Chords for Never Mind the Why and Wherefore
Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
G
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though his lordship's [E] station's mighty,
Though stupendous be [B] his brain,
Though [F#] her tastes are mean [B] and flighty,
And her fortune poor and plain,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
[G#] Ring the air [B] with wobbling wide,
More the union of my lordship
[E] With a humble [B] captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love.
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though your [Em] nautical relation
[E] In my set would [B] get me fast,
[F#] Though you [B] occupy a station in the lower middle class,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of [E] my lordship
With [B] a humble captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
For [Em] a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the [B] water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love.
Never mind the wild [B] wherefore love can level ranks,
And therefore I bid you do
To fix [E] an apiary at your pleasure's heart,
[F#] You have carried firm [B] convictions
To the hesitating heart.
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of my [E] lordship
With a [B] humble captain's [G] child,
For a humble [B] captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
[Em] And a tower above the water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
For the union of the maiden,
For her union with my lordship,
[F#] Ring the songs the [E] air above,
For the valiant who earns her love,
Ring the [A] songs the air [E]
above,
For the man who [B] earns [B] her love.
[E] [B]
[Gm] [E]
[B]
[E] [E] [N]
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though his lordship's [E] station's mighty,
Though stupendous be [B] his brain,
Though [F#] her tastes are mean [B] and flighty,
And her fortune poor and plain,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
[G#] Ring the air [B] with wobbling wide,
More the union of my lordship
[E] With a humble [B] captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love.
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though your [Em] nautical relation
[E] In my set would [B] get me fast,
[F#] Though you [B] occupy a station in the lower middle class,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of [E] my lordship
With [B] a humble captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
For [Em] a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the [B] water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love.
Never mind the wild [B] wherefore love can level ranks,
And therefore I bid you do
To fix [E] an apiary at your pleasure's heart,
[F#] You have carried firm [B] convictions
To the hesitating heart.
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of my [E] lordship
With a [B] humble captain's [G] child,
For a humble [B] captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
[Em] And a tower above the water,
[E] Let the air with joy be laden,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
For the union of the maiden,
For her union with my lordship,
[F#] Ring the songs the [E] air above,
For the valiant who earns her love,
Ring the [A] songs the air [E]
above,
For the man who [B] earns [B] her love.
[E] [B]
[Gm] [E]
[B]
[E] [E] [N]
Key:
B
E
G
Em
F#
B
E
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though his lordship's [E] station's mighty,
Though stupendous be [B] his brain,
Though [F#] her tastes are mean [B] and flighty,
And her fortune poor and _ plain,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
[G#] Ring the air [B] with wobbling wide,
More the union of my lordship
[E] With a humble [B] captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the water, _ _
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her _ love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though your [Em] nautical relation
[E] In my set would [B] get me fast,
[F#] Though you [B] occupy a station in the lower _ middle class,
_ Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of [E] my lordship
With [B] a humble captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
For [Em] a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the [B] water,
_ [E] _ Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Never mind the wild [B] wherefore love can level ranks,
And therefore I bid you do
To fix [E] an apiary at your pleasure's heart,
[F#] You have carried firm [B] convictions
To the _ hesitating _ _ heart.
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of my [E] lordship
With a [B] humble captain's [G] child,
For a humble [B] captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
[Em] And a tower above the water,
_ [E] _ Let the air with joy be laden,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
For the union of the maiden,
For her union with my lordship,
[F#] Ring the songs the [E] air above,
For the valiant who earns her love,
Ring the [A] songs the air [E]
above,
For the man who [B] earns [B] her love.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though his lordship's [E] station's mighty,
Though stupendous be [B] his brain,
Though [F#] her tastes are mean [B] and flighty,
And her fortune poor and _ plain,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
[G#] Ring the air [B] with wobbling wide,
More the union of my lordship
[E] With a humble [B] captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the water, _ _
[E] Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her _ love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Never mind the wild wherefore [B] love can level ranks,
And therefore though your [Em] nautical relation
[E] In my set would [B] get me fast,
[F#] Though you [B] occupy a station in the lower _ middle class,
_ Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of [E] my lordship
With [B] a humble captain's child,
[G] For a humble captain's daughter,
For [Em] a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
And a tower above the [B] water,
_ [E] _ Let the air with joy be laden red,
With songs the air above,
For the union of the maiden
With the man who earns her love. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Never mind the wild [B] wherefore love can level ranks,
And therefore I bid you do
To fix [E] an apiary at your pleasure's heart,
[F#] You have carried firm [B] convictions
To the _ hesitating _ _ heart.
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
Ring the air with wobbling wide,
For the union of my [E] lordship
With a [B] humble captain's [G] child,
For a humble [B] captain's daughter,
[Em] For a gallant captain's daughter,
[G] And a lord who rules the water,
[Em] And a tower above the water,
_ [E] _ Let the air with joy be laden,
Ring the merry bells of lordship,
For the union of the maiden,
For her union with my lordship,
[F#] Ring the songs the [E] air above,
For the valiant who earns her love,
Ring the [A] songs the air [E]
above,
For the man who [B] earns [B] her love.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [N] _