Chords for John Riley - Traditional English Folk Song
Tempo:
124.4 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
F
Gm
C
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [C] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[C] A young [Cm] maid, [F]
all in [C] a garden.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] Strange a [F] man, passed [C] her by.
[Cm]
He said, [Eb] fair maid, [Bb] will you marry me?
This [Fm] then, sir, was her reply.
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [F] Oh no, [Cm] kind sir, [F] I cannot [Cm] marry [Gm] [Cm] thee.
[F] For I've a [Cm] love, [F] who sails all [C] on the [Gm] [Cm] sea.
He's [Eb] been gone [Bb] for seven years.
Still no [Fm]
man shall [Cm] marry me.
[Gm] [Cm]
What [F] if [Cm] he's in [F] some [C] false [Gm] land,
[Cm] [Bb] Or drowned [Cm] in [F] the deep [D] salt sea?
[Gm] [Cm] What if [Gm] [Eb] he's found [Bb] another love,
And in [Fm] his love [F] thou'st [C] married be?
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] What [Cm] if he's in [F] some [C] battle [Gm] [Cm] slain,
I'll [F] die [Cm] before [F] the main [C] pathway.
[Cm] [Eb] And if he's drowned [Bb] in the deep salt sea,
[D] I'll be [F] true to his [C] memory.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] And if [Cm] he's found [F] another [C] [Gm] love,
[Cm] And he and his love [F] both married [D] [Gm] be,
[Cm] I [Eb] wish them health [Bb] and happiness,
Where they [F]
dwell across [Cm] the sea.
[Gm] [Cm]
He [F] picked [C] [Cm] her [F] up, all in [C] his [Cm] arms.
[F] [Cm] Kisses gave [F] her one, two, [Cm] [Gm] three.
[Cm] [Gm] Saying, [Eb] weep no more, [Bb] my own true love.
For I [F] am your [D] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm]
[Cm] Saying, [Eb] weep no more, [Bb] my own true love.
For I [F] am your long lost [Cm] own Riley.
Saying, [Gm] weep [Eb] no more, [Bb] my own true love.
[Fm] For I am your [Bb] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[C] A young [Cm] maid, [F]
all in [C] a garden.
[Cm] [F] [Cm] Strange a [F] man, passed [C] her by.
[Cm]
He said, [Eb] fair maid, [Bb] will you marry me?
This [Fm] then, sir, was her reply.
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [F] Oh no, [Cm] kind sir, [F] I cannot [Cm] marry [Gm] [Cm] thee.
[F] For I've a [Cm] love, [F] who sails all [C] on the [Gm] [Cm] sea.
He's [Eb] been gone [Bb] for seven years.
Still no [Fm]
man shall [Cm] marry me.
[Gm] [Cm]
What [F] if [Cm] he's in [F] some [C] false [Gm] land,
[Cm] [Bb] Or drowned [Cm] in [F] the deep [D] salt sea?
[Gm] [Cm] What if [Gm] [Eb] he's found [Bb] another love,
And in [Fm] his love [F] thou'st [C] married be?
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] What [Cm] if he's in [F] some [C] battle [Gm] [Cm] slain,
I'll [F] die [Cm] before [F] the main [C] pathway.
[Cm] [Eb] And if he's drowned [Bb] in the deep salt sea,
[D] I'll be [F] true to his [C] memory.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[F] And if [Cm] he's found [F] another [C] [Gm] love,
[Cm] And he and his love [F] both married [D] [Gm] be,
[Cm] I [Eb] wish them health [Bb] and happiness,
Where they [F]
dwell across [Cm] the sea.
[Gm] [Cm]
He [F] picked [C] [Cm] her [F] up, all in [C] his [Cm] arms.
[F] [Cm] Kisses gave [F] her one, two, [Cm] [Gm] three.
[Cm] [Gm] Saying, [Eb] weep no more, [Bb] my own true love.
For I [F] am your [D] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm]
[Cm] Saying, [Eb] weep no more, [Bb] my own true love.
For I [F] am your long lost [Cm] own Riley.
Saying, [Gm] weep [Eb] no more, [Bb] my own true love.
[Fm] For I am your [Bb] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
Key:
Cm
F
Gm
C
Bb
Cm
F
Gm
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] A young _ [Cm] maid, [F]
all in [C] a _ _ garden.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] Strange a [F] man, _ passed [C] her _ _ by.
[Cm]
He said, [Eb] fair _ maid, [Bb] will you marry _ me?
_ _ This [Fm] then, sir, _ was her reply.
