It Suits Me Well Chords by Sandy Denny
Tempo:
63.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
D
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [C] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [F]
[D] My name is Jen [F] the Gypsy, [C] I travel the [D] land.
There are no chains [Gm] around me, [C] I am your [D] man.
And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of [Bb] the places [C] we [F] have been, [Gm] oh and [Bb] I ain't no liar.
[F]
[D] I've never [F] had a proper [C] phone, not one like [D] yours is.
I nearly [Gm] always had a [C] caravan with [D] horses.
You won't believe [Bb] me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb] Like the [C] lick it [F] is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me well.
[F] [Dm] [D] [F] [C]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[D] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [D] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [D] I am a [F] traveller of the seas, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean has [Gm] been good to [C] me, she ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell [Dm] a fair old story, which I'm [F] sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places [F] we have [Gm] sailed, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] [D] [G] [D] I've never had [F] a garden or [C] a place with [D] windows.
I stand upon [Gm] these salty decks [C] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Bb] believe me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
That [Bb] the living [C] it is [Am] [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[D]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [D] Me mother [F] was a fire eater, [C] for she desert [D] us.
So when I was [Gm] only seven years old, [C] 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 [C] places [F] we [Gm] have played, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] [D]
[G] [D] I've never had [F] no money [C] and no hope to get [D] none.
I can always get [Gm] a penny, when there [C] is good reason.
[D] And I know you [Bb] won't believe me, [F] though it is the [Am] truth to tell.
[Bb] [C] [Am] That the living it is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [F]
[D] My name is Jen [F] the Gypsy, [C] I travel the [D] land.
There are no chains [Gm] around me, [C] I am your [D] man.
And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of [Bb] the places [C] we [F] have been, [Gm] oh and [Bb] I ain't no liar.
[F]
[D] I've never [F] had a proper [C] phone, not one like [D] yours is.
I nearly [Gm] always had a [C] caravan with [D] horses.
You won't believe [Bb] me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb] Like the [C] lick it [F] is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me well.
[F] [Dm] [D] [F] [C]
[D] [Gm] [C]
[D] [Dm] [F]
[C] [Bb] [C] [D] [Gm] [Bb]
[F] [D] I am a [F] traveller of the seas, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean has [Gm] been good to [C] me, she ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell [Dm] a fair old story, which I'm [F] sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places [F] we have [Gm] sailed, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] [D] [G] [D] I've never had [F] a garden or [C] a place with [D] windows.
I stand upon [Gm] these salty decks [C] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Bb] believe me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
That [Bb] the living [C] it is [Am] [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[D]
[Bb] [F] [C] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [D] Me mother [F] was a fire eater, [C] for she desert [D] us.
So when I was [Gm] only seven years old, [C] 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 [C] places [F] we [Gm] have played, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] [D]
[G] [D] I've never had [F] no money [C] and no hope to get [D] none.
I can always get [Gm] a penny, when there [C] is good reason.
[D] And I know you [Bb] won't believe me, [F] though it is the [Am] truth to tell.
[Bb] [C] [Am] That the living it is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
[Dm] [Bb] [C] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [F]
Key:
F
C
D
Bb
Gm
F
C
D
[Bb] _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[D] My name is Jen [F] the Gypsy, [C] I travel the [D] land.
There are no chains [Gm] around me, [C] I am your [D] man.
And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of [Bb] the places [C] we [F] have been, [Gm] oh and [Bb] I ain't no liar.
[F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ I've never [F] had a proper [C] phone, not one like [D] yours is.
I nearly [Gm] always had a [C] caravan with [D] horses.
_ You won't believe [Bb] me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb] Like the [C] lick it [F] is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me well.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ [D] I am a [F] traveller of the seas, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean has [Gm] been good to [C] me, she ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell [Dm] a fair old story, which I'm [F] sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places [F] we have [Gm] sailed, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] I've never had [F] a garden or [C] a place with [D] windows.
I stand upon [Gm] these salty decks [C] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Bb] believe me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
That [Bb] the living [C] it is [Am] [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [D] Me mother [F] was a fire eater, [C] for she desert [D] us.
So when I was [Gm] only seven years old, [C] 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 [C] places [F] we [Gm] have played, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] I've never had [F] no money [C] and no hope to get [D] none.
I can always get [Gm] a penny, when there [C] is good reason.
[D] And I know you [Bb] won't believe me, [F] though it is the [Am] truth to tell.
[Bb] _ [C] [Am] That the living it is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
[D] My name is Jen [F] the Gypsy, [C] I travel the [D] land.
There are no chains [Gm] around me, [C] I am your [D] man.
And I can tell a fair [Dm] old story, which [F] I'm sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of [Bb] the places [C] we [F] have been, [Gm] oh and [Bb] I ain't no liar.
[F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ I've never [F] had a proper [C] phone, not one like [D] yours is.
I nearly [Gm] always had a [C] caravan with [D] horses.
_ You won't believe [Bb] me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
[Bb] Like the [C] lick it [F] is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me well.
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ [D] I am a [F] traveller of the seas, [C] I am a [D] sailor.
The ocean has [Gm] been good to [C] me, she ain't no [D] jailer.
And I can tell [Dm] a fair old story, which I'm [F] sure ain't no [Am] surprise.
Of the [C] places [F] we have [Gm] sailed, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] I've never had [F] a garden or [C] a place with [D] windows.
I stand upon [Gm] these salty decks [C] and feel the wind [D] blow.
And I know you won't [Bb] believe me, [F] though it is the truth [Am] to tell.
That [Bb] the living [C] it is [Am] [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ [D] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ [D] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [D] Me mother [F] was a fire eater, [C] for she desert [D] us.
So when I was [Gm] only seven years old, [C] 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 [C] places [F] we [Gm] have played, oh and [Bb] they ain't no lies.
[F] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [D] I've never had [F] no money [C] and no hope to get [D] none.
I can always get [Gm] a penny, when there [C] is good reason.
[D] And I know you [Bb] won't believe me, [F] though it is the [Am] truth to tell.
[Bb] _ [C] [Am] That the living it is [Gm] hollow, [Bb] but it suits me [F] well.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _