The Elfin Knight Chords by Peggy Seeger, Ewan Maccoll
Tempo:
97.7 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Cm
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] There stands three trumpeters [Cm] on yon [Gm] hill, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And they blow [Cm] their [Gm] trumpets alude [Cm] and [Gm] shrill, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
Ginn ad his trumpet in [Cm] my [Gm] kist, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And wis in [Cm] the lad's erms [Gm] that I [Cm] like [Gm] best, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ginn ye would [Cm] be wed with [Gm] me, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's a [Cm] thing ye [Gm] mon [C] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon mock me all in [Cm] an sark, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
With [Cm] a dusted [Gm] joan needle [Cm] o' work, And [Gm] the wind it blows [Cm] my plaid [Gm] awall.
Ye mon wash it in [Cm] yon dry well, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Where water [Cm] never [Gm] [Cm] sprang nor fell, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon dry it on yon [Cm] hawthorn, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] hastenings since blossom, [Gm] since [Cm] man was born, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
And ginn a mock a sark [Cm] for thee, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] a thing ye [Gm] mon [Cm] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
My fee that has an eeker [Cm] o' land, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Ye mon [Cm] blow it with [Gm] your [Cm] hay [Gm] hand, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon sow it [Cm] wanton [Gm] cork, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And roll it [Cm] wi' [Gm] a sheep's [Cm] shank [Gm] bone, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
[Cm] Ye mon shear [Gm] it wi' a scythe [Cm] o' leather, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bind [Cm] it wi' [Gm] a [Cm] peacock's feather, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
[Cm] Ye mon stook [Gm] it [Cm] in the [Gm] sea, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bring [Cm] the weed [Gm] sheaf dry [C] to me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
And gyn ye work noo o' [Cm] this [Gm] work, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Come [Cm] to me [Gm] and ye'll get [Cm] your [Gm] sark, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
And they blow [Cm] their [Gm] trumpets alude [Cm] and [Gm] shrill, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
Ginn ad his trumpet in [Cm] my [Gm] kist, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And wis in [Cm] the lad's erms [Gm] that I [Cm] like [Gm] best, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ginn ye would [Cm] be wed with [Gm] me, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's a [Cm] thing ye [Gm] mon [C] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon mock me all in [Cm] an sark, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
With [Cm] a dusted [Gm] joan needle [Cm] o' work, And [Gm] the wind it blows [Cm] my plaid [Gm] awall.
Ye mon wash it in [Cm] yon dry well, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Where water [Cm] never [Gm] [Cm] sprang nor fell, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon dry it on yon [Cm] hawthorn, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] hastenings since blossom, [Gm] since [Cm] man was born, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
And ginn a mock a sark [Cm] for thee, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] a thing ye [Gm] mon [Cm] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
My fee that has an eeker [Cm] o' land, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Ye mon [Cm] blow it with [Gm] your [Cm] hay [Gm] hand, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
Ye mon sow it [Cm] wanton [Gm] cork, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And roll it [Cm] wi' [Gm] a sheep's [Cm] shank [Gm] bone, And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
[Cm] Ye mon shear [Gm] it wi' a scythe [Cm] o' leather, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bind [Cm] it wi' [Gm] a [Cm] peacock's feather, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
[Cm] Ye mon stook [Gm] it [Cm] in the [Gm] sea, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bring [Cm] the weed [Gm] sheaf dry [C] to me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid awall.
And gyn ye work noo o' [Cm] this [Gm] work, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Come [Cm] to me [Gm] and ye'll get [Cm] your [Gm] sark, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall.
