High Germany Chords by Martin Carthy
Tempo:
86.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
B
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m]
Oh Polly, love, [E] oh Polly, [B] the [F#m] rout has [C#m] now begun
[E] We must go a [A]-marching [E] to the [F#m] beating of the [C#m] drum
Go [E] dress yourself [A] all in your [E] best and come [B] along with me
[C#m] I'll take you to the [E] warm, [B] loving [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Oh Willie, love, [E] oh Willie, [B] come list [F#m] what I do [C#m] say
[E] Me feet they are so [A] tender [E] I cannot [F#m] [C#m] march away
[E] And besides, me dearest [A] Willie, [E] I am with child [B] by thee
[C#m] Not fitted for [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
I'll buy for you [E] a horse, me love, [B] and on [F#m] it you [C#m] shall ride
[E] And all my delights [A] shall be [C#m] in a [F#]-riding by [C#m] your side
[E] We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we [B] are dry
We'll [C#m] be true to one [E]
another, [B] get [F#m] married [C#m] by and by
All curse said be [E] them cruel [G#m] wars that [F#m] ever they [C#m] should rise
[E] And out of a merry [A] Engle and a [E] press many [F#] a man [C#m] like wise
[E] They pressed me true love from [A] me [E] like wise me [B] brothers three
[C#m] And sent them to [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Me friends I do [E] not value [B] nor me [F#m] bones I do [C#m] not fear
[E] Now me love has [E] left me I wander [F#] far [C#m] and near
[E] And when me baby it [A] is born [E] and a-smiling on [B] my knee
[C#m] I'll think of [E] lovely Willie [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Oh Polly, oh [E] Polly, [B] the rout [F#m] has now [C#m] begun
[E] And we must go a [A]-marching [E] to the beating [F#m] of [C#m] a drum
[E] Go dress yourself [A] all in [E] your best and come along [B] with me
[C#m] I'll take [E] you to the war, [B] me love, in [F#m]
[C#m] Heide, Germany
Oh Polly, love, [E] oh Polly, [B] the [F#m] rout has [C#m] now begun
[E] We must go a [A]-marching [E] to the [F#m] beating of the [C#m] drum
Go [E] dress yourself [A] all in your [E] best and come [B] along with me
[C#m] I'll take you to the [E] warm, [B] loving [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Oh Willie, love, [E] oh Willie, [B] come list [F#m] what I do [C#m] say
[E] Me feet they are so [A] tender [E] I cannot [F#m] [C#m] march away
[E] And besides, me dearest [A] Willie, [E] I am with child [B] by thee
[C#m] Not fitted for [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
I'll buy for you [E] a horse, me love, [B] and on [F#m] it you [C#m] shall ride
[E] And all my delights [A] shall be [C#m] in a [F#]-riding by [C#m] your side
[E] We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we [B] are dry
We'll [C#m] be true to one [E]
another, [B] get [F#m] married [C#m] by and by
All curse said be [E] them cruel [G#m] wars that [F#m] ever they [C#m] should rise
[E] And out of a merry [A] Engle and a [E] press many [F#] a man [C#m] like wise
[E] They pressed me true love from [A] me [E] like wise me [B] brothers three
[C#m] And sent them to [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Me friends I do [E] not value [B] nor me [F#m] bones I do [C#m] not fear
[E] Now me love has [E] left me I wander [F#] far [C#m] and near
[E] And when me baby it [A] is born [E] and a-smiling on [B] my knee
[C#m] I'll think of [E] lovely Willie [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Oh Polly, oh [E] Polly, [B] the rout [F#m] has now [C#m] begun
[E] And we must go a [A]-marching [E] to the beating [F#m] of [C#m] a drum
[E] Go dress yourself [A] all in [E] your best and come along [B] with me
[C#m] I'll take [E] you to the war, [B] me love, in [F#m]
[C#m] Heide, Germany
