Spanish Mary - Lyrics by Bob Dylan & Lead Vocals by Rhiannon Giddens Chords

Tempo:
90.45 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

D

G

Eb

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Spanish Mary - Lyrics by Bob Dylan & Lead Vocals by Rhiannon Giddens chords
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[C]
[Cm]
[C]
There were three sailors, bold and true, with cargo they took free.
for the love of Spanish Mary.
So deeply now were they disturbed, no longer could they swoon and swirl,
Mary,
[D] [Eb] [C] in Kingston town of high degree.
100%  ➙  90BPM
C
3211
Cm
13421113
D
1321
G
2131
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Cm
13421113
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of The New Basement Tapes - Spanish Mary chords, with this master sequence: Bb, Cm, C, Cm, Bb and C. For best results, commence at 45 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 90. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ There were three sailors, bold and true, _ _ with cargo they took _ _ free.
They sailed [Cm] away on the ocean [C] blue, _ _ for the love of Spanish Mary. _
_ _ So deeply now were they disturbed, _ _ no longer could _ _ _ _ they swoon and swirl,
for the love of Spanish Mary, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Eb] _ [C] in Kingston town of high degree.
_ _ The buffoon, the _ _ _ _ floozy, all paid the dues and then quiet to me,
_ for the love of Spanish Mary. _
[Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] Beggar man, _ beggar [C] man, _ [Cm] tell me no lie, _ _ is it a mystery to live,
_ _ or is it a mystery to die? _
[D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ [C] I seek ye now to ask of you, _ _ it was in Kingston town indeed,
[D] _ _ [Cm] it is said they stopped but not for greed, _ but [C] for the love of Spanish Mary.
[G] _ _
[Gm] _ [D] _ [C] I remember well they came one day, _ _ the buffoon, the fool, the fairy,
[Ebm] they [G] asked of me what could I [Cm]
say, [Gm] _ for the love of Spanish Mary.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ Tis not a meme to talk absurd, _ _ _ no rumour to _ _ [Cm] read,
[Gm] _ [C] no I'll not give you one word, [Bb] but for the love of Spanish Mary. _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] Beggar man, beggar man, [C] _ _ tell me no [G]
lie, _ _ [C] is it a mystery [Bb] _
to live,
[Ab] _ or is it a [F] mystery _
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ [C] to die? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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