Chords for Rhiannon Giddens "Spanish Mary" on Austin City Limits
Tempo:
125.5 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
C
Gm
G
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Next, master interpreter and songwriter [C] Rhiannon Giddens.
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] There were three sailors bold and [C] true
For
[Cm] [C]
the love of Spanish Mary
So deeply now would they stir
No longer could they turn and swerve
For the love of Spanish Mary
[F] [Cm]
In the Kingston town of high degree
The buffoon of my
[Gm]
[Cm] dear
Did do's and inquired to me
[C] For the love of Spanish Mary
[Gm] [C]
[Cm]
Beggar man, [Fm] beggar man
[Cm] Tell me no lie
Is it a mystery [A] to live
[Cm] [C] Or is it a mystery to die
[Fm] [C]
[Cm]
I
[Gm] [Cm]
[C] seek thee not, ask you
It was in [Cm] Kingston town indeed
It is said they slapped but not for greed
But for the love of Spanish Mary
I [C]
remember well they came one [F] day
[Cm] The buffoon, the fiery
[Gm] [Cm] They asked me what could I say
But for the love of Spanish Mary
[C] You've got to be a tough [Cm] sir
Don't grow my down Mary
No I'm not give you up
[C]
Spanish Mary
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] Beggar man, beggar [Eb] man
[C] Tell me no lie
Is it a mystery [Gm] to [F]
live
[Gm] Or [C] is it a mystery [Gm]
[G] to die
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[A] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[C]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[N]
[G] [Cm]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] There were three sailors bold and [C] true
For
[Cm] [C]
the love of Spanish Mary
So deeply now would they stir
No longer could they turn and swerve
For the love of Spanish Mary
[F] [Cm]
In the Kingston town of high degree
The buffoon of my
[Gm]
[Cm] dear
Did do's and inquired to me
[C] For the love of Spanish Mary
[Gm] [C]
[Cm]
Beggar man, [Fm] beggar man
[Cm] Tell me no lie
Is it a mystery [A] to live
[Cm] [C] Or is it a mystery to die
[Fm] [C]
[Cm]
I
[Gm] [Cm]
[C] seek thee not, ask you
It was in [Cm] Kingston town indeed
It is said they slapped but not for greed
But for the love of Spanish Mary
I [C]
remember well they came one [F] day
[Cm] The buffoon, the fiery
[Gm] [Cm] They asked me what could I say
But for the love of Spanish Mary
[C] You've got to be a tough [Cm] sir
Don't grow my down Mary
No I'm not give you up
[C]
Spanish Mary
[Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Gm] [C]
[Cm] Beggar man, beggar [Eb] man
[C] Tell me no lie
Is it a mystery [Gm] to [F]
live
[Gm] Or [C] is it a mystery [Gm]
[G] to die
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[A] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm]
[C]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ Next, master interpreter and songwriter [C] Rhiannon Giddens. _ _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] There were three sailors bold and [C] true
For _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _
_ _ So deeply now would they stir
_ No _ _ longer could they turn _ _ _ _ _ _ and swerve
For the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
In the Kingston town of high degree _
The _ _ buffoon of my _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] dear
Did do's and inquired to me _ _
_ [C] For the love of Spanish Mary _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Beggar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ man, _ _ [Fm] beggar man
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Tell me no lie _ _ _ _
Is it a mystery [A] _ _ to live
[Cm] _ _ [C] Or is it a mystery to die
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ seek thee not, ask you
_ It _ was in [Cm] Kingston town indeed _ _
It is said they slapped but not for greed _
_ _ But for the love of Spanish Mary
_ I _ _ _ [C] _
remember well they came one [F] day _ _
[Cm] The buffoon, the _ fiery _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ They asked me what could I _ say
But for the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _ _
[C] You've got to be a tough [Cm] sir
_ Don't _ grow my down _ Mary _ _ _ _
No I'm not give you up _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Spanish _ _ _ _ _ _ Mary
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Beggar man, _ _ beggar [Eb] man
[C] _ _ _ Tell me no lie _ _ _ _ _ _
Is it a mystery _ [Gm] _ to [F]
live
[Gm] _ Or [C] is it a mystery [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] to die
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
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[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] There were three sailors bold and [C] true
For _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _
_ _ So deeply now would they stir
_ No _ _ longer could they turn _ _ _ _ _ _ and swerve
For the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
In the Kingston town of high degree _
The _ _ buffoon of my _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] dear
Did do's and inquired to me _ _
_ [C] For the love of Spanish Mary _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Beggar _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ man, _ _ [Fm] beggar man
[Cm] _ _ _ _ Tell me no lie _ _ _ _
Is it a mystery [A] _ _ to live
[Cm] _ _ [C] Or is it a mystery to die
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ seek thee not, ask you
_ It _ was in [Cm] Kingston town indeed _ _
It is said they slapped but not for greed _
_ _ But for the love of Spanish Mary
_ I _ _ _ [C] _
remember well they came one [F] day _ _
[Cm] The buffoon, the _ fiery _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ They asked me what could I _ say
But for the love of Spanish Mary _ _ _ _
[C] You've got to be a tough [Cm] sir
_ Don't _ grow my down _ Mary _ _ _ _
No I'm not give you up _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Spanish _ _ _ _ _ _ Mary
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] Beggar man, _ _ beggar [Eb] man
[C] _ _ _ Tell me no lie _ _ _ _ _ _
Is it a mystery _ [Gm] _ to [F]
live
[Gm] _ Or [C] is it a mystery [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] to die
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _
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