Chords for Sweeney's Men - Willy O'Winsbury
Tempo:
102.1 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Eb
Fm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bbm] [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] The King [Ab] he has been a poor [Eb] prisoner, [Db] A prisoner [Eb] lying [Db] in Spain,
[Ab] And [Db] Willie o [Ab]'er the winds [Fm] buried, [Db] As Ling-Lang, [Eb] we his daughter, [Db] attain.
What troubles [Ab] you, my daughter [Eb] dear, [Db] You look [Eb] so pale [Db] and won?
[Ab] O, have [Db] you had [Ab] any sore [Fm] sickness, [Db] Or yet [Eb] been sleeping [Db] with a man?
I have [Ab] not had any sore [Eb] sickness, [Db] Nor yet been [Eb] sleeping with [Db] a man.
[Ab] It is [Db] for you, [Ab] my father [Fm]
dear, [Db] For biding [Eb] say Ling-Lang [Db] in Spain.
Cast off, [Ab] cast off your berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stand naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
[Ab] But I [Db] may ken [Ab] you by [Fm] your shape, [Db] Whether you [Eb] be a maiden [Db] or a knane.
So she's [Ab] cast off her berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stood naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
[Ab] Her haunches [Db] were round and [Ab] her apron [Fm] was short, [Db] Her cheeks they [Eb] were pale [Db] and won.
O, is he [Ab] a lord, or a duke, or [Eb] a knight, [Db] Or a man [Eb] of birth [Db] or fame?
[Ab] Or is he [Db] one of [Ab] my [Fm] serving men, [Db] That's lately [Eb] come out [Db] of Spain?
He is [Ab] nay a lord, nor a duke, [Eb] or a knight, [Db] Nor a man [Eb] of birth [Db] nor fame,
[Ab] But he [Db] is Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, [Db] I could bide may [Eb]
languor [Db] my lane.
The king [Ab] has sent for his merry [Eb] men, [Db] All his merry [Ab] men [Eb]
thirty [Db] and three,
[Ab] Says, Bring [Db] me Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, [Db] For [Eb] hanged he [Db] shall be.
But when he [Ab] came the king [Eb] before, [Db] He was clad [Eb] in [Db] the red silk,
[Ab] His hair [Db] was like [Ab] the strands [Fm] of gold, [Db] His cheeks [Eb] were as white [Db] as mill.
It is [Ab] nay wonder, says [Eb] the king, [Db] My [Ab] daughter's [Eb] love [Db] you did win,
[Ab] Had I [Db] been a woman [Ab] as I am [Fm] a man, My [Db]
bedfellow [Eb] you would [Db] have been.
And will [Ab] you marry my daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of your [Db] right hand?
[Ab] And will [Db] you marry [Ab] my daughter [Fm] Janet, [Db] And be [Eb] a [Db] lord of the land?
I will [Ab] marry your daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of my [Db] right hand.
[Ab] And I [Db] will marry [Ab] your daughter [Fm] Janet, [Db] But I won't [Eb] be a lord [Db] of the land.
He's [Ab] mounted her on a milk [Eb]-white steed, [Db] Himself [Ab] on a [Eb] [Db] dapple grey,
And [Ab] he's made [Db] her a lady [Ab] of as [Fm] much land, As [Db] she could ride [Eb] in the lang' [Db] summer's day.
[Eb] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db] The King [Ab] he has been a poor [Eb] prisoner, [Db] A prisoner [Eb] lying [Db] in Spain,
[Ab] And [Db] Willie o [Ab]'er the winds [Fm] buried, [Db] As Ling-Lang, [Eb] we his daughter, [Db] attain.
What troubles [Ab] you, my daughter [Eb] dear, [Db] You look [Eb] so pale [Db] and won?
[Ab] O, have [Db] you had [Ab] any sore [Fm] sickness, [Db] Or yet [Eb] been sleeping [Db] with a man?
I have [Ab] not had any sore [Eb] sickness, [Db] Nor yet been [Eb] sleeping with [Db] a man.
[Ab] It is [Db] for you, [Ab] my father [Fm]
dear, [Db] For biding [Eb] say Ling-Lang [Db] in Spain.
Cast off, [Ab] cast off your berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stand naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
[Ab] But I [Db] may ken [Ab] you by [Fm] your shape, [Db] Whether you [Eb] be a maiden [Db] or a knane.
So she's [Ab] cast off her berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stood naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
[Ab] Her haunches [Db] were round and [Ab] her apron [Fm] was short, [Db] Her cheeks they [Eb] were pale [Db] and won.
