Chords for Norma Waterson-Flash Company
Tempo:
143 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
First I loved [E] William and then I [D] loved John, [G] but now I [D] love [G] Thomas.
He's a clever young [G] man with his white [Am] cotton [G] stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a [D] velvet jacket [C] like a [Bm] flash [G] lad he goes.
Fiddling and [D] dancing was [G] all his [D] delight, but keeping flash company has [G] ruined him quite.
Has ruined [A] him [G] quite and a great many [D] more.
If [G] it hadn't been flash [D] company he [C] never had been so poor.
Take this [D] yellow handkerchief in [D] [Bm] remembrance [A] of [D] me [G] and wear it [D] around your neck when in flash [G] company.
Dry up your briny tears [C] and don't [G] look so sad, [D] [G] there's plenty more flash girls all around to be had.
Rocks shall [D] run to water [C] and the sea [G] shall [A] run dry, [G]
if I should [D] prove false to [C] the lad [G] that loves I.
The sweetest strawberries shall grow in the sea, [D] [G] if I should prove false to the one that loves me.
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]
First I loved [D] William and [G] then I [A] loved John, [D] [G] but now I love [D] Thomas.
[C] He's a [Bm] clever [D] young man with [G] his white cotton stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a velvet jacket [C] like a [G] flash lad he goes.
Take this yellow handkerchief in [C] [G] remembrance of [A] me and [G] wear it around your neck [C] when in flash [G] company.
Dry up your briny tears [C] and don't look so [D]
sad, there's plenty [D] more flash [C] girls all [G] around to be had.
He's a clever young [G] man with his white [Am] cotton [G] stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a [D] velvet jacket [C] like a [Bm] flash [G] lad he goes.
Fiddling and [D] dancing was [G] all his [D] delight, but keeping flash company has [G] ruined him quite.
Has ruined [A] him [G] quite and a great many [D] more.
If [G] it hadn't been flash [D] company he [C] never had been so poor.
Take this [D] yellow handkerchief in [D] [Bm] remembrance [A] of [D] me [G] and wear it [D] around your neck when in flash [G] company.
Dry up your briny tears [C] and don't [G] look so sad, [D] [G] there's plenty more flash girls all around to be had.
Rocks shall [D] run to water [C] and the sea [G] shall [A] run dry, [G]
if I should [D] prove false to [C] the lad [G] that loves I.
The sweetest strawberries shall grow in the sea, [D] [G] if I should prove false to the one that loves me.
[D] [C]
[D] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [D]
[G] [D] [C]
[G]
First I loved [D] William and [G] then I [A] loved John, [D] [G] but now I love [D] Thomas.
[C] He's a [Bm] clever [D] young man with [G] his white cotton stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a velvet jacket [C] like a [G] flash lad he goes.
Take this yellow handkerchief in [C] [G] remembrance of [A] me and [G] wear it around your neck [C] when in flash [G] company.
Dry up your briny tears [C] and don't look so [D]
sad, there's plenty [D] more flash [C] girls all [G] around to be had.
Key:
G
D
C
A
Bm
G
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ First _ _ _ I loved [E] William and then I [D] loved _ John, [G] but now I [D] love [G] Thomas.
He's a clever young [G] man with his white [Am] cotton [G] _ stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a [D] velvet jacket [C] like a [Bm] flash [G] lad he _ goes.
_ Fiddling and [D] dancing was [G] all his _ _ [D] delight, but keeping flash company has [G] ruined him quite.
Has ruined [A] him [G] quite and a great many [D] _ more.
If [G] it hadn't been flash [D] company he [C] never had been so poor.
_ Take this [D] yellow handkerchief in [D] [Bm] remembrance [A] of [D] me [G] and wear it [D] around your neck when in flash [G] _ company. _
_ Dry up your briny _ tears [C] and don't [G] look so sad, [D] [G] there's plenty more flash girls all around to be had.
_ _ Rocks shall [D] run to water [C] and the sea [G] shall [A] run dry, [G]
if I should [D] prove false to [C] the lad [G] that loves I.
The _ sweetest _ strawberries shall grow in the sea, [D] [G] if I should prove false to the one that loves me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
First I loved [D] William and [G] then I [A] loved John, [D] [G] but now I love [D] Thomas.
[C] He's a [Bm] clever [D] young man with [G] his white cotton stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
_ [G] He wears a velvet jacket [C] like a [G] flash lad he goes.
_ _ Take this yellow handkerchief in [C] _ [G] remembrance of [A] me and [G] wear it around your neck [C] when in flash [G] _ company. _ _ _
Dry up your briny _ tears [C] and don't look so _ [D]
sad, there's plenty [D] more flash [C] girls all [G] around to be had. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He's a clever young [G] man with his white [Am] cotton [G] _ stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
[G] He wears a [D] velvet jacket [C] like a [Bm] flash [G] lad he _ goes.
_ Fiddling and [D] dancing was [G] all his _ _ [D] delight, but keeping flash company has [G] ruined him quite.
Has ruined [A] him [G] quite and a great many [D] _ more.
If [G] it hadn't been flash [D] company he [C] never had been so poor.
_ Take this [D] yellow handkerchief in [D] [Bm] remembrance [A] of [D] me [G] and wear it [D] around your neck when in flash [G] _ company. _
_ Dry up your briny _ tears [C] and don't [G] look so sad, [D] [G] there's plenty more flash girls all around to be had.
_ _ Rocks shall [D] run to water [C] and the sea [G] shall [A] run dry, [G]
if I should [D] prove false to [C] the lad [G] that loves I.
The _ sweetest _ strawberries shall grow in the sea, [D] [G] if I should prove false to the one that loves me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
First I loved [D] William and [G] then I [A] loved John, [D] [G] but now I love [D] Thomas.
[C] He's a [Bm] clever [D] young man with [G] his white cotton stocking [C] and his high-ankle [D] shoe.
_ [G] He wears a velvet jacket [C] like a [G] flash lad he goes.
_ _ Take this yellow handkerchief in [C] _ [G] remembrance of [A] me and [G] wear it around your neck [C] when in flash [G] _ company. _ _ _
Dry up your briny _ tears [C] and don't look so _ [D]
sad, there's plenty [D] more flash [C] girls all [G] around to be had. _
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