Chords for Pentangle - Willy O' Winsbury

Tempo:
147.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pentangle - Willy O' Winsbury chords
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[G] [C] The [G]
[Bm]
[Em] [G]
[C]
king [G] has been a
[D]
[Am] prisoner in [C]
Spain
[G] And Willy
[C] [G] of [Bm] Wensbury
Has [G] lain long with his daughter [C] at home
What [Am] tales you, [G] what tales you, my daughter, do you [D] know?
Why you [Am] look so pale [C] and worn?
[G] Oh, have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness?
[G] Or yet been sleeping [C] with a man?
I have [G] not had any sore sickness
[D]
Nor [Am] yet been [C] with a man
[G] It is [C] for [G] you, my father [Bm] dear
[Em]
Abiding [G] so long [C] in Spain
Gust of, [G] gust of your very
[D] You stand [Am] naked upon [C] a stone
[G] That [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm] shape
[Em] If you [G] be a maiden [C]
or a knoll
And she's [G] got of her very
[D] She stood [Am]
naked upon [C] a stone
[G] Her apron was low and her haunches [Bm] were round
[Em] Her face [G] was pale [C] and worn
Oh, was it [G] with the Lord, our dear [D] great
[Am] Or a man [C]
fame?
[G] Or was it with one of my serving [Bm]
men
[G] That's lately come out [C] of Spain?
No, it wasn't with [G] the Lord, our dear [D] great
[Am] Nor a man [C]
fame
[G] But it was with Willie of [Bm] Wensbury
[Em] I could bide no longer [C] alone
And the King [G] has called on his [D]
[Am] knighthood
He [C] I three
[G] Says fetch me this Willie of [Bm] Wensbury
[G] For I get he [C] shall [D] be
[C] [G]
[D]
[Am]
[C]
[G] [C] [G] But [Bm]
[Em] [G] [C]
when [G] he came the King [D] far
He was [Am] glad on [C] a red silk
[G] His hair was like the strands [Bm] of gold
[G] His skin was as white as [C] the milk
And it is no [G] wonder said
[D]
That my [Am] daughter's [C] love you did win
[G] For if I was a woman as I am a [Bm]
man
[G] My bedfellow you would [C] have been
And will you [G] marry my daughter
[D]
[Am] By the truth of your [C] right hand?
[G] Oh, [D] will [C] you [G] marry my daughter [Bm] Janet
[G] I will make you Lord of [C] my land
Oh, yes, I [G] will marry your daughter
[D] [Am] By the truth of my [C] right hand
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter [D] Janet
[G] But I'll not be the Lord of [C] your land
And he's [G] mounted her on a mast he
[D] And [Am] he's sold her for [C] a grave
[G] He has made her the Lady of [Bm] Asmarch land
[G] As she shall ride in the long [C] summer's day
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Pentangle - (Live Performance, 1972) Live Performance chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, C, G, D, Bm, G, C, D and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 73 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 148. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C# Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] The _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
king [G] has been a _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] prisoner _ in [C] _ _
Spain
_ _ [G] And Willy _
[C] [G] of _ _ [Bm] Wensbury _ _
_ _ Has [G] lain long with his daughter [C] at _ _ home
What [Am] tales you, [G] what tales you, my _ daughter, do you [D] know? _
Why you [Am] look so pale [C] and _ _ worn?
[G] Oh, _ have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness?
_ _ _ _ [G] Or yet been sleeping [C] with a _ man?
_ I have [G] not had any sore _ sickness
_ [D] _
_ Nor [Am] yet been _ [C] with a man
_ _ [G] It is [C] for [G] you, my _ father [Bm] _ _ dear
_ _ [Em] _
Abiding [G] so long [C] in _ _ Spain
Gust of, [G] gust of your very _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ You stand [Am] naked _ upon [C] a _ _ stone _
[G] That [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm] shape _ _ _
[Em] If you [G] be a maiden [C]
or a _ knoll
_ And she's [G] got of her very _
_ _ _ [D] _ She stood [Am]
naked upon [C] a stone _
_ _ [G] Her apron was low and her haunches [Bm] were _ round
_ [Em] Her face _ [G] was pale [C] and _ _ worn
Oh, was it [G] with the Lord, our dear _ _ _ _ [D] great
[Am] Or a man _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
fame?
_ [G] Or was it with one of my serving [Bm] _ _
men
_ _ [G] That's lately come out [C] of _ Spain? _
No, it wasn't with [G] the Lord, our dear _ _ _ _ [D] great
[Am] Nor a man _ _ _ [C] _ _
fame
_ _ [G] But it was with Willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury
_ _ _ _ [Em] I could bide no longer _ [C] _ alone _
_ And the King [G] has called on his _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ knighthood
He [C] I _ three
_ _ _ [G] Says fetch me this Willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury
_ _ _ _ [G] For I get he _ [C] shall _ _ _ [D] be
[C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] But _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
when [G] he came the King _ _ [D] far
_ He was [Am] glad on [C] a red silk
_ [G] _ His hair was like the strands [Bm] of gold _
_ [G] His skin was as white as [C] the milk
_ _ And it is no [G] _ wonder said
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
That my _ [Am] _ daughter's [C] love you did win
_ _ [G] For if I was a woman as I am a [Bm] _
_ man
_ [G] My bedfellow you would [C] have _ _ been
And will you [G] marry my daughter
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] By the _ truth of your [C] right hand?
_ _ [G] Oh, [D] will [C] you [G] marry my daughter _ [Bm] Janet
_ _ _ [G] I will make you Lord of [C] my _ land
_ Oh, yes, I [G] will marry your daughter _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] By the truth of my [C] right _ hand _
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter [D] Janet _ _ _
[G] But I'll not be the Lord of [C] your land
_ _ And he's [G] mounted _ her on a _ mast he
[D] _ _ And [Am] he's sold her for [C] a grave
_ _ [G] He has made her the Lady of [Bm] Asmarch _ _ land
[G] As she shall ride in the long _ [C] summer's day _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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