O, is he [Ab] a lord, or a duke, or [Eb] a knight, [Db] Or a man [Eb] of birth [Db] or fame?
[Ab] Or is he [Db] one of [Ab] my [Fm] serving men, [Db] That's lately [Eb] come out [Db] of Spain?
He is [Ab] nay a lord, nor a duke, [Eb] or a knight, [Db] Nor a man [Eb] of birth [Db] nor fame,
[Ab] But he [Db] is Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, [Db] I could bide may [Eb]
languor [Db] my lane.
The king [Ab] has sent for his merry [Eb] men, [Db] All his merry [Ab] men [Eb]
thirty [Db] and three,
[Ab] Says, Bring [Db] me Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, [Db] For [Eb] hanged he [Db] shall be.
But when he [Ab] came the king [Eb] before, [Db] He was clad [Eb] in [Db] the red silk,
[Ab] His hair [Db] was like [Ab] the strands [Fm] of gold, [Db] His cheeks [Eb] were as white [Db] as mill.
It is [Ab] nay wonder, says [Eb] the king, [Db] My [Ab] daughter's [Eb] love [Db] you did win,
[Ab] Had I [Db] been a woman [Ab] as I am [Fm] a man, My [Db]
bedfellow [Eb] you would [Db] have been.
And will [Ab] you marry my daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of your [Db] right hand?
[Ab] And will [Db] you marry [Ab] my daughter [Fm] Janet, [Db] And be [Eb] a [Db] lord of the land?
I will [Ab] marry your daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of my [Db] right hand.
[Ab] And I [Db] will marry [Ab] your daughter [Fm] Janet, [Db] But I won't [Eb] be a lord [Db] of the land.
He's [Ab] mounted her on a milk [Eb]-white steed, [Db] Himself [Ab] on a [Eb] [Db] dapple grey,
And [Ab] he's made [Db] her a lady [Ab] of as [Fm] much land, As [Db] she could ride [Eb] in the lang' [Db] summer's day.
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The King [Ab] he has been a poor [Eb] prisoner, [Db] A prisoner [Eb] lying [Db] in Spain,
_ [Ab] And [Db] Willie o [Ab]'er the winds [Fm] buried, _ _ [Db] As Ling-Lang, [Eb] we his daughter, [Db] attain. _ _ _
What troubles [Ab] you, my daughter [Eb] dear, [Db] You look [Eb] so pale [Db] and won?
_ [Ab] O, have [Db] you had [Ab] any sore [Fm] sickness, _ _ [Db] Or yet [Eb] been sleeping [Db] with a man? _ _ _
I have [Ab] not had any sore [Eb] sickness, [Db] Nor yet been [Eb] sleeping with [Db] a man.
_ [Ab] It is [Db] for you, [Ab] my father [Fm] _
dear, [Db] For biding [Eb] say Ling-Lang [Db] in Spain. _ _ _
Cast off, [Ab] cast off your berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stand naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
_ [Ab] But I [Db] may ken [Ab] you by [Fm] your shape, _ _ [Db] Whether you [Eb] be a maiden [Db] or a knane.
_ So _ she's [Ab] cast off her berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stood naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
_ [Ab] Her haunches [Db] were round and [Ab] her apron [Fm] was short, _ [Db] Her cheeks they [Eb] were pale [Db] and won. _ _ _
O, is he [Ab] a lord, or a duke, or [Eb] a knight, [Db] Or a man [Eb] of birth [Db] or fame?
_ [Ab] Or is he [Db] one of [Ab] my [Fm] serving men, _ [Db] That's lately [Eb] come out [Db] of Spain? _ _ _
He is [Ab] nay a lord, nor a duke, [Eb] or a knight, [Db] Nor a man [Eb] of birth [Db] nor fame,
[Ab] But he [Db] is Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, _ _ [Db] I could bide may [Eb]
languor [Db] my lane.
The _ _ king [Ab] has sent for his merry [Eb] men, [Db] All his merry [Ab] men [Eb]
thirty [Db] and three,
_ [Ab] Says, Bring [Db] me Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, _ _ [Db] For [Eb] hanged he [Db] shall be. _ _
But when he [Ab] came the king [Eb] before, [Db] He was clad [Eb] in [Db] the red silk,
[Ab] His hair [Db] was like [Ab] the strands [Fm] of gold, _ [Db] His cheeks [Eb] were as white [Db] as mill. _ _
_ It is [Ab] nay wonder, says [Eb] the king, [Db] My [Ab] daughter's [Eb] love [Db] you did win, _
[Ab] Had I [Db] been a woman [Ab] as I am [Fm] a man, My [Db]
bedfellow [Eb] you would [Db] have been. _
_ _ And will [Ab] you marry my daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of your [Db] right hand? _
[Ab] And will [Db] you marry [Ab] my daughter [Fm] Janet, _ [Db] And be [Eb] a [Db] lord of the land?