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [F] Oh no, [Cm] kind sir, _ [F] I cannot [Cm] marry _ _ [Gm] [Cm] thee.
[F] For I've a [Cm] _ love, [F] who sails all [C] on the _ [Gm] _ [Cm] sea.
He's [Eb] been _ _ gone [Bb] for seven _ _ years.
Still no [Fm] _ _
man shall [Cm] marry me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
What [F] if [Cm] he's in [F] some _ [C] false _ [Gm] land,
[Cm] _ [Bb] Or drowned [Cm] in [F] the deep [D] salt sea?
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ What if [Gm] [Eb] he's _ _ found [Bb] another _ _ love,
And in [Fm] his _ _ love [F] thou'st [C] married be? _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
[F] What [Cm] if he's in [F] some _ [C] battle _ _ [Gm] [Cm] slain,
I'll [F] die [Cm] _ before [F] the main [C] pathway.
_ _ _ [Cm] [Eb] And if he's _ drowned [Bb] in the deep salt sea,
_ _ [D] I'll be [F] true to his [C] memory.
[Gm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
[F] And if [Cm] he's found [F] another _ _ [C] _ [Gm] love,
[Cm] _ And he and his love [F] both married [D] _ [Gm] be,
[Cm] _ I [Eb] wish them _ _ health [Bb] and _ happiness,
_ _ _ Where they [F] _ _
dwell _ across [Cm] the sea.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
He [F] picked [C] [Cm] her [F] up, all in [C] his _ [Cm] arms. _
[F] [Cm] Kisses gave [F] her one, two, _ [Cm] _ [Gm] three.
[Cm] _ [Gm] Saying, [Eb] weep no _ more, [Bb] my own true _ love.
For I [F] am your _ [D] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm] _
[Cm] _ Saying, [Eb] weep no _ more, [Bb] my own true _ love.
For I [F] am your _ long lost [Cm] own Riley.
_ _ Saying, [Gm] weep [Eb] no more, _ [Bb] my own true _ love.
[Fm] For I am _ your [Bb] long lost [Cm] own Riley. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] A young _ [Cm] maid, [F]
all in [C] a _ _ garden.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [Cm] Strange a [F] man, _ passed [C] her _ _ by.
[Cm]
He said, [Eb] fair _ maid, [Bb] will you marry _ me?
_ _ This [Fm] then, sir, _ was her reply.
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [F] Oh no, [Cm] kind sir, _ [F] I cannot [Cm] marry _ _ [Gm] [Cm] thee.
[F] For I've a [Cm] _ love, [F] who sails all [C] on the _ [Gm] _ [Cm] sea.
He's [Eb] been _ _ gone [Bb] for seven _ _ years.
Still no [Fm] _ _
man shall [Cm] marry me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
What [F] if [Cm] he's in [F] some _ [C] false _ [Gm] land,
[Cm] _ [Bb] Or drowned [Cm] in [F] the deep [D] salt sea?
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ What if [Gm] [Eb] he's _ _ found [Bb] another _ _ love,
And in [Fm] his _ _ love [F] thou'st [C] married be? _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
[F] What [Cm] if he's in [F] some _ [C] battle _ _ [Gm] [Cm] slain,
I'll [F] die [Cm] _ before [F] the main [C] pathway.
_ _ _ [Cm] [Eb] And if he's _ drowned [Bb] in the deep salt sea,
_ _ [D] I'll be [F] true to his [C] memory.
[Gm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
[F] And if [Cm] he's found [F] another _ _ [C] _ [Gm] love,
[Cm] _ And he and his love [F] both married [D] _ [Gm] be,
[Cm] _ I [Eb] wish them _ _ health [Bb] and _ happiness,
_ _ _ Where they [F] _ _
dwell _ across [Cm] the sea.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
He [F] picked [C] [Cm] her [F] up, all in [C] his _ [Cm] arms. _
[F] [Cm] Kisses gave [F] her one, two, _ [Cm] _ [Gm] three.
[Cm] _ [Gm] Saying, [Eb] weep no _ more, [Bb] my own true _ love.
For I [F] am your _ [D] long lost [Cm] own Riley.
[Gm] _
[Cm] _ Saying, [Eb] weep no _ more, [Bb] my own true _ love.
For I [F] am your _ long lost [Cm] own Riley.
_ _ Saying, [Gm] weep [Eb] no more, _ [Bb] my own true _ love.
[Fm] For I am _ your [Bb] long lost [Cm] own Riley. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _