Thomas The Rhymer Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
132.25 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

C

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steeleye Span - Thomas the Rhymer chords
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[G]
[F] [C]
[F] [G]
Who's [Dm] on the [Bb] platform [Dm] unsleeping, And if he held a lady [Gm] gay,
A shady lass would frisk [F] and [Bbm] moan, Riding [D] o'er the burning [C] ray.
[G]
Who's [Gm] on the teapot of his lamp, [D] [C] And could [F] he,
[G] Or [Bb] hail the mighty Queen of
[C] [D] [C] Venice?
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Shabba-Shabba-Shabba -Wabba-Dee [D]-Wabba-Dee,
[A]
Wabba-Doo [D]-Wabba-Dee
[C] [G]-Wabba-Dee.
She's [Dm] down the fountain [Bb] [F] of wisely, [D] And a [C] godless,
[Dm] [G] Until [Bb] they came to a desert and [C]
[Bbm] [D] was left behind
[G]
So [F] Forty gave them Forty [Bb] nights
[D] He wrote them [C] down to the [F] knee
[G] And they [F] saw [Bb] neither sun [F] nor moon
[Bbm]
[A] [Bb] [D] [C] And she
Don't [A]
[Eb] you see I'm bonnie bonnie [A] road [Eb] tonight
[A]
For you and I this [G] night
[A] [Gbm]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Steeleye Span - Thomas The Rhymer chords, Practice these chords sequence - A, D and A. A strategic approach would be to train at 66 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 132. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Who's [Dm] on the [Bb] platform _ [Dm] unsleeping, And if he held a lady [Gm] gay,
A shady lass would frisk [F] and [Bbm] _ moan, Riding [D] o'er the burning [C] ray.
_ [G] _
Who's [Gm] on the teapot of his lamp, _ [D] _ [C] And could [F] he, _
[G] Or [Bb] hail the mighty Queen of _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] Venice?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Shabba-Shabba-Shabba _ _ -Wabba-Dee _ _ [D]-Wabba-Dee,
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wabba-Doo [D]-Wabba-Dee _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G]-Wabba-Dee.
She's [Dm] down the fountain [Bb] [F] of wisely, [D] And a [C] godless,
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] Until [Bb] they came to a desert and _ _ [C] _ _
[Bbm] [D] was left _ behind
[G] _ _
So [F] Forty gave them Forty [Bb] nights
[D] He wrote them [C] down to the [F] knee
[G] And they [F] saw [Bb] neither sun [F] nor moon
[Bbm] _
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] And she
_ _ _ Don't _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] you see I'm bonnie bonnie [A] road [Eb] tonight _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ For you and I this [G] night
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the Spanning the Years album.

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