I _ _ _ will [Ab] marry your daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of my [Db] right hand.
_ [Ab] And I [Db] will marry [Ab] your daughter [Fm] Janet, _ [Db] But I won't [Eb] be a lord [Db] of the land.
_ _ _ He's [Ab] mounted her on a milk [Eb]-white steed, [Db] Himself [Ab] on a [Eb] [Db] dapple grey,
And [Ab] he's made [Db] her a lady [Ab] of as [Fm] much land, As [Db] she could ride [Eb] in the lang' [Db] summer's day.
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_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The King [Ab] he has been a poor [Eb] prisoner, [Db] A prisoner [Eb] lying [Db] in Spain,
_ [Ab] And [Db] Willie o [Ab]'er the winds [Fm] buried, _ _ [Db] As Ling-Lang, [Eb] we his daughter, [Db] attain. _ _ _
What troubles [Ab] you, my daughter [Eb] dear, [Db] You look [Eb] so pale [Db] and won?
_ [Ab] O, have [Db] you had [Ab] any sore [Fm] sickness, _ _ [Db] Or yet [Eb] been sleeping [Db] with a man? _ _ _
I have [Ab] not had any sore [Eb] sickness, [Db] Nor yet been [Eb] sleeping with [Db] a man.
_ [Ab] It is [Db] for you, [Ab] my father [Fm] _
dear, [Db] For biding [Eb] say Ling-Lang [Db] in Spain. _ _ _
Cast off, [Ab] cast off your berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stand naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
_ [Ab] But I [Db] may ken [Ab] you by [Fm] your shape, _ _ [Db] Whether you [Eb] be a maiden [Db] or a knane.
_ So _ she's [Ab] cast off her berry [Eb]-brown gown, [Db] Stood naked [Eb] upon [Db] a stain,
_ [Ab] Her haunches [Db] were round and [Ab] her apron [Fm] was short, _ [Db] Her cheeks they [Eb] were pale [Db] and won. _ _ _
O, is he [Ab] a lord, or a duke, or [Eb] a knight, [Db] Or a man [Eb] of birth [Db] or fame?
_ [Ab] Or is he [Db] one of [Ab] my [Fm] serving men, _ [Db] That's lately [Eb] come out [Db] of Spain? _ _ _
He is [Ab] nay a lord, nor a duke, [Eb] or a knight, [Db] Nor a man [Eb] of birth [Db] nor fame,
[Ab] But he [Db] is Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, _ _ [Db] I could bide may [Eb]
languor [Db] my lane.
The _ _ king [Ab] has sent for his merry [Eb] men, [Db] All his merry [Ab] men [Eb]
thirty [Db] and three,
_ [Ab] Says, Bring [Db] me Willie [Ab] of [Fm] Winsbury, _ _ [Db] For [Eb] hanged he [Db] shall be. _ _
But when he [Ab] came the king [Eb] before, [Db] He was clad [Eb] in [Db] the red silk,
[Ab] His hair [Db] was like [Ab] the strands [Fm] of gold, _ [Db] His cheeks [Eb] were as white [Db] as mill. _ _
_ It is [Ab] nay wonder, says [Eb] the king, [Db] My [Ab] daughter's [Eb] love [Db] you did win, _
[Ab] Had I [Db] been a woman [Ab] as I am [Fm] a man, My [Db]
bedfellow [Eb] you would [Db] have been. _
_ _ And will [Ab] you marry my daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of your [Db] right hand? _
[Ab] And will [Db] you marry [Ab] my daughter [Fm] Janet, _ [Db] And be [Eb] a [Db] lord of the land?
I _ _ _ will [Ab] marry your daughter [Eb] Janet, By [Db] the truth [Eb] of my [Db] right hand.
_ [Ab] And I [Db] will marry [Ab] your daughter [Fm] Janet, _ [Db] But I won't [Eb] be a lord [Db] of the land.
_ _ _ He's [Ab] mounted her on a milk [Eb]-white steed, [Db] Himself [Ab] on a [Eb] [Db] dapple grey,
And [Ab] he's made [Db] her a lady [Ab] of as [Fm] much land, As [Db] she could ride [Eb] in the lang' [Db] summer's day.
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