Silkie Chords by Joan Baez
Tempo:
107.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [C]
[D]
An earthly [C] nurse sits [D] and sings, and I, she [C] sings, by lily [D]
[G] ween.
And little [D] can I [C] my Bern's [D] father, [C] far [Em] less the land [A] where he [D] dwells in.
For he came [C] one night to her [D] bed-fit, and a [C] grumbly guest, I'm sure, [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here [D] am I, [C] thy [D] Bern's father, [C] although [Em]
I be [Am] not [D] come.
I [C] am a man upon the [D] land, I am [C] a silkie on [Dm] the sea,
[G] and when [D] I'm far [C] and far [D]-fray land, [C] my [Em] home it is [A] in [D] Sulcery.
And he [C] had tamed a purse [D] of gold, and he had [C] placed it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my [C] little [D] young son, [C] and [Em]
take thee up [Am] thy [D] nurse's fee.
And it shall come [C] to pass on a [D] summer's day, when the sun [C] shines bright on every [Dm] seine,
[G] I'll come [D] and fetch [C] my little [E] young [Dm] son, and [C] [Em] teach him how to [A] swim [D] the sea,
And he [C] shall marry a [D] gunner good, and the right [C] fine gunner, I'm sure, [D] he'll be,
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er [D] he shoots [C] will kill [Em] both my young [A] son [F] and [D] me.
[D] [C] [D]
[N]
[D]
An earthly [C] nurse sits [D] and sings, and I, she [C] sings, by lily [D]
[G] ween.
And little [D] can I [C] my Bern's [D] father, [C] far [Em] less the land [A] where he [D] dwells in.
For he came [C] one night to her [D] bed-fit, and a [C] grumbly guest, I'm sure, [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here [D] am I, [C] thy [D] Bern's father, [C] although [Em]
I be [Am] not [D] come.
I [C] am a man upon the [D] land, I am [C] a silkie on [Dm] the sea,
[G] and when [D] I'm far [C] and far [D]-fray land, [C] my [Em] home it is [A] in [D] Sulcery.
And he [C] had tamed a purse [D] of gold, and he had [C] placed it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my [C] little [D] young son, [C] and [Em]
take thee up [Am] thy [D] nurse's fee.
And it shall come [C] to pass on a [D] summer's day, when the sun [C] shines bright on every [Dm] seine,
[G] I'll come [D] and fetch [C] my little [E] young [Dm] son, and [C] [Em] teach him how to [A] swim [D] the sea,
And he [C] shall marry a [D] gunner good, and the right [C] fine gunner, I'm sure, [D] he'll be,
[G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er [D] he shoots [C] will kill [Em] both my young [A] son [F] and [D] me.
[D] [C] [D]
[N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An earthly [C] _ _ nurse sits [D] and _ sings, and I, she [C] _ sings, by lily [D] _
_ [G] ween.
And little [D] can I [C] my Bern's [D] father, _ [C] far [Em] less the land [A] where he [D] dwells _ _ _ _ in.
_ _ _ _ For he _ came [C] one night to her [D] bed-fit, and a _ [C] grumbly guest, I'm sure, [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here [D] am I, [C] thy [D] Bern's father, _ [C] although [Em] _
I be [Am] not _ [D] come. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ [C] am a _ man upon the [D] _ land, I am [C] a silkie _ _ on [Dm] the sea,
[G] and when _ [D] I'm far [C] and far [D]-fray land, [C] my [Em] home it is [A] in _ _ [D] Sulcery. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And _ he _ [C] had tamed a purse [D] of gold, and he had [C] placed it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my [C] little [D] young son, [C] and [Em]
take thee up [Am] thy _ [D] nurse's fee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And it shall come [C] to pass on a _ [D] summer's day, when the sun [C] shines bright on every _ [Dm] _ seine,
[G] I'll come [D] and fetch [C] my little [E] young [Dm] son, and [C] _ [Em] teach him how to [A] swim [D] the sea, _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he [C] shall marry a _ [D] gunner good, _ and the right [C] fine gunner, I'm sure, [D] he'll be,
_ [G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er [D] he shoots [C] will kill [Em] both my young [A] son [F] _ and [D] me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An earthly [C] _ _ nurse sits [D] and _ sings, and I, she [C] _ sings, by lily [D] _
_ [G] ween.
And little [D] can I [C] my Bern's [D] father, _ [C] far [Em] less the land [A] where he [D] dwells _ _ _ _ in.
_ _ _ _ For he _ came [C] one night to her [D] bed-fit, and a _ [C] grumbly guest, I'm sure, [D] was he,
[G] saying, Here [D] am I, [C] thy [D] Bern's father, _ [C] although [Em] _
I be [Am] not _ [D] come. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I _ [C] am a _ man upon the [D] _ land, I am [C] a silkie _ _ on [Dm] the sea,
[G] and when _ [D] I'm far [C] and far [D]-fray land, [C] my [Em] home it is [A] in _ _ [D] Sulcery. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And _ he _ [C] had tamed a purse [D] of gold, and he had [C] placed it upon [D] her knee,
[G] saying, Give [D] to me, my [C] little [D] young son, [C] and [Em]
take thee up [Am] thy _ [D] nurse's fee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And it shall come [C] to pass on a _ [D] summer's day, when the sun [C] shines bright on every _ [Dm] _ seine,
[G] I'll come [D] and fetch [C] my little [E] young [Dm] son, and [C] _ [Em] teach him how to [A] swim [D] the sea, _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ he [C] shall marry a _ [D] gunner good, _ and the right [C] fine gunner, I'm sure, [D] he'll be,
_ [G] And the very [D] first shot [C] that e'er [D] he shoots [C] will kill [Em] both my young [A] son [F] _ and [D] me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _