Dark Eyed Sailor Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
103.2 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

A#m

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steeleye Span - Dark Eyed Sailor chords
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[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[A#m]
[F#] [C#] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
As I [F#] roped out [C#] one evening fair, it beamed the summertime to [F#] take [C#] the air.
I spied a sailor and a lady gay, and I [A#m] stood [C#] to listen, and I [F#] stood to [C#] listen to [G#] hear what they [C#] were saying.
He said, fair [F#] [C#] lady, why do you roam?
For the day is spent and the [F#] [C#] night is all.
She heaved a sigh while we [G#] [C#] chiseled on.
For my [A#m] dark-eyed [C#] sailor, for my dark-eyed sailor, so young [G#] and stout and [C#] [F#] bold.
[C#]
It's seven long [F#] years since [C#] you left [A#m] this land.
[C#] A ring he took from off [F#] his lily [C#]-white hand.
One half of [A#m] the lady is [G#] still [C#] here with me.
But the [A#m] others [C#] roam, but the [F#] others [C#] roam at the [G#] bottom [C#] of the sea.
He said, [F#] you may drive [C#] him out of your [A#m] mind.
Some [C#] other young man you [F#] will [C#] surely find.
Love turns [A#m] the sun and [G#] sings over [C#] the snow.
Like [A#m] a winter's [C#] morning, like a winter's morning, the hills [G#] go [C#] white with snow.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[A#m]
[G#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
Said, [G#] [C#]
[F#] I'll [C#] never forsake my dear, [F#] although [C#]
we're parted this [F#] [C#] many a year.
Then [A#m] feel he was [G#] and a [F#] rake [C#] like you to induce a maiden, to induce [F#] a [C#] maiden to slide the [G#] jacket [C#] blue.
[F#]
[C#] One half of [F#] the ring did [C#] young William [A#m] show.
She [C#] ran distracted in [F#] grief [C#] and woe.
Saying, [A#m] William, William, I [G#] have fallen [C#] in snow.
For [A#m] my dark [C#]-eyed sailor, for my [F#] dark-eyed [C#] sailor has proved [G#] his [C#] own.
November is [F#] a [C#] godly triumph [A#m]
day.
[F#] This love [C#] was married [F#] and [C#] does agree.
Snow [A#m] makes me loyal when [C#] you're out at sea.
What [A#m] a cloudy [C#] morning, what a cloudy morning brings [G#] in a [C#] godly day.
Key:  
C#
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F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
G#
134211114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
G#
134211114
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To learn Steeleye Span - Dark Eyed Sailor chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - F#, C#, F#, A#m, C#, G# and C# in sequence. Set your pace at 51 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 103. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C# Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [A#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ As I [F#] roped out [C#] one evening fair, _ _ it beamed the summertime to [F#] take [C#] the air.
_ _ _ I _ spied a sailor and a lady gay, _ _ _ _ and I [A#m] stood [C#] to listen, and I [F#] stood to [C#] listen to [G#] hear what they [C#] were saying.
_ He _ said, fair [F#] [C#] lady, why do you roam?
_ For the day is spent and the [F#] [C#] night is _ _ all.
She heaved a sigh while we [G#] [C#] chiseled _ _ on. _ _
For my [A#m] dark-eyed [C#] sailor, for my dark-eyed sailor, so young [G#] and stout and [C#] _ _ [F#] bold.
[C#] _
It's seven long [F#] years since [C#] you left [A#m] this _ land.
_ [C#] A ring he took from off [F#] his lily [C#]-white _ hand.
_ One half of [A#m] the lady is [G#] still [C#] here with me. _ _ _
But the [A#m] others [C#] roam, _ but the [F#] others [C#] roam at the [G#] bottom [C#] of the sea. _ _
He said, [F#] you may drive [C#] him out of your [A#m] _ mind.
_ Some [C#] other young man you [F#] will [C#] surely _ _ find.
Love turns [A#m] the sun and [G#] sings over [C#] the _ _ snow.
_ Like [A#m] a winter's [C#] morning, _ like a winter's morning, the hills [G#] go [C#] white with snow. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ _ _
_ Said, [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I'll [C#] never forsake my dear, _ _ _ [F#] although [C#]
we're parted this [F#] [C#] many a year.
_ Then [A#m] feel he was [G#] and a [F#] rake [C#] like _ you _ _ to induce a maiden, _ _ to induce [F#] a [C#] maiden to slide the [G#] jacket [C#] blue.
[F#] _
[C#] One _ half of [F#] the ring did [C#] young William [A#m] show.
_ _ She [C#] ran distracted _ in [F#] grief [C#] and _ _ _ woe.
Saying, [A#m] William, William, I [G#] have fallen [C#] in _ snow. _
_ For [A#m] my dark [C#]-eyed sailor, for my [F#] dark-eyed [C#] sailor has proved [G#] his [C#] own. _ _ _ _
November is [F#] a [C#] godly triumph _ [A#m]
day.
_ _ _ [F#] This love [C#] was married [F#] and [C#] does agree. _
_ Snow [A#m] makes me loyal when [C#] you're out at _ sea. _ _
What [A#m] a cloudy [C#] morning, _ what a cloudy _ morning brings [G#] in a [C#] godly day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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