Key:
Gm
Cm
D
C
Gm
Cm
D
C
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ There stands three trumpeters [Cm] on yon [Gm] hill, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And they blow [Cm] their [Gm] trumpets alude [Cm] and [Gm] shrill, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid _ awall. _ _ _
Ginn ad his trumpet in [Cm] my [Gm] kist, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And wis in [Cm] the lad's erms [Gm] that I [Cm] like [Gm] best, And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall. _ _
_ Ginn ye would [Cm] be wed with [Gm] me, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's a [Cm] thing ye [Gm] mon [C] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall. _
_ _ Ye mon mock me all in [Cm] an sark, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
With [Cm] a dusted [Gm] joan needle [Cm] o' work, And [Gm] the wind it blows [Cm] my plaid [Gm] _ awall. _
_ _ _ Ye mon wash it in [Cm] yon dry well, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Where water [Cm] never [Gm] [Cm] sprang nor fell, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ Ye mon dry it on yon [Cm] hawthorn, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] hastenings since blossom, [Gm] since [Cm] man was born, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ And ginn a mock a sark [Cm] for thee, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] a thing ye [Gm] mon [Cm] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid _ awall.
_ _ My fee that has an eeker [Cm] o' land, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Ye mon [Cm] blow it with [Gm] your [Cm] hay [Gm] hand, And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ _ Ye mon sow it [Cm] wanton [Gm] cork, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And roll it [Cm] wi' [Gm] a sheep's [Cm] shank [Gm] bone, And the wind it blows my plaid awall. _
_ _ _ [Cm] Ye mon shear [Gm] it wi' a scythe [Cm] o' leather, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bind [Cm] it wi' [Gm] a [Cm] peacock's feather, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall. _
_ _ _ [Cm] Ye mon stook [Gm] it [Cm] in the [Gm] sea, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bring [Cm] the weed [Gm] sheaf dry [C] to me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ _ awall.
_ _ And gyn ye work noo o' [Cm] this [Gm] work, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Come [Cm] to me [Gm] and ye'll get [Cm] your [Gm] sark, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall. _ _
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And they blow [Cm] their [Gm] trumpets alude [Cm] and [Gm] shrill, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid _ awall. _ _ _
Ginn ad his trumpet in [Cm] my [Gm] kist, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And wis in [Cm] the lad's erms [Gm] that I [Cm] like [Gm] best, And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall. _ _
_ Ginn ye would [Cm] be wed with [Gm] me, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's a [Cm] thing ye [Gm] mon [C] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall. _
_ _ Ye mon mock me all in [Cm] an sark, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
With [Cm] a dusted [Gm] joan needle [Cm] o' work, And [Gm] the wind it blows [Cm] my plaid [Gm] _ awall. _
_ _ _ Ye mon wash it in [Cm] yon dry well, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Where water [Cm] never [Gm] [Cm] sprang nor fell, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ Ye mon dry it on yon [Cm] hawthorn, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] hastenings since blossom, [Gm] since [Cm] man was born, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ And ginn a mock a sark [Cm] for thee, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
There's [Cm] a thing ye [Gm] mon [Cm] dey for me, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid _ awall.
_ _ My fee that has an eeker [Cm] o' land, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Ye mon [Cm] blow it with [Gm] your [Cm] hay [Gm] hand, And the wind it blows my plaid _ awall.
_ _ _ Ye mon sow it [Cm] wanton [Gm] cork, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And roll it [Cm] wi' [Gm] a sheep's [Cm] shank [Gm] bone, And the wind it blows my plaid awall. _
_ _ _ [Cm] Ye mon shear [Gm] it wi' a scythe [Cm] o' leather, [Gm] Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bind [Cm] it wi' [Gm] a [Cm] peacock's feather, [Gm] And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall. _
_ _ _ [Cm] Ye mon stook [Gm] it [Cm] in the [Gm] sea, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
And bring [Cm] the weed [Gm] sheaf dry [C] to me, [Gm] And the wind it blows my plaid _ _ awall.
_ _ And gyn ye work noo o' [Cm] this [Gm] work, Blaw, blaw, blaw, winds blow,
Come [Cm] to me [Gm] and ye'll get [Cm] your [Gm] sark, And the wind it blows [D] my [Gm] plaid awall. _ _
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