Chords for Pretty Polly
Tempo:
156.95 bpm
Chords used:
Em
D
Bm
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Em] [Bm]
[Em]
Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me.
[D] [Em] Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with [D] me.
[Em]
Before we get married, [D] some pleasures [Em] you see.
She tempted me, had him, the way they did right.
She [D] [Em] tempted me, had him, the way they did right.
[D] [Em]
All over the hills and the valleys so wide.
Their old early father, what did they spy?
[D] [Em] Their old early father, what did they spy?
[D] [Em] But he looked up great [D] and he stayed [Em] standing by.
Welly, oh, welly, I'm scared of your ways.
[D] [Em] Welly, oh, welly, I'm scared of your [D] [Em] ways.
Scared he will leave my poor Polly astray.
[Bm]
[Em]
Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just about [D] right.
[Em] Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just about [D] right.
[Em] I've been digging your grave, the best part of last night.
[Bm] [Em]
But there's no time to talk, there's no time to stand.
[D] [Em] There's no time to talk, and there's no time to [D] stand.
[Em] And there flashed the dagger [E] in Welly's [Em] right hand.
He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
[D] [Em] He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
And into her grave, great Polly did [Bm] throw.
[Em]
He threw some dirt over her, started for more.
[D]
[Em] He threw some dirt over her, started for more.
Left nothing behind but the wild birds, [E] you know.
[Bm] [Em]
Well, it's death to the devil, and well, they must pay.
[D] [Em]
It's death to the devil, and well, they must pay.
For killing pretty Polly and running away.
[Bm] [E]
[Em]
Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with me.
[D] [Em] Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with [D] me.
[Em]
Before we get married, [D] some pleasures [Em] you see.
She tempted me, had him, the way they did right.
She [D] [Em] tempted me, had him, the way they did right.
[D] [Em]
All over the hills and the valleys so wide.
Their old early father, what did they spy?
[D] [Em] Their old early father, what did they spy?
[D] [Em] But he looked up great [D] and he stayed [Em] standing by.
Welly, oh, welly, I'm scared of your ways.
[D] [Em] Welly, oh, welly, I'm scared of your [D] [Em] ways.
Scared he will leave my poor Polly astray.
[Bm]
[Em]
Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just about [D] right.
[Em] Polly, pretty Polly, you guessed just about [D] right.
[Em] I've been digging your grave, the best part of last night.
[Bm] [Em]
But there's no time to talk, there's no time to stand.
[D] [Em] There's no time to talk, and there's no time to [D] stand.
[Em] And there flashed the dagger [E] in Welly's [Em] right hand.
He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
[D] [Em] He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
And into her grave, great Polly did [Bm] throw.
[Em]
He threw some dirt over her, started for more.
[D]
[Em] He threw some dirt over her, started for more.
Left nothing behind but the wild birds, [E] you know.
[Bm] [Em]
Well, it's death to the devil, and well, they must pay.
[D] [Em]
It's death to the devil, and well, they must pay.
For killing pretty Polly and running away.
[Bm] [E]
Key:
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Polly, pretty _ Polly, _ come go along with _ _ me.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with _ _ [D] me.
_ [Em] _ _
Before we get married, [D] some pleasures [Em] you see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ She tempted me, had him, the way they did right. _
She [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ tempted me, had him, the way they did _ _ right.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
All over the hills _ and the valleys so _ wide. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Their old early father, _ _ what did they spy? _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ Their old early father, _ _ what did they spy?
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] But he looked up great _ [D] and he stayed [Em] standing _ by. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Welly, oh, _ welly, I'm scared of your _ _ ways.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ Welly, oh, welly, _ I'm scared of your _ _ _ _ [D] [Em] ways. _
Scared he will leave my poor Polly _ astray.
_ _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Polly, pretty _ Polly, you guessed just about _ _ [D] right.
_ [Em] _ _ Polly, pretty Polly, _ you guessed just about _ _ _ [D] right.
[Em] I've been digging your grave, the best part of last night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
But there's no time to talk, _ there's no time to stand. _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ There's no time to talk, and there's no time to _ _ _ [D] stand.
[Em] _ And there flashed the dagger _ [E] in Welly's [Em] right hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow. _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
_ _ _ _ _ And into her grave, _ great Polly did _ _ [Bm] throw.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He threw some dirt over her, _ started for more.
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ He threw some dirt over her, _ started for _ more.
_ _ _ Left nothing _ _ behind but the wild birds, [E] you know.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it's death to the devil, _ and well, they must _ _ pay.
[D] _ [Em] _
It's death to the devil, _ and well, they must _ _ _ _ pay.
For killing pretty Polly _ and running away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Polly, pretty _ Polly, _ come go along with _ _ me.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ Polly, pretty Polly, come go along with _ _ [D] me.
_ [Em] _ _
Before we get married, [D] some pleasures [Em] you see. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ She tempted me, had him, the way they did right. _
She [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ tempted me, had him, the way they did _ _ right.
[D] _ [Em] _ _
All over the hills _ and the valleys so _ wide. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Their old early father, _ _ what did they spy? _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ Their old early father, _ _ what did they spy?
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] But he looked up great _ [D] and he stayed [Em] standing _ by. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Welly, oh, _ welly, I'm scared of your _ _ ways.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ Welly, oh, welly, _ I'm scared of your _ _ _ _ [D] [Em] ways. _
Scared he will leave my poor Polly _ astray.
_ _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Polly, pretty _ Polly, you guessed just about _ _ [D] right.
_ [Em] _ _ Polly, pretty Polly, _ you guessed just about _ _ _ [D] right.
[Em] I've been digging your grave, the best part of last night. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _
But there's no time to talk, _ there's no time to stand. _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ There's no time to talk, and there's no time to _ _ _ [D] stand.
[Em] _ And there flashed the dagger _ [E] in Welly's [Em] right hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow. _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ He stabbed through her heart, and the heart's blood did flow.
_ _ _ _ _ And into her grave, _ great Polly did _ _ [Bm] throw.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He threw some dirt over her, _ started for more.
_ _ [D] _
[Em] _ He threw some dirt over her, _ started for _ more.
_ _ _ Left nothing _ _ behind but the wild birds, [E] you know.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it's death to the devil, _ and well, they must _ _ pay.
[D] _ [Em] _
It's death to the devil, _ and well, they must _ _ _ _ pay.
For killing pretty Polly _ and running away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _