Chords for Natalie Merchant - Nursery Rhyme Of Innocence And Experience (Live)
Tempo:
140.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I sold a penny [E] and an apricot tree
[C] And said to the [Gm] sailor on the [D] white key
[A]
[E] Sailor, oh sailor, will you bring me
[C] To give you a [G] penny and an [D] apricot tree?
[A] [E]
Fast-found material and plenty of [C] beat
And a little gilded [G] sword and a [D] parakeet
[B] [Am] Well, he smiled and kissed me strong [C] as death
[G] I saw his red tongue and I felt [D] his sweet [B] breath
[D] [Am] You may keep your penny and your [C] apricot tree
[G]
I'll give you presents back from the [E] sea
From [Em] over the sea
[F#] [Am] Well, the ship dipped down on the [C] rim of the sky
[G]
I waited as three lonesomeness went [D] by
Three [E] lonesomeness went [Em] by
Then one morning [D] on the white key
[C] Saw a great ship [G] come in [D] from sea
[Em]
Slowly, slowly [D] she came across the bay
[C] And her flesh and [G] rigging was [D] shot away
[Am] And all around her way she [C] heard some cry
[G]
It flew in and out of a hole in her [D]
side
[Am]
Slowly she came into the path of [C] the sun
[G]
I heard the sound of a [D] distant gun
Of [A] a distant [Em] gun
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em]
Then a stranger [D] came running up to me
[C] From the deck of the ship [G] and [D] said, said he
[A] Oh, were [Am] you the boy who would wait [C] by the key
[G] With a little silver penny and an [D] apricot tree?
[A] [A] I've got [Am] a plum-colored [Em] fez and a [C] drum for thee
[G]
I've got a sword and a [D]
parakeet
From over [Em] the sea
Where is the [D] sailor with the bold red [C] hair
And what is that volley [G] in the [D] right hand?
[Am] And where are all the other girls and [C] boys
[G] Why have you brought me [D] children's toys?
Brought me [Em] children's toys
[N]
[C] And said to the [Gm] sailor on the [D] white key
[A]
[E] Sailor, oh sailor, will you bring me
[C] To give you a [G] penny and an [D] apricot tree?
[A] [E]
Fast-found material and plenty of [C] beat
And a little gilded [G] sword and a [D] parakeet
[B] [Am] Well, he smiled and kissed me strong [C] as death
[G] I saw his red tongue and I felt [D] his sweet [B] breath
[D] [Am] You may keep your penny and your [C] apricot tree
[G]
I'll give you presents back from the [E] sea
From [Em] over the sea
[F#] [Am] Well, the ship dipped down on the [C] rim of the sky
[G]
I waited as three lonesomeness went [D] by
Three [E] lonesomeness went [Em] by
Then one morning [D] on the white key
[C] Saw a great ship [G] come in [D] from sea
[Em]
Slowly, slowly [D] she came across the bay
[C] And her flesh and [G] rigging was [D] shot away
[Am] And all around her way she [C] heard some cry
[G]
It flew in and out of a hole in her [D]
side
[Am]
Slowly she came into the path of [C] the sun
[G]
I heard the sound of a [D] distant gun
Of [A] a distant [Em] gun
[D]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em]
Then a stranger [D] came running up to me
[C] From the deck of the ship [G] and [D] said, said he
[A] Oh, were [Am] you the boy who would wait [C] by the key
[G] With a little silver penny and an [D] apricot tree?
[A] [A] I've got [Am] a plum-colored [Em] fez and a [C] drum for thee
[G]
I've got a sword and a [D]
parakeet
From over [Em] the sea
Where is the [D] sailor with the bold red [C] hair
And what is that volley [G] in the [D] right hand?
[Am] And where are all the other girls and [C] boys
[G] Why have you brought me [D] children's toys?
