Chords for Sandy Denny Percy's song BBC-sessions Fairport Convention

Tempo:
143.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

E

A

C#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sandy Denny Percy's song  BBC-sessions Fairport Convention chords
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Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep
Turn, [G#] turn, turn again
Saying [E] one of your friends is in trouble deep
Turn, turn, to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[E] Tell me the trouble, [A] tell me once to [E] my ear
[F#m]
Turn, turn, [B] turn again
[E] Jolly at prison, [A] I'm ninety-nine years
[F#m] Turn, turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m]
[B] [C#m] [E] Oh, what's the charge?
[A] How this came [E] to be?
[F#m] Turn, [B] turn