Chords for Henry Lee
Tempo:
150.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Get down, [C] get down, [G] little hen, really, and [D]
stay all night [G] with me.
The very [C]
best lodging [G] I can afford [D] will be far better [G] than this.
[C] I can't get [G] down there alone, get down [C] and stay all night [G] with him.
[C] For the girl I have in [G] that merry green land [D] I love far [G] better than this.
She leaned [C]
herself [G] against the fence [D] just for a kiss [G] or two.
With a little [C] pen knife [G] held in her hand [D] she plugged him through [G] and through.
[C] Come all you ladies [G]
in the town, [C] a secret for [G] me keep.
[C] With a diamond ring [G] held on my hand [D] on ever will [G]
forsake.
Some take [C] him by [G] his lily white hand, [D] some take him by [G] his beak.
We'll throw [C] him in [G] this deep, deep well [D] more than one [G] hundred feet.
[C] Lie there, lie there, [G] loving him, really, [C] till the flesh drop from [G] your bones.
[C] The girl you have [G] in that merry green land [D] still waits for your [G]
return.
Lie down, [C] fly down, [G] you little bird, [D] and lie down on my [G] right knee.
Your cage [C] will be [G] all pure, a stroll [D] in need of proper [G]
key.
[C] I can't fly down [G] there, I won't fly down [C] and lie down on your [G] right knee.
[C] A girl would murder [G] her own true love, [D] would kill a little bird [G] like me.
If [C]
I [G] had my bend and broke [D] my arrow and [G] my string,
I'd pierce [C] a dart [G] so nigh your heart, [D] your wobble would be [G] in vain.
[C] If you had [G] your bend and broke [C] your arrow and [G] your string,
[C] I'd fly away [G] to the merry green land [D] and tell what I [G] have seen.
stay all night [G] with me.
The very [C]
best lodging [G] I can afford [D] will be far better [G] than this.
[C] I can't get [G] down there alone, get down [C] and stay all night [G] with him.
[C] For the girl I have in [G] that merry green land [D] I love far [G] better than this.
She leaned [C]
herself [G] against the fence [D] just for a kiss [G] or two.
With a little [C] pen knife [G] held in her hand [D] she plugged him through [G] and through.
[C] Come all you ladies [G]
in the town, [C] a secret for [G] me keep.
[C] With a diamond ring [G] held on my hand [D] on ever will [G]
forsake.
Some take [C] him by [G] his lily white hand, [D] some take him by [G] his beak.
We'll throw [C] him in [G] this deep, deep well [D] more than one [G] hundred feet.
[C] Lie there, lie there, [G] loving him, really, [C] till the flesh drop from [G] your bones.
[C] The girl you have [G] in that merry green land [D] still waits for your [G]
return.
Lie down, [C] fly down, [G] you little bird, [D] and lie down on my [G] right knee.
Your cage [C] will be [G] all pure, a stroll [D] in need of proper [G]
key.
[C] I can't fly down [G] there, I won't fly down [C] and lie down on your [G] right knee.
[C] A girl would murder [G] her own true love, [D] would kill a little bird [G] like me.
If [C]
I [G] had my bend and broke [D] my arrow and [G] my string,
I'd pierce [C] a dart [G] so nigh your heart, [D] your wobble would be [G] in vain.
[C] If you had [G] your bend and broke [C] your arrow and [G] your string,
[C] I'd fly away [G] to the merry green land [D] and tell what I [G] have seen.
Key:
G
C
D
G
C
D
G
C
_ _ _ Get down, [C] get down, [G] little hen, really, and [D] _
stay all night [G] with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ The very [C]
best lodging [G] I can afford [D] will be far better [G] than _ _ this.
[C] I _ can't get [G] down there alone, get down [C] and stay all night [G] with _ him.
_ [C] For the girl I have in [G] that merry green land [D] I love far [G] better than _ _ _ this. _
_ She leaned [C] _
herself [G] _ _ against the fence [D] just for a kiss [G] or _ two.
_ With a little [C] pen knife [G] held in her hand [D] she plugged him through [G] and through.
_ _ _ [C] Come all you ladies [G] _
in the town, [C] a _ secret for [G] me keep.
_ _ [C] With a diamond _ ring [G] held on my hand [D] on ever _ will [G] _
forsake. _ _ _ _
Some _ take [C] him by [G] his lily white hand, [D] some _ take him by [G] his _ _ beak.
We'll throw [C] him in [G] this deep, deep well [D] more than one _ [G] hundred _ _ feet.
[C] Lie there, lie there, [G] loving him, really, [C] till the flesh drop from [G] your _ _ bones.
_ [C] The girl you have [G] in that merry green land [D] still waits for your [G] _ _
return.
_ _ Lie _ _ _ down, [C] fly down, [G] you _ little bird, [D] and lie down on my [G] right knee. _ _
_ _ _ _ Your cage [C] will be [G] all pure, a stroll [D] in need of proper [G]
key.
_ _ _ [C] I can't fly down [G] there, I won't fly down [C] and lie down on your [G] right _ _ knee.
[C] A girl would murder [G] her own true love, [D] would kill a little bird [G] like _ me. _ _ _
_ _ If _ [C]
I [G] had my bend and broke [D] my arrow _ and [G] my string, _
_ _ I'd pierce [C] a dart [G] so nigh your heart, [D] your wobble would be [G] in vain.
_ _ _ [C] If you had [G] your bend and broke [C] your _ arrow and [G] your string,
_ _ [C] I'd fly away [G] to the merry green land [D] and tell what I [G] have seen.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
stay all night [G] with me. _ _ _ _ _
_ The very [C]
best lodging [G] I can afford [D] will be far better [G] than _ _ this.
[C] I _ can't get [G] down there alone, get down [C] and stay all night [G] with _ him.
_ [C] For the girl I have in [G] that merry green land [D] I love far [G] better than _ _ _ this. _
_ She leaned [C] _
herself [G] _ _ against the fence [D] just for a kiss [G] or _ two.
_ With a little [C] pen knife [G] held in her hand [D] she plugged him through [G] and through.
_ _ _ [C] Come all you ladies [G] _
in the town, [C] a _ secret for [G] me keep.
_ _ [C] With a diamond _ ring [G] held on my hand [D] on ever _ will [G] _
forsake. _ _ _ _
Some _ take [C] him by [G] his lily white hand, [D] some _ take him by [G] his _ _ beak.
We'll throw [C] him in [G] this deep, deep well [D] more than one _ [G] hundred _ _ feet.
[C] Lie there, lie there, [G] loving him, really, [C] till the flesh drop from [G] your _ _ bones.
_ [C] The girl you have [G] in that merry green land [D] still waits for your [G] _ _
return.
_ _ Lie _ _ _ down, [C] fly down, [G] you _ little bird, [D] and lie down on my [G] right knee. _ _
_ _ _ _ Your cage [C] will be [G] all pure, a stroll [D] in need of proper [G]
key.
_ _ _ [C] I can't fly down [G] there, I won't fly down [C] and lie down on your [G] right _ _ knee.
[C] A girl would murder [G] her own true love, [D] would kill a little bird [G] like _ me. _ _ _
_ _ If _ [C]
I [G] had my bend and broke [D] my arrow _ and [G] my string, _
_ _ I'd pierce [C] a dart [G] so nigh your heart, [D] your wobble would be [G] in vain.
_ _ _ [C] If you had [G] your bend and broke [C] your _ arrow and [G] your string,
_ _ [C] I'd fly away [G] to the merry green land [D] and tell what I [G] have seen.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _