Heather Alexander - Bedlam Boys Chords
Tempo:
68.7 bpm
Chords used:
Am
G
A
Bb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Irish pubs and the Irish fairs have their favorite tunes.
they have their favorite tune, Bedlam Boys.
the Renaissance Fair folk.
I decided that's one album all by [Bb] itself.
to me.
I kind of like to do it in the fashion in which it was written.
nickname for Bethlehem Hospital,
These verses are supposed to be written by a certain inmate of that hospital.
they have their favorite tune, Bedlam Boys.
the Renaissance Fair folk.
I decided that's one album all by [Bb] itself.
to me.
I kind of like to do it in the fashion in which it was written.
nickname for Bethlehem Hospital,
These verses are supposed to be written by a certain inmate of that hospital.
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The Irish pubs and the Irish fairs have their favorite tunes.
They have Danny Boy.
The Renaissance Fair, they have their favorite tune, Bedlam Boys.
_ _ This is a very favorite tune among the Renaissance Fair folk.
There are a million verses to this song.
I will not do them all here.
[G] _
I decided that's one album all by [Bb] itself.
I figured, well, I'll take all the ones that are applicable to me.
Of course, anything with a fair isn't it?
Some people do it as a dirge.
Some people do it as a really rowdy drinking song.
I kind of like to do it in the fashion in which it was written.
Bedlam being the nickname for Bethlehem Hospital,
which is where they put all the crazies. _
These verses are supposed to be written by a certain inmate of that hospital. _
So that's how I like to sing it.
I like to do it in kind of the spirit in which I sort of thought it was written,
kind of slightly [Am] not all there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But the sea, Matt, Tom, [G] Bedlam, 10 [Am],000 miles I travel.
Mad Marlin goes on [G] dirty boats.
[Am] What to save a shoes from gravel.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
_ _ _ I went down to see Tom's [G] kitchen for [Am] to get me food one morning.
And there I got sauce, [G] peeping [Am] hot.
A long a spit to turn in.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are [A] a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they [G] want no drink, [Am] no money.
_ _ _ _ From the hag in the [G] hungry goblin [Am] that in drags would rend ye.
All the sprites that stand [G] by the naked man [Am] in the book of moons defend ye.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and [G] they want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ _ _ My staff has murdered giants and may bag a long knife carries.
For to cut mince [A] pies from children's thighs [Am] and feed them to the fairy.
Still I sing, Bonnie, [C] boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air [G] and they want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ _ _ The spirits white as lightning would on me travels guide me.
The stars would [G] shake and the moon would quake [Am] whenever they spied me.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want [G] no drink, [Am] no money.
_ _ _ _ And when the child be [G] murderin', [Am] the man in the moon to a powder.
His staff will break and his dog [G] I'll shake.
[Am] And no hell, no demon lad.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
_ _ _ _ For to see Matt Tom [G] of Bedlam, [Am] ten thousand years I traveled.
Matt Maudlin goes on [G] dirty toes.
[Am] For to save her shoes from gravel.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go [Em] bare and they live by the air and they [G] want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
They have Danny Boy.
The Renaissance Fair, they have their favorite tune, Bedlam Boys.
_ _ This is a very favorite tune among the Renaissance Fair folk.
There are a million verses to this song.
I will not do them all here.
[G] _
I decided that's one album all by [Bb] itself.
I figured, well, I'll take all the ones that are applicable to me.
Of course, anything with a fair isn't it?
Some people do it as a dirge.
Some people do it as a really rowdy drinking song.
I kind of like to do it in the fashion in which it was written.
Bedlam being the nickname for Bethlehem Hospital,
which is where they put all the crazies. _
These verses are supposed to be written by a certain inmate of that hospital. _
So that's how I like to sing it.
I like to do it in kind of the spirit in which I sort of thought it was written,
kind of slightly [Am] not all there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But the sea, Matt, Tom, [G] Bedlam, 10 [Am],000 miles I travel.
Mad Marlin goes on [G] dirty boats.
[Am] What to save a shoes from gravel.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
_ _ _ I went down to see Tom's [G] kitchen for [Am] to get me food one morning.
And there I got sauce, [G] peeping [Am] hot.
A long a spit to turn in.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are [A] a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they [G] want no drink, [Am] no money.
_ _ _ _ From the hag in the [G] hungry goblin [Am] that in drags would rend ye.
All the sprites that stand [G] by the naked man [Am] in the book of moons defend ye.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and [G] they want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ _ _ My staff has murdered giants and may bag a long knife carries.
For to cut mince [A] pies from children's thighs [Am] and feed them to the fairy.
Still I sing, Bonnie, [C] boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air [G] and they want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ _ _ The spirits white as lightning would on me travels guide me.
The stars would [G] shake and the moon would quake [Am] whenever they spied me.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want [G] no drink, [Am] no money.
_ _ _ _ And when the child be [G] murderin', [Am] the man in the moon to a powder.
His staff will break and his dog [G] I'll shake.
[Am] And no hell, no demon lad.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
_ _ _ _ For to see Matt Tom [G] of Bedlam, [Am] ten thousand years I traveled.
Matt Maudlin goes on [G] dirty toes.
[Am] For to save her shoes from gravel.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go bare and they live by the air and they want no drink, no money.
Still I sing, Bonnie, boys, Bonnie, mad boys.
Bedlam boys are a bonnie.
For they all go [Em] bare and they live by the air and they [G] want no [Am] drink, no money.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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