Female Drummer Chords by Steeleye Span

Tempo:
171 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Gm

C

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The female drummer - Steeleye Span chords
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[C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[A] [G]
[C] [G]
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[A] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[F]
I was brought [Bb] up in [F] Yorkshire and when I [Bb] was sixteen I ran [F] away to London and the soldier
[Gm] I became wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and feather, [D] like wise, [Bb] reckon and [G] free to play a father
[D] of a [Gm] double down with a [F] magenta [Bb] waist, a slender [F] and pinkish [Bb] one and small, [F]
[C] double [F] vest of
[C] all.
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F]
[C] And [F] the many were the bruns that I saw [Bb] upon the front dance, the soldier [G] did not
fight me [F] boys, although I was [Gm] but a wench, hand [F] and button and [Bb] ugly trousers, [F] so after
that [Bb] I smiled.
[G] And a thousand [D] men and their maiden [Gm] all the while wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap
[Dm] and feather, like wise, [Gm] reckon and free to play a [F] father of a [Gm] double down with a [F] magenta
[Bb] waist, a [F] slender and pinkish [Bb] one and small, [F] [G]
[F] double vest of them all.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[G]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[G]
[F]
But they never [Bb] found
me secret, a [F] thousand [Bb] soldiers very high, when they [F] sent me [G] off to London [F] to be sentry
[Gm] at the tower, when a [F] young [Bb] girl fell in love with [F] me and she found that [Bb] I is a maid, [F]
[C] officer
and they seemed to [Gm] be betrayed, wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and feather, [F] like wise, [Gm]
reckon and free to play a [F] father of a [C] double down with a [F] magenta [Bb] waist, a slender [F] and pinkish one and [Bb] small, [F] [G]
double [F] vest of them [Bb]
all.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[C] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[C]
[F] Me and button were [Bb] pirates, we [F] quickly found that it was true, [Bb] it's a shame [F] he [G] says to
lose a pretty drummer [F] [Gm] boy like me, [F] so now I [Bb] must return to [F] me mum and [Bb] dad, [F] I'll cover
it, no longer [Gm] can I roam, wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and [F] feather, like wise, reckon [Bb] and free
with me [G] to play a [F] father of [Gm] a double down with [F] a magenta [Bb] waist, a [F] slender and [Gm] pinkish one
and small, like a prayer for a father of a [F] double vest of them all.
[Gm] [C] [Bb]
[G]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[G]
[C] [F]
[Gm]
[C] [Bb]
[Gm]
[F]
[C] [Bb]
[G]
[C]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Steeleye Span - Female Drummer chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, F, Bb and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 85 BPM before aiming for the song's 171 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Gb Major.

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[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ I was brought [Bb] up in _ [F] Yorkshire and when I [Bb] was sixteen I ran [F] away to London and the soldier
[Gm] I became wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and feather, [D] like wise, [Bb] reckon and _ _ _ [G] free to play a father
[D] of a [Gm] double down with a [F] magenta [Bb] waist, a slender [F] and pinkish [Bb] one and small, _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] double [F] vest of
_ [C] all.
_ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ And [F] the many were the bruns that I saw [Bb] upon the front dance, the soldier [G] did not
fight me [F] boys, although I was [Gm] but a wench, hand [F] and button and [Bb] ugly trousers, [F] so after
that [Bb] I smiled.
_ _ [G] And a thousand [D] men and their maiden [Gm] all the while wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap
[Dm] and feather, like wise, [Gm] reckon and free _ _ to _ play a [F] father of a [Gm] double down with a [F] magenta
[Bb] waist, a [F] slender and pinkish [Bb] one and small, _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [F] double vest of them _ all.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ But they never [Bb] found
me secret, a [F] thousand [Bb] soldiers very high, when they [F] sent me [G] off to London [F] to be sentry
[Gm] at the tower, when a [F] young [Bb] girl fell in love with [F] me and she found that [Bb] I is a maid, _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] officer
and they seemed to [Gm] be betrayed, wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and feather, [F] like wise, [Gm] _
_ _ _ reckon and free to play a [F] father of a [C] double down with a [F] magenta [Bb] waist, a slender [F] and pinkish one and [Bb] small, _ _ [F] _ [G] _
double [F] vest of them _ _ _ _ [Bb]
all.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Me and button were [Bb] pirates, we [F] quickly found that it was true, [Bb] it's a shame [F] he [G] says to
lose a pretty drummer [F] [Gm] boy like me, [F] so now I [Bb] must return to [F] me mum and [Bb] dad, _ _ _ [F] _ I'll cover
it, no longer [Gm] can I roam, wouldn't be [F] fine, [Bb] cap and [F] feather, like wise, reckon [Bb] and free
_ _ with me [G] to play a [F] father of [Gm] a double down with [F] a magenta [Bb] waist, a [F] slender and [Gm] pinkish one
and small, like a prayer for a father of a [F] double vest of them all.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Please to See the King album.

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