Key:
E
C#m
B
F#m
A
E
C#m
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh Polly, love, [E] oh Polly, [B] the [F#m] rout has [C#m] now begun
[E] We must go a [A]-marching [E] to the [F#m] beating of the [C#m] drum
Go [E] dress yourself [A] all in your [E] best and come [B] along with me
[C#m] I'll take you to the [E] warm, [B] loving [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ Oh Willie, love, [E] oh Willie, [B] come list [F#m] what I do [C#m] say
[E] Me feet they are so [A] tender [E] I cannot [F#m] [C#m] march away
[E] And besides, me dearest [A] Willie, [E] I am with child [B] by thee
[C#m] Not fitted for [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ I'll buy for you [E] a horse, me love, [B] and on [F#m] it you [C#m] shall ride
[E] And all my delights [A] shall be [C#m] in a [F#]-riding by [C#m] your side
[E] We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we [B] are dry
We'll [C#m] be true to one [E]
another, [B] get [F#m] married [C#m] by and by
_ All curse said be [E] them cruel [G#m] wars that [F#m] ever they [C#m] should rise
[E] And out of a merry [A] Engle and a [E] press many [F#] a man [C#m] like wise
[E] They pressed me true love from [A] me [E] like wise me [B] brothers three
[C#m] And sent them to [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Me friends I do [E] not value [B] nor me [F#m] bones I do [C#m] not fear
[E] Now me love has [E] left me I wander [F#] far [C#m] and near
[E] And when me baby it [A] is born [E] and a-smiling on [B] my knee
[C#m] I'll think of [E] lovely Willie [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ Oh Polly, oh [E] Polly, [B] the rout [F#m] has now [C#m] begun
[E] And we must go a [A]-marching [E] to the beating [F#m] of [C#m] a drum
[E] Go dress yourself [A] all in [E] your best and come along [B] with me
[C#m] I'll take [E] you to the war, [B] me love, in [F#m]
[C#m] Heide, Germany _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh Polly, love, [E] oh Polly, [B] the [F#m] rout has [C#m] now begun
[E] We must go a [A]-marching [E] to the [F#m] beating of the [C#m] drum
Go [E] dress yourself [A] all in your [E] best and come [B] along with me
[C#m] I'll take you to the [E] warm, [B] loving [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ Oh Willie, love, [E] oh Willie, [B] come list [F#m] what I do [C#m] say
[E] Me feet they are so [A] tender [E] I cannot [F#m] [C#m] march away
[E] And besides, me dearest [A] Willie, [E] I am with child [B] by thee
[C#m] Not fitted for [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ I'll buy for you [E] a horse, me love, [B] and on [F#m] it you [C#m] shall ride
[E] And all my delights [A] shall be [C#m] in a [F#]-riding by [C#m] your side
[E] We'll stop at every alehouse and drink when we [B] are dry
We'll [C#m] be true to one [E]
another, [B] get [F#m] married [C#m] by and by
_ All curse said be [E] them cruel [G#m] wars that [F#m] ever they [C#m] should rise
[E] And out of a merry [A] Engle and a [E] press many [F#] a man [C#m] like wise
[E] They pressed me true love from [A] me [E] like wise me [B] brothers three
[C#m] And sent them to [E] the war, me love, [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
Me friends I do [E] not value [B] nor me [F#m] bones I do [C#m] not fear
[E] Now me love has [E] left me I wander [F#] far [C#m] and near
[E] And when me baby it [A] is born [E] and a-smiling on [B] my knee
[C#m] I'll think of [E] lovely Willie [B] in [F#m] Heide, [C#m] Germany
_ Oh Polly, oh [E] Polly, [B] the rout [F#m] has now [C#m] begun
[E] And we must go a [A]-marching [E] to the beating [F#m] of [C#m] a drum
[E] Go dress yourself [A] all in [E] your best and come along [B] with me
[C#m] I'll take [E] you to the war, [B] me love, in [F#m]
[C#m] Heide, Germany _ _ _ _ _ _