Lord Franklin Chords by Pentangle

Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

Fm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Pentangle - Lord Franklin chords
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[Eb]
It was homeward bound one [Ab] night on the day
[Fm] Swinging in my hammock [Bb] I fell asleep
[Eb] I dreamed a dream and [Ab] I thought it [Eb] true
[Fm] [Bb] Concerning Franklin and [Ab] his [Eb] gallant crew
[Ab]
[Eb] With [Gm] a hundred [Eb] seamen he [Ab] sailed away
[Fm] To the frozen ocean in [Bb] the mouth of man
[Eb] To seek a passage [Ab] around the [Eb] pond
[Fm] Where [Bb] we poor seamen [Ab] do [Eb] sometimes go
[Ab] Through [Eb]
cruel hardships [Ab] they may withdraw
[Fm] Their ships on mountains [Bb] of ice was draw
[Eb] Only the Eskimo in his [Ab] skin [Eb] canoe
Was [Fm] the [Bb] only one that [Ab] ever [Eb] came
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Eb] La [Ab] la la la la, [Fm]
[Bb] la [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] la
[Fm] [Bb] la la [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] la
[Eb]
In Puffin Bay [Ab] where the whale fishes blow
[Fm] The fate of Franklin [Bb] no man may know
[Eb] The fate of Franklin no [Ab] tongue [Eb] can tell, [Fm] Lord [Bb] Franklin, Lord, [Ab] the disablers [Eb] do [Ab] dwell.
[Eb] Now my burden [Ab] it gives me pain, [Fm] My long lost Franklin I would [Bb] cross the main,
[Eb] Ten thousand pounds [Ab] would I freely [Eb] give,
[Fm] [Bb] To say on earth that my [Ab] Franklin.
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Pentangle - Lord Franklin chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Eb, Fm, Bb and Eb. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 45 BPM before aiming for the song's 90 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Eb Major.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ It was homeward bound one [Ab] night on the day
_ [Fm] Swinging in my hammock [Bb] I fell asleep
[Eb] I dreamed a dream and [Ab] I thought it [Eb] true
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] Concerning Franklin and [Ab] his [Eb] gallant crew
_ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] With _ _ _ _ [Gm] a hundred [Eb] seamen he [Ab] sailed away
_ [Fm] To the frozen ocean in [Bb] the mouth of man
_ [Eb] To seek a passage [Ab] around the [Eb] pond _ _
[Fm] Where [Bb] we poor seamen [Ab] do [Eb] sometimes go
[Ab] _ Through _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ cruel hardships [Ab] they may withdraw
[Fm] Their ships on mountains [Bb] of ice was draw
_ [Eb] _ Only the Eskimo in his [Ab] skin [Eb] canoe
_ Was [Fm] the [Bb] only one that [Ab] ever [Eb] came
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] La [Ab] la la la la, _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ la [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] la _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Bb] la la _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] la
_ _ _ [Eb] _
In _ _ Puffin Bay [Ab] where the whale fishes blow
_ [Fm] The fate of Franklin [Bb] no man may know
_ [Eb] The fate of Franklin no [Ab] tongue [Eb] can _ tell, [Fm] Lord [Bb] Franklin, Lord, _ [Ab] the disablers [Eb] do [Ab] dwell. _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ Now my burden [Ab] it gives me pain, _ [Fm] My long lost Franklin I would [Bb] cross the main,
[Eb] Ten thousand pounds [Ab] would I freely [Eb] _ give, _
[Fm] _ [Bb] To say on _ earth that my [Ab] Franklin.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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