Nick Cave and PJ Harvey - Henry Lee Chords
Tempo:
148.9 bpm
Chords used:
Am
Dm
C
G
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Am]
Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night [Dm] with me
You won't find a girl [Dm] in this damn world
That will compare [Am] with me
[G] Winded howl, winded blow
[C] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, Lee
A [Dm] little bird will get down on Henry [Am] Lee
I can't get down and I won't get down
And stay all night [Dm] with me
[Dm]
The girl I had in that merry Greenland I loved fair better than [Am] thee
And [G] the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee She leaned herself against a fence just for a kiss or [Dm] two
And with a little [D] penknife held in her hand Well she plugged him through and through
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C]
La la la la la [Am] la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
Come take him by his lily white hands Come take him by [Dm] his feet
[Dm] And throw him in this deep, deep well A small [A] hundred [Am]
feet
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C]
La la la la la la [Am] la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee Till the flesh drops from your [Dm]
bones
[Dm] For the girl you have in that merry Greenland Can wait forever for you to come [Am]
home
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la [Am] la la la la lee [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la la la la [Am] la lee [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[B] [C] La la la la la [Am] la la la lee A [Dm] little birdie looked down on Henry Lee
[Am]
Get down, get down, little Henry Lee
And stay all night [Dm] with me
You won't find a girl [Dm] in this damn world
That will compare [Am] with me
[G] Winded howl, winded blow
[C] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, Lee
A [Dm] little bird will get down on Henry [Am] Lee
I can't get down and I won't get down
And stay all night [Dm] with me
[Dm]
The girl I had in that merry Greenland I loved fair better than [Am] thee
And [G] the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee She leaned herself against a fence just for a kiss or [Dm] two
And with a little [D] penknife held in her hand Well she plugged him through and through
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C]
La la la la la [Am] la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
Come take him by his lily white hands Come take him by [Dm] his feet
[Dm] And throw him in this deep, deep well A small [A] hundred [Am]
feet
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C]
La la la la la la [Am] la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
Lie there, lie there, little Henry Lee Till the flesh drops from your [Dm]
bones
[Dm] For the girl you have in that merry Greenland Can wait forever for you to come [Am]
home
[G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la [Am] la la la la lee [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la la la la [Am] la lee [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[B] [C] La la la la la [Am] la la la lee A [Dm] little birdie looked down on Henry Lee
[Am]
Key:
Am
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C
G
A
Am
Dm
C
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[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Get down, get _ down, little Henry Lee
_ And stay all night [Dm] with _ me _ _
You won't find a girl [Dm] in this damn world
That will _ _ compare [Am] with _ _ me
_ [G] _ Winded _ howl, _ _ winded blow
[C] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, Lee
A [Dm] little bird will get down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can't get down and I won't get down
_ And stay all night [Dm] with _ me
[Dm] _
The girl I had in that merry _ Greenland I loved fair better than _ [Am] thee _
And [G] the wind did _ howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
_ [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _ _ _ _ She _ _ _ _ leaned _ herself _ _ against a fence _ just for a kiss or [Dm] _ two _ _
And with a little [D] penknife _ held in her hand Well she plugged him through and through _ _
_ [G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow _ [C]
La la la la la [Am] la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come take him by _ his lily white hands Come take him by [Dm] his feet _ _
_ [Dm] And throw him in _ this deep, deep well A small _ [A] hundred _ _ [Am] _ _
feet
[G] And the wind did _ howl and the wind did _ blow [C]
La la la la la la [Am] la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry _ [Am] Lee _ _
Lie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there, lie there, little Henry Lee _ Till the flesh drops from your [Dm] _ _ _
bones
[Dm] For the girl you have in that merry _ _ Greenland Can wait forever for you to come [Am] _ _ _
home
[G] And the wind did _ howl and the wind did blow _ [C] La la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry _ [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la _ [Am] la la la la lee [Dm] A little _ birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
_ _ [C] La la la la la la la [Am] la lee _ [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[B] _ [C] La la la la la [Am] la la la lee A [Dm] little birdie looked down on Henry _ Lee
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
Get down, get _ down, little Henry Lee
_ And stay all night [Dm] with _ me _ _
You won't find a girl [Dm] in this damn world
That will _ _ compare [Am] with _ _ me
_ [G] _ Winded _ howl, _ _ winded blow
[C] La, la, la, la, la, la, la, [Am] la, la, la, la, Lee
A [Dm] little bird will get down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _
I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ can't get down and I won't get down
_ And stay all night [Dm] with _ me
[Dm] _
The girl I had in that merry _ Greenland I loved fair better than _ [Am] thee _
And [G] the wind did _ howl and the wind did blow [C] La la la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
_ [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _ _ _ _ She _ _ _ _ leaned _ herself _ _ against a fence _ just for a kiss or [Dm] _ two _ _
And with a little [D] penknife _ held in her hand Well she plugged him through and through _ _
_ [G] And the wind did howl and the wind did blow _ [C]
La la la la la [Am] la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Come take him by _ his lily white hands Come take him by [Dm] his feet _ _
_ [Dm] And throw him in _ this deep, deep well A small _ [A] hundred _ _ [Am] _ _
feet
[G] And the wind did _ howl and the wind did _ blow [C]
La la la la la la [Am] la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry _ [Am] Lee _ _
Lie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ there, lie there, little Henry Lee _ Till the flesh drops from your [Dm] _ _ _
bones
[Dm] For the girl you have in that merry _ _ Greenland Can wait forever for you to come [Am] _ _ _
home
[G] And the wind did _ howl and the wind did blow _ [C] La la la [Am] la la la la la la lee
[Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry _ [Am] Lee
[C] La la la la _ [Am] la la la la lee [Dm] A little _ birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
_ _ [C] La la la la la la la [Am] la lee _ [Dm] A little birdie looked down on Henry [Am] Lee
[B] _ [C] La la la la la [Am] la la la lee A [Dm] little birdie looked down on Henry _ Lee
_ [Am] _ _