Chords for The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry by Steeleye Span

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_ An _ [D] earthly nurse _ sits and _ sings, And I, she [E] sings, for _ [D] Llywain,
[G] And little Cain, [A] thy mare's [D] father, _ For [A] less the [C] land that he dwells [G] _ in.
[D] Then one [Am]
rose at her [F#m] _ [D] benfeit, And a [G] groundly guest, I'm sure, [D] was he,
[G] Saying, Here [Dm] am I, thy [A] bear's [D] father, Although [A] I [B] be not [D] comely.
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I [D] am a man [Em] upon [Bm] the [D] land, I am [G] a selkie [C#m] on the [D] sea,
[G] And when I'm far [A] and far from the [D] land, [A] My [E] home it is in [D] _ [G] Swol'skerim.
_ _ [D] _ And he has [Am] taken a purse of [G] gold, And he has placed it upon [D] her knee,
[Bm] Saying, Give to me, [D] my little young son, And [E] take thee up [C] [D] thy nurse's [G] fee. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ And it shall come to [A] pass on a summer's day, [D]
When the sun shines bright on every stone,
[G] I'll come and [D] fetch my little young son, And [Em] teach him [C] how [D] to swim with [G] foam,
_ And [D] you, you shall [G] marry a proud gunner, [D] And a right fine gunner, I'm sure he'll be,
[G] But the very [D] first shot that [A] e'er [D] he shoots [E] Will kill both [B] my young son [G] and me.
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