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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Sweeney's Men - Willy O'Winsbury chords
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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.
Key:  
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bbm
13421111
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To learn Sweeneys Men - Willy Owinsbury chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Fm, Db, Ab, Eb, Db and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 51 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 102. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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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.
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