Chords for Ewan MacColl - Banks of Sicily

Tempo:
108.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

F

Fm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ewan MacColl - Banks of Sicily chords
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[Bb] The pipe is dozy, the pipe is fee, He will no come run [C] for his vino [Fm] the day.
[Bb] The sky or Messina [Eb] is hunk [Bb] and grey, And o'er the Brich Joe, [F] Missouri,
[Bb]
[Eb] Will [Bb] ye banks o' [Gm] Sicily fare, [Bb] Ye will ye [F] valiant show.
[Gm] There's no [Eb] joke, [Bb] we'll moor in the kiles, Ye [Gm]
pear-bloody swaddies [F] are [Bb] weary.
Will ye banks o' Sicily fare, Ye will ye [F] valiant show.
[Bb] There's no hink and smoor the wiles, Ye [Eb]
pear-bloody [F] swaddies are [Bb] weary.
Men doon the [Eb] stair [Bb] and lie in [Fm] the [Bbm] water [Eb] side, Wait [Bb] yer turn, [C] the fare is [F] awa.
[Bb] Men doon [Eb] the stair [Bb] and lie in the water side, O'er the Brich [Fm] Joe, Missouri.
[Bb] The drummy is polish, [Eb] the drummy is [Bbm] braw, He cannae be seen for [F] his wabbin' of haw.
[Bb] His bees dem sell up for [Eb] a footy [Bb] and a ta' leaf, With his lola, [F] his [Bb] dearie.
Fare will ye dives o' Sicily fare, Ye [G] will ye [Dm] sheelin' and haw.
[Bb]
We'll [Eb] all [Bb] find shebeens and bothies, Where joke made a [F] date with his [Bb] dearie.
[Eb] Fare will ye [Bb] dives o' Sicily fare, Ye will ye sheelin' [F] and haw.
[Eb] We'll all find [Bb] shebeens and bothies, Where kind signorinas were cheerie.
Then toon [Eb] the pipes and [Bb] drop the tinna [Eb] drum, Leave yer kit [F] this side of the wa.
[Bb]
[Eb] Toon the pipes [Bb] and drop the tinna drum, Fare bloody [F] swaddies are [Bb] weary.
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Eb
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F
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Fm
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Gm
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Bb
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Eb
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To start learning Ewan Maccoll - Farewell To Sicily chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Eb, F, Bb, Eb and Bb. Set your pace at 54 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 108. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ The pipe is dozy, the pipe is fee, He will no come run [C] for his vino [Fm] the day.
[Bb] The sky or Messina [Eb] is hunk [Bb] and grey, And o'er the Brich Joe, [F] Missouri,
_ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Will [Bb] ye banks o' [Gm] Sicily fare, [Bb] Ye will ye [F] valiant show.
[Gm] There's no [Eb] joke, [Bb] we'll moor in the kiles, Ye [Gm]
pear-bloody swaddies [F] are [Bb] weary. _ _
_ Will ye banks o' Sicily fare, Ye will ye [F] valiant show.
[Bb] There's no hink and smoor the wiles, Ye [Eb]
pear-bloody [F] swaddies are [Bb] weary. _ _
_ _ Men doon the [Eb] stair [Bb] and lie in [Fm] the [Bbm] water [Eb] side, Wait [Bb] yer turn, [C] the fare is [F] awa.
[Bb] Men doon [Eb] the stair [Bb] and lie in the water side, O'er the Brich [Fm] Joe, Missouri.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ The drummy is polish, [Eb] the drummy is [Bbm] braw, He cannae be seen for [F] his wabbin' of haw.
[Bb] His bees dem sell up for [Eb] a footy [Bb] and a ta' leaf, With his lola, [F] his _ [Bb] dearie. _
Fare will ye dives o' Sicily fare, Ye [G] will ye [Dm] sheelin' and haw.
[Bb]
We'll [Eb] all [Bb] find shebeens and bothies, Where joke made a [F] date with his [Bb] dearie. _
_ [Eb] Fare will ye [Bb] dives o' Sicily fare, Ye will ye sheelin' [F] and haw.
[Eb] We'll all find [Bb] shebeens and bothies, Where kind signorinas were _ cheerie.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Then toon [Eb] the pipes and [Bb] drop the tinna [Eb] drum, Leave yer kit [F] this side of the wa.
_ [Bb] _
[Eb] Toon the pipes [Bb] and drop the tinna drum, Fare bloody [F] swaddies are _ [Bb] weary. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Real MacColl album.

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