Brought me [Em] children's toys
[N]
Key:
D
C
G
Am
Em
D
C
G
_ _ I sold a penny [E] and an apricot tree
[C] And said to the [Gm] sailor on the [D] white key
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ Sailor, oh sailor, will you bring me
[C] To give you a [G] penny and an [D] apricot tree?
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
Fast-found material and plenty of [C] beat
And a little gilded [G] sword and a [D] _ parakeet
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] Well, he smiled and kissed me _ strong [C] as death _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I saw his red tongue and I felt [D] his sweet [B] breath
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] You may keep your penny and your [C] apricot tree
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I'll give you presents back from the [E] sea
_ _ _ From [Em] over the sea _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] [Am] Well, the ship dipped down _ on the [C] rim of the _ sky
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I waited as three _ lonesomeness went [D] by
_ _ Three _ [E] lonesomeness went _ [Em] by _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then one morning [D] on the white key
_ [C] Saw a great ship [G] come in [D] from _ sea
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
Slowly, slowly [D] she came across the bay
[C] And her flesh and [G] rigging was [D] shot away
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] And all around her way she [C] heard some cry
_ _ _ _ [G] _
It flew in and out of a hole in her [D]
side
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Slowly she came into the path of [C] the sun
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I heard the sound of a [D] distant gun
_ _ Of [A] a distant [Em] gun _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Then a stranger [D] came running up to me
[C] From the deck of the ship [G] and [D] said, said he
_ _ [A] _ Oh, were [Am] you the boy _ who would wait [C] by the key _
_ _ _ [G] With a little silver penny and an [D] apricot tree? _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] I've got [Am] a plum-colored [Em] fez and a [C] drum for thee _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I've got a sword and a [D] _ _
parakeet
_ _ From over [Em] the sea
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Where is the [D] sailor with the bold red [C] hair
And what is that volley [G] in the [D] right _ hand? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] And where are all the other girls and [C] _ boys
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Why have you brought me _ [D] children's toys?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Brought me _ _ _ [Em] children's toys _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
[C] And said to the [Gm] sailor on the [D] white key
_ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ Sailor, oh sailor, will you bring me
[C] To give you a [G] penny and an [D] apricot tree?
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
Fast-found material and plenty of [C] beat
And a little gilded [G] sword and a [D] _ parakeet
_ [B] _ _ _ [Am] Well, he smiled and kissed me _ strong [C] as death _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] I saw his red tongue and I felt [D] his sweet [B] breath
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] You may keep your penny and your [C] apricot tree
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I'll give you presents back from the [E] sea
_ _ _ From [Em] over the sea _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] [Am] Well, the ship dipped down _ on the [C] rim of the _ sky
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
I waited as three _ lonesomeness went [D] by
_ _ Three _ [E] lonesomeness went _ [Em] by _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Then one morning [D] on the white key
_ [C] Saw a great ship [G] come in [D] from _ sea
_ _ _ _ [Em] _
Slowly, slowly [D] she came across the bay
[C] And her flesh and [G] rigging was [D] shot away
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] And all around her way she [C] heard some cry
_ _ _ _ [G] _
It flew in and out of a hole in her [D]
side
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ Slowly she came into the path of [C] the sun
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ I heard the sound of a [D] distant gun
_ _ Of [A] a distant [Em] gun _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
Then a stranger [D] came running up to me
[C] From the deck of the ship [G] and [D] said, said he
_ _ [A] _ Oh, were [Am] you the boy _ who would wait [C] by the key _
_ _ _ [G] With a little silver penny and an [D] apricot tree? _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [A] I've got [Am] a plum-colored [Em] fez and a [C] drum for thee _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I've got a sword and a [D] _ _
parakeet
_ _ From over [Em] the sea
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Where is the [D] sailor with the bold red [C] hair
And what is that volley [G] in the [D] right _ hand? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] And where are all the other girls and [C] _ boys
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Why have you brought me _ [D] children's toys?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Brought me _ _ _ [Em] children's toys _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _