Chords for John Renbourn - Lord Franklin
Tempo:
160.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] Onward bound, [A] one night on the day, [B]
[F#m] In my hammock [B] now I put to sleep,
[E] I dreamed a dream, thought it true,
[A] [Em] [F#m]
[Em] Discerning [B] Franklin now,
[A]
[E]
With a hundred [A] seamen he sailed away, [E] [F#m] To the frozen ocean [B]
in the month of May,
[E]
To seek a passage now, around the pole,
[Em] [F#m] Where [E] weep our [B] seamen, [A] who [E] sometimes go,
[Em]
[E]
Through cruel hardships [A] they made this grow, [E] [F#m]
And the ships on mountains [B] of ice was grown,
[E] Only the Eskimo, in his skin glow,
[B] [Em] Was the only [B] one now, [Em] [A] that ever [E] came through,
In Buffet Bay [A] was a whale, [B]
the fate of [F#m] Franklin [B] now,
[E]
Not Duncan, but Taro,
[B]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
and now my [A] burden it gives me pain,
[E] [F#m]
My love Franklin [B] I will
[E]
dream again, [A]
[Em] [F#m] To [E] sail not now, [A] my Franklin [E]
dearly,
I will not,
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[Em] [E]
[F#m] In my hammock [B] now I put to sleep,
[E] I dreamed a dream, thought it true,
[A] [Em] [F#m]
[Em] Discerning [B] Franklin now,
[A]
[E]
With a hundred [A] seamen he sailed away, [E] [F#m] To the frozen ocean [B]
in the month of May,
[E]
To seek a passage now, around the pole,
[Em] [F#m] Where [E] weep our [B] seamen, [A] who [E] sometimes go,
[Em]
[E]
Through cruel hardships [A] they made this grow, [E] [F#m]
And the ships on mountains [B] of ice was grown,
[E] Only the Eskimo, in his skin glow,
[B] [Em] Was the only [B] one now, [Em] [A] that ever [E] came through,
In Buffet Bay [A] was a whale, [B]
the fate of [F#m] Franklin [B] now,
[E]
Not Duncan, but Taro,
[B]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E]
and now my [A] burden it gives me pain,
[E] [F#m]
My love Franklin [B] I will
[E]
dream again, [A]
[Em] [F#m] To [E] sail not now, [A] my Franklin [E]
dearly,
I will not,
[Em]
[E]
[B]
[Em] [E]
Key:
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A
B
Em
F#m
E
A
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ Onward bound, [A] one night on the day, _ [B] _ _ _
[F#m] In my hammock [B] now I put to sleep, _
_ [E] _ I dreamed a dream, _ _ thought it _ true, _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Em] Discerning [B] Franklin now,
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
With a hundred [A] seamen he sailed _ away, [E] _ _ [F#m] To the frozen ocean [B]
in the month of May,
_ [E] _ _
To seek a passage now, _ around the pole, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] Where [E] weep our [B] seamen, _ _ [A] _ who [E] sometimes go, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Through cruel hardships [A] they made this grow, _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
And the ships on mountains [B] of ice was grown, _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Only the Eskimo, in his skin glow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] Was the only [B] one now, [Em] _ [A] _ that ever [E] came through, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In Buffet Bay [A] was a whale, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
the fate of [F#m] Franklin [B] now, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Not Duncan, _ but Taro, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ and now my [A] burden it gives me pain,
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
My love Franklin [B] I will _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ dream again, [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] To [E] sail not _ now, [A] my Franklin _ [E] _
dearly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I will not, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] In my hammock [B] now I put to sleep, _
_ [E] _ I dreamed a dream, _ _ thought it _ true, _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F#m] _
[Em] Discerning [B] Franklin now,
[A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
With a hundred [A] seamen he sailed _ away, [E] _ _ [F#m] To the frozen ocean [B]
in the month of May,
_ [E] _ _
To seek a passage now, _ around the pole, _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] Where [E] weep our [B] seamen, _ _ [A] _ who [E] sometimes go, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Through cruel hardships [A] they made this grow, _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
And the ships on mountains [B] of ice was grown, _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Only the Eskimo, in his skin glow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] Was the only [B] one now, [Em] _ [A] _ that ever [E] came through, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In Buffet Bay [A] was a whale, _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
the fate of [F#m] Franklin [B] now, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Not Duncan, _ but Taro, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ and now my [A] burden it gives me pain,
[E] _ _ [F#m] _
My love Franklin [B] I will _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ dream again, [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [F#m] To [E] sail not _ now, [A] my Franklin _ [E] _
dearly, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I will not, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _