All Things Are Quite Silent Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
119.8 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

Bm

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steeleye Span - All Things Are Quite Silent chords
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[Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[Bm] Oh, things were quiet, [E] silent, each [F#m] mortal [Bm] at rest,
When me and [F#m] my [E] true [F#] love lay [F#m] snug in one nest,
[E] When a boatload [D] of ruffians [E] broke into [D] our [Bm] cave,
[F#m]
[B] And they forced my [E] dear Jewel to plough [A] the [Bm] salt [A] wave.
[F#] I [B] begged not for [E] my darling as I would for [A] [B] my life,
But they'd not [F#m] listen [E] to [F#] me, although [F#m] upon the wife,
[E] Saying the king [D] must have his sailors [E] to the seas he [D] must go,
[Bm] And they left me [E] lamenting in sorrow [F#m] and [A] woe.
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] Through green fields [E] and meadows we all [Bm] night have walked,
And the fond [F#m] [E] recollections [F#m] together have talked,
Where [E] the log [D] and the blackbird [E] so sweetly [A] [D] did [E] sing,
[F#m] [Bm] And the lovely thrush's [E] voices made the [F#m] valleys new [A] rain.
[F#m]
[B] Now though I'm [E] forsaken, I won't be [Bm] cast down,
[B] Who knows but [F#] my [E] true love [F#m] some day may return,
[E] And will make [D] me amends [E] for my trouble [D] and [Bm]
strife.
And me and [E] my true love might live happy [Bm] for [A] life.
[F#m]
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steeleye Span - All Things Are Quite Silent chords, practice playing F#, F#m, E, F#m, Bm, E and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 120. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Minor in mind.

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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Oh, things were quiet, [E] silent, each [F#m] mortal [Bm] at rest,
When me and [F#m] my [E] true [F#] love lay [F#m] snug in one nest,
[E] When a boatload [D] of ruffians [E] broke into [D] our [Bm] cave,
_ _ [F#m]
[B] And they forced my [E] dear Jewel to plough [A] the [Bm] salt _ [A] wave. _ _
[F#] _ _ I [B] begged not for [E] my darling as I would for [A] [B] my life,
But they'd not [F#m] listen [E] to [F#] me, although [F#m] upon the wife,
[E] Saying the king [D] must have his sailors [E] to the seas he [D] must go,
_ [Bm] _ _ And they left me [E] _ lamenting in sorrow [F#m] and _ _ [A] _ woe.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Through green fields [E] and meadows we all [Bm] night have walked,
And the fond [F#m] _ _ [E] recollections [F#m] _ together have talked,
Where [E] the log [D] and the _ blackbird [E] so sweetly [A] [D] did [E] sing, _
_ [F#m] [Bm] And the lovely thrush's [E] voices made the [F#m] valleys new _ [A] rain.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Now though I'm [E] forsaken, I won't be [Bm] cast down,
[B] Who knows but [F#] my [E] true love [F#m] some day may return,
[E] And will make [D] me amends [E] for my trouble [D] and _ [Bm] _
strife.
And me and [E] my true love might live happy [Bm] for [A] life. _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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