It Suits Me Well Chords by Sandy Denny
Tempo:
123.5 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
D
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[C] [D] [Gm]
[Bb] [F]
[A] My name is John the [F] Gypsy, I [C] travel the [D] land.
There are no [D] chains [Bb] about me, I [Am] am the old [D] man.
And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, [F] which I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places I [F] have been, oh, [Bb] and they ain't no [F] lies.
[Dm]
[D] I never [F] had a proper haunt, [C] not one like [D] yours.
I've [Dm] nearly [Bb] always had a [Am] caravan with horses.
[D] And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth to [Am] tell.
[Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits [F] me well.
[D]
[F] [C]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[A] [F]
[Am] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[F] [D] I am a [F] traveller of the sea, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean [Dm] has been [Bb] good to me, she [Am]
ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] I have [F] sailed, [Gm] oh, but they [Bb] ain't no [F] lies.
[D]
I've never had a [F] garden or a [C]
place with windows.
[D] I stand [Dm] upon the [Bb] salty deck [Am] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though it [F]
is the truth to [Am] tell.
[A] [Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, oh, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[Dm]
[C]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [D] [Bb]
[F] [D] My mother was [F] a fire-eater, for [C]
she deserts [Dm] us.
So when I was [Bb] only seven years old, [Am] I joined the circus.
[D] And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] we [Am] have played, [Gm] oh, and [Bb] they ain't no [F] lies.
[Dm]
I've never had [F] no money, had [C] no hope to get [D] none.
I can always [Dm] get [Bb] a penny, when [Am] there is good reason.
[D] And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits me [F] well.
[D] [F] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Bb] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [F]
[Am] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F]
[N]
[Bb] [F]
[A] My name is John the [F] Gypsy, I [C] travel the [D] land.
There are no [D] chains [Bb] about me, I [Am] am the old [D] man.
And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, [F] which I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places I [F] have been, oh, [Bb] and they ain't no [F] lies.
[Dm]
[D] I never [F] had a proper haunt, [C] not one like [D] yours.
I've [Dm] nearly [Bb] always had a [Am] caravan with horses.
[D] And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth to [Am] tell.
[Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits [F] me well.
[D]
[F] [C]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[A] [F]
[Am] [F] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[F] [D] I am a [F] traveller of the sea, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean [Dm] has been [Bb] good to me, she [Am]
ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] I have [F] sailed, [Gm] oh, but they [Bb] ain't no [F] lies.
[D]
I've never had a [F] garden or a [C]
place with windows.
[D] I stand [Dm] upon the [Bb] salty deck [Am] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though it [F]
is the truth to [Am] tell.
[A] [Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, oh, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[Dm]
[C]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [D] [Bb]
[F] [D] My mother was [F] a fire-eater, for [C]
she deserts [Dm] us.
So when I was [Bb] only seven years old, [Am] I joined the circus.
[D] And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] we [Am] have played, [Gm] oh, and [Bb] they ain't no [F] lies.
[Dm]
I've never had [F] no money, had [C] no hope to get [D] none.
I can always [Dm] get [Bb] a penny, when [Am] there is good reason.
[D] And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb]
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits me [F] well.
[D] [F] [C]
[Dm] [D]
[Bb] [Am]
[D]
[Dm] [F]
[Am] [C] [Bb]
[C] [Dm] [Bb]
[F]
[N]
Key:
F
Bb
D
Dm
C
F
Bb
D
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] My name is John the [F] Gypsy, I [C] travel the [D] land. _ _
There are no [D] chains [Bb] about me, I [Am] am the old [D] man.
_ And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, [F] which I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places I [F] have been, oh, [Bb] and they ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I never [F] had a proper haunt, [C] not one like [D] yours.
_ _ I've [Dm] nearly [Bb] always had a [Am] caravan with horses.
[D] _ _ _ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth to [Am] tell.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits [F] me well.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I am a [F] traveller of the sea, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
_ _ The ocean [Dm] has been [Bb] good to me, she [Am]
ain't no [D] jailer.
_ And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
_ Of the [Bb]
places [C] I have [F] sailed, [Gm] oh, but they [Bb] ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I've never had a [F] garden or a [C]
place with windows.
[D] _ _ I stand [Dm] upon the [Bb] salty deck [Am] and feel the wind [D] blow.
_ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though it [F]
is the truth to [Am] tell.
[A] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, oh, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] My mother was [F] a fire-eater, for [C]
she deserts [Dm] us.
_ _ So when I was [Bb] only seven years old, [Am] I joined the circus.
[D] _ _ And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] we [Am] have played, [Gm] oh, and [Bb] they ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've never had [F] no money, had [C] no hope to get [D] none.
_ I can always [Dm] get [Bb] a penny, when [Am] there is good reason.
[D] _ _ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth [Am] to tell.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits me [F] well.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[A] My name is John the [F] Gypsy, I [C] travel the [D] land. _ _
There are no [D] chains [Bb] about me, I [Am] am the old [D] man.
_ And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, [F] which I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places I [F] have been, oh, [Bb] and they ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ I never [F] had a proper haunt, [C] not one like [D] yours.
_ _ I've [Dm] nearly [Bb] always had a [Am] caravan with horses.
[D] _ _ _ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth to [Am] tell.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits [F] me well.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] I am a [F] traveller of the sea, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
_ _ The ocean [Dm] has been [Bb] good to me, she [Am]
ain't no [D] jailer.
_ And I can tell a fair old [Dm] story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
_ Of the [Bb]
places [C] I have [F] sailed, [Gm] oh, but they [Bb] ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ I've never had a [F] garden or a [C]
place with windows.
[D] _ _ I stand [Dm] upon the [Bb] salty deck [Am] and feel the wind [D] blow.
_ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though it [F]
is the truth to [Am] tell.
[A] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, oh, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] My mother was [F] a fire-eater, for [C]
she deserts [Dm] us.
_ _ So when I was [Bb] only seven years old, [Am] I joined the circus.
[D] _ _ And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [Bb]
places [C] we [Am] have played, [Gm] oh, and [Bb] they ain't no [F] lies.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I've never had [F] no money, had [C] no hope to get [D] none.
_ I can always [Dm] get [Bb] a penny, when [Am] there is good reason.
[D] _ _ And I know you won't [Dm] believe me, though [F] it is the truth [Am] to tell.
_ _ [Bb] _
[C] It is [F] hard, [Gm] oh, but it [Bb] suits me [F] well.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _