Chords for JUDY COLLINS & TOMMY MAKEM - "The Great Selchie" HD 1992
Tempo:
72.4 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D] [C]
[A] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [A] [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] [G] Little [D] know I [C] my child's [D] father, [E] for if [Em] land or sea [C] he's [D] living [C]
in.
[D] Then there [C] arose at her [D] bed feet, and a [C] grumbly guest I'm sure [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here am I, [C] thy [D] child's father, [Em] although that [C] I [D] may be.
[C] [D] I [C] am [D] a silky [D] in the sea, [G] and where [D] I [C] own [D] country,
[Em] my dwelling is [C] in Suskegee.
[D] Then he [C] hath taken a purse [D] of gold, [C] and he hath put it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my little wee son, and [Em] take thee up [C] thy [A] nurse's fee.
[C] [D] And it shall [C] come to pass on a [A] summer [D] day, when the [C] sun shines hot on [D] every stone,
[G] that I shall [C] take my little [D] wee [Em] son, and I'll teach him [C] for to swim [D] in the fall.
And you [C] will marry [D] a gunner good, and a proud [C] good gunner I'm [D] sure he will be.
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er he will shoot, [Em] he'll kill both my [C] wee son and me.
[D]
[C]
[D] [C]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
And she [C] did marry a gunner [D]
good, and a [C] fine good gunner I'm [D] sure was he.
[G] And the very first [C] shot that e'er he [D] did shoot, [Em] he killed the sun and the [C] great [C] silky.
[D]
Nor'er the sits a mare, I knew [C] my baby, she [D] be gay.
Little [G] know [D]
[C] my child's [D] father, [Em] or if land or sea, [C] he's living [A] in [D] you.
[Am] [D]
[Ab]
[A] [D]
[C] [D]
[G] [D]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [A] [C]
[D] [Am]
[D] [G] Little [D] know I [C] my child's [D] father, [E] for if [Em] land or sea [C] he's [D] living [C]
in.
[D] Then there [C] arose at her [D] bed feet, and a [C] grumbly guest I'm sure [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here am I, [C] thy [D] child's father, [Em] although that [C] I [D] may be.
[C] [D] I [C] am [D] a silky [D] in the sea, [G] and where [D] I [C] own [D] country,
[Em] my dwelling is [C] in Suskegee.
[D] Then he [C] hath taken a purse [D] of gold, [C] and he hath put it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my little wee son, and [Em] take thee up [C] thy [A] nurse's fee.
[C] [D] And it shall [C] come to pass on a [A] summer [D] day, when the [C] sun shines hot on [D] every stone,
[G] that I shall [C] take my little [D] wee [Em] son, and I'll teach him [C] for to swim [D] in the fall.
And you [C] will marry [D] a gunner good, and a proud [C] good gunner I'm [D] sure he will be.
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er he will shoot, [Em] he'll kill both my [C] wee son and me.
[D]
[C]
[D] [C]
[D]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C] [D] [C] [D]
And she [C] did marry a gunner [D]
good, and a [C] fine good gunner I'm [D] sure was he.
[G] And the very first [C] shot that e'er he [D] did shoot, [Em] he killed the sun and the [C] great [C] silky.
[D]
Nor'er the sits a mare, I knew [C] my baby, she [D] be gay.
Little [G] know [D]
[C] my child's [D] father, [Em] or if land or sea, [C] he's living [A] in [D] you.
[Am] [D]
[Ab]
Key:
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Little [D] know I [C] my child's [D] father, _ [E] for if [Em] land or sea [C] _ he's [D] living _ [C]
in.
[D] _ _ _ Then there [C] arose at her [D] bed feet, and a [C] grumbly guest I'm sure [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here am I, [C] thy [D] child's father, [Em] although that [C] I [D] may be.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ I [C] am _ _ _ _ [D] _ a silky _ [D] in the sea, [G] and where [D] I _ [C] own [D] country,
_ [Em] my dwelling is [C] in Suskegee. _ _
[D] _ _ _ Then he [C] hath taken a purse [D] of gold, [C] and he hath put it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my little wee son, and [Em] take thee up [C] thy [A] nurse's fee.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ And it shall [C] come to pass on a [A] summer [D] day, when the [C] sun shines hot on [D] every stone,
[G] that I shall [C] take my little [D] wee [Em] son, and I'll teach him [C] for to swim [D] in the fall. _ _ _ _
And you [C] will marry [D] a gunner good, and a proud [C] good gunner I'm [D] sure he will be.
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er he will shoot, [Em] he'll kill both my [C] wee son and me.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
And she [C] did marry a gunner [D]
good, and a [C] fine good gunner I'm [D] sure was he.
[G] And the very first [C] shot that e'er he [D] did shoot, _ [Em] he killed the sun and the [C] great [C] silky.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ Nor'er the sits a mare, I knew [C] my baby, she [D] be gay.
_ Little [G] know [D] _
[C] my child's [D] father, [Em] or if land or sea, [C] _ _ he's living [A] in _ [D] you. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] Little [D] know I [C] my child's [D] father, _ [E] for if [Em] land or sea [C] _ he's [D] living _ [C]
in.
[D] _ _ _ Then there [C] arose at her [D] bed feet, and a [C] grumbly guest I'm sure [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here am I, [C] thy [D] child's father, [Em] although that [C] I [D] may be.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ I [C] am _ _ _ _ [D] _ a silky _ [D] in the sea, [G] and where [D] I _ [C] own [D] country,
_ [Em] my dwelling is [C] in Suskegee. _ _
[D] _ _ _ Then he [C] hath taken a purse [D] of gold, [C] and he hath put it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my little wee son, and [Em] take thee up [C] thy [A] nurse's fee.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ And it shall [C] come to pass on a [A] summer [D] day, when the [C] sun shines hot on [D] every stone,
[G] that I shall [C] take my little [D] wee [Em] son, and I'll teach him [C] for to swim [D] in the fall. _ _ _ _
And you [C] will marry [D] a gunner good, and a proud [C] good gunner I'm [D] sure he will be.
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er he will shoot, [Em] he'll kill both my [C] wee son and me.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
And she [C] did marry a gunner [D]
good, and a [C] fine good gunner I'm [D] sure was he.
[G] And the very first [C] shot that e'er he [D] did shoot, _ [Em] he killed the sun and the [C] great [C] silky.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ Nor'er the sits a mare, I knew [C] my baby, she [D] be gay.
_ Little [G] know [D] _
[C] my child's [D] father, [Em] or if land or sea, [C] _ _ he's living [A] in _ [D] you. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _