Chords for Child Ballad 1: Riddles Wisely Expounded
Tempo:
137.25 bpm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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There was a lady from the North Country, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And she had lovely daughters three, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
There came a stranger to her gate, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And he three nights and days did wait, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He came unto the lady's door, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And asked where her three daughters were, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The eldest is to the washing gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second is to the baking gone, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest is to the wedding gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And it will be night before their home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He sat him [Eb] down upon a stone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Till these three lasses came tripping home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The eldest is to the bed making, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second one's to the sheet spreading, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest sister so bold and bright, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
She lay a bed with the sun-coofed night, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And in the morning when it was grey, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
These words to her did the stranger say, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Now answer me these questions three, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Or you shall surely go with me, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Now answer me these questions six, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Or you shall surely be old Nix, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
What is sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
What is louder than the horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
What is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
What is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And what is greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And what is worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Oh, hunger's sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Thunder's louder than the [A] horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And love is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And death is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And envy's greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And the devil's worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
As soon as she, the fiend in name, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
He flew away in a blazing flame, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
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And she had lovely daughters three, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
There came a stranger to her gate, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And he three nights and days did wait, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He came unto the lady's door, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And asked where her three daughters were, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The eldest is to the washing gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second is to the baking gone, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest is to the wedding gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And it will be night before their home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He sat him [Eb] down upon a stone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Till these three lasses came tripping home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The eldest is to the bed making, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second one's to the sheet spreading, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest sister so bold and bright, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
She lay a bed with the sun-coofed night, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And in the morning when it was grey, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
These words to her did the stranger say, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Now answer me these questions three, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Or you shall surely go with me, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Now answer me these questions six, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Or you shall surely be old Nix, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
What is sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
What is louder than the horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
What is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
What is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And what is greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And what is worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
Oh, hunger's sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Thunder's louder than the [A] horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And love is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And death is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
And envy's greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And the devil's worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
As soon as she, the fiend in name, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
He flew away in a blazing flame, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
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_ _ _ There was a lady from the North Country, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And she had lovely daughters three, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _ _
There came a stranger to her gate, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And he three nights and days did wait, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He came unto the lady's door, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _ _
And asked where her three daughters were, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ The eldest is to the washing gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second is to the baking gone, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest is to the wedding gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
And it will be night before their home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ He sat him [Eb] down upon a stone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Till these three lasses came tripping home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
The eldest is to the bed making, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ The second one's to the sheet spreading, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest _ sister so bold and bright, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
She lay a bed with the sun-coofed night, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
And in the morning when it was grey, lay the bed to the bonnie _ broom,
These words to her did the stranger say, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Now answer me these questions three, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
Or you shall surely go with me, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Now answer me these questions six, lay the bed to the bonnie _ broom,
Or you shall surely be old Nix, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _ _
What is sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
_ What is louder than the horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ What is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ What is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
And what is _ greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And what is worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Oh, hunger's sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _ _
Thunder's louder than the [A] horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid _ soon.
And love is _ broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And death is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ And envy's _ greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And the devil's worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ As soon as she, the fiend in name, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ He flew away in a blazing flame, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
And she had lovely daughters three, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _ _
There came a stranger to her gate, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And he three nights and days did wait, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
He came unto the lady's door, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _ _
And asked where her three daughters were, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ The eldest is to the washing gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
The second is to the baking gone, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest is to the wedding gone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
And it will be night before their home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ He sat him [Eb] down upon a stone, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
Till these three lasses came tripping home, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
The eldest is to the bed making, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ The second one's to the sheet spreading, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
The youngest _ sister so bold and bright, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
She lay a bed with the sun-coofed night, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
And in the morning when it was grey, lay the bed to the bonnie _ broom,
These words to her did the stranger say, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Now answer me these questions three, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
Or you shall surely go with me, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Now answer me these questions six, lay the bed to the bonnie _ broom,
Or you shall surely be old Nix, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _ _
What is sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _
_ What is louder than the horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ What is broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ What is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
And what is _ greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And what is worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ Oh, hunger's sharper than the thorn, lay the bed to the bonnie broom, _ _
Thunder's louder than the [A] horn, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid _ soon.
And love is _ broader than the way, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ And death is colder than the clay, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ And envy's _ greener than the grass, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
And the devil's worse than a woman was, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon.
_ As soon as she, the fiend in name, lay the bed to the bonnie broom,
_ He flew away in a blazing flame, and Jemabeg Gael a fair maid soon. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _