] contented mind [D] My heart [F#m] and all, [A] my heart and all, my [F#m] dear, is thine _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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