Georgie Chords by Martin Carthy
Tempo:
106.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
Cm
Gm
Fm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] English Gypsy song from originally from from Levy Smith who's from Kent area
Georgie
[Cm]
[Fm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Cm] [Fm]
[C] was it stealing or [Dm] murder of [F] any?
[Cm] Oh we stole sixteen of the Lord Judge's deer and we
sold them [Gm] down under [C] the valley.
[Cm] Oh [Fm] saddle him up [C]
[Eb] cries my lily [C] white breast.
Oh saddle me up [Bb] cries [F] my pony [C] with bridegrooms in his hand [Eb] and a sword [C] at his side.
Would you [Fm] spare [Cm] me the life of [C] my Georgie?
I'm [Dm] George's [Gm] father to six [C] babes loud.
There's a seventh one [Gm] into [F] my body.
[C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with all I have got if [Fm] you'll [C] spare me the life of my Georgie.
[Cm] And George shall [Fm] be hanged in the [C] frames of gold.
For the frames of [Gm] gold you won't find [F] many.
[C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with [Cm] all I have got if you'll spare me the [Gm] life of [C] my [Db] Georgie.
[Cm] Oh what has [Fm] Georgie done on [C] Shooters Hill?
Was it stealing or [Gm] murder [F] of any?
[C] Oh we [D] stole sixteen [Cm] of the Lord Judge's deer and we sold them [Bb] down under the [C] valley.
[Cm] Wish you were stoned all [C] in the ground.
All in the [Gm] ground standing [F] ready.
[Cm] With bridegrooms in your hand and a sword at your side.
I'd [Fm] fight you for the [Gm] life of [C] my Georgie.
[Cm] Once I [Fm] had [Cm] such a [C] good little boy.
A pretty [Gm] boy quick as [F] handy.
[C] He would run five miles in one half an hour.
The ladder to [Eb] pardon [Cm] my Georgie.
[C] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[G] [Eb] [C] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Fm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[G] [Cm] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [C]
Georgie
[Cm]
[Fm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Gm] [C] [Cm] [Fm]
[C] was it stealing or [Dm] murder of [F] any?
[Cm] Oh we stole sixteen of the Lord Judge's deer and we
sold them [Gm] down under [C] the valley.
[Cm] Oh [Fm] saddle him up [C]
[Eb] cries my lily [C] white breast.
Oh saddle me up [Bb] cries [F] my pony [C] with bridegrooms in his hand [Eb] and a sword [C] at his side.
Would you [Fm] spare [Cm] me the life of [C] my Georgie?
I'm [Dm] George's [Gm] father to six [C] babes loud.
There's a seventh one [Gm] into [F] my body.
[C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with all I have got if [Fm] you'll [C] spare me the life of my Georgie.
[Cm] And George shall [Fm] be hanged in the [C] frames of gold.
For the frames of [Gm] gold you won't find [F] many.
[C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with [Cm] all I have got if you'll spare me the [Gm] life of [C] my [Db] Georgie.
[Cm] Oh what has [Fm] Georgie done on [C] Shooters Hill?
Was it stealing or [Gm] murder [F] of any?
[C] Oh we [D] stole sixteen [Cm] of the Lord Judge's deer and we sold them [Bb] down under the [C] valley.
[Cm] Wish you were stoned all [C] in the ground.
All in the [Gm] ground standing [F] ready.
[Cm] With bridegrooms in your hand and a sword at your side.
I'd [Fm] fight you for the [Gm] life of [C] my Georgie.
[Cm] Once I [Fm] had [Cm] such a [C] good little boy.
A pretty [Gm] boy quick as [F] handy.
[C] He would run five miles in one half an hour.
The ladder to [Eb] pardon [Cm] my Georgie.
[C] [Cm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[G] [Eb] [C] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Fm] [C]
[Gm] [F] [C]
[G] [Cm] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [C]
Key:
C
Cm
Gm
Fm
F
C
Cm
Gm
[C] English Gypsy song _ _ from originally from _ from Levy Smith who's from Kent area _
_ Georgie
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ was it stealing or [Dm] murder of [F] any?
[Cm] Oh we stole sixteen of the Lord Judge's deer and we
sold them [Gm] down under [C] the valley.
_ [Cm] Oh [Fm] saddle him up [C]
[Eb] cries my lily [C] white breast.
Oh saddle me up [Bb] cries [F] my pony _ [C] with bridegrooms in his hand [Eb] and a sword [C] at his side.
Would you [Fm] spare [Cm] me the life of [C] my Georgie?
I'm [Dm] George's [Gm] father to six [C] babes loud.
There's a seventh one [Gm] into [F] my body.
_ [C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with all I have got if [Fm] you'll [C] spare me the life of my Georgie.
_ [Cm] And George shall [Fm] be hanged in the [C] frames of gold.
For the frames of [Gm] gold you won't find [F] many.
_ [C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with [Cm] all I have got if you'll spare me the [Gm] life of [C] my [Db] Georgie.
[Cm] Oh what has [Fm] Georgie done on [C] Shooters Hill?
Was it stealing or [Gm] murder [F] of any?
_ [C] Oh we [D] stole sixteen [Cm] of the Lord Judge's deer and we sold them [Bb] down under the [C] valley.
[Cm] _ Wish you were stoned all [C] in the ground.
_ All in the [Gm] ground standing [F] ready.
_ [Cm] With bridegrooms in your hand and a sword at your side.
I'd [Fm] fight you for the [Gm] life of [C] my Georgie.
[Cm] _ Once I [Fm] had [Cm] such a [C] good little boy.
A pretty [Gm] boy quick as [F] handy.
_ [C] He would run five miles in one half an hour.
The ladder to [Eb] pardon [Cm] my Georgie.
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Georgie
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[C] _ _ _ _ was it stealing or [Dm] murder of [F] any?
[Cm] Oh we stole sixteen of the Lord Judge's deer and we
sold them [Gm] down under [C] the valley.
_ [Cm] Oh [Fm] saddle him up [C]
[Eb] cries my lily [C] white breast.
Oh saddle me up [Bb] cries [F] my pony _ [C] with bridegrooms in his hand [Eb] and a sword [C] at his side.
Would you [Fm] spare [Cm] me the life of [C] my Georgie?
I'm [Dm] George's [Gm] father to six [C] babes loud.
There's a seventh one [Gm] into [F] my body.
_ [C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with all I have got if [Fm] you'll [C] spare me the life of my Georgie.
_ [Cm] And George shall [Fm] be hanged in the [C] frames of gold.
For the frames of [Gm] gold you won't find [F] many.
_ [C] But it's willing to [Ab] part with [Cm] all I have got if you'll spare me the [Gm] life of [C] my [Db] Georgie.
[Cm] Oh what has [Fm] Georgie done on [C] Shooters Hill?
Was it stealing or [Gm] murder [F] of any?
_ [C] Oh we [D] stole sixteen [Cm] of the Lord Judge's deer and we sold them [Bb] down under the [C] valley.
[Cm] _ Wish you were stoned all [C] in the ground.
_ All in the [Gm] ground standing [F] ready.
_ [Cm] With bridegrooms in your hand and a sword at your side.
I'd [Fm] fight you for the [Gm] life of [C] my Georgie.
[Cm] _ Once I [Fm] had [Cm] such a [C] good little boy.
A pretty [Gm] boy quick as [F] handy.
_ [C] He would run five miles in one half an hour.
The ladder to [Eb] pardon [Cm] my Georgie.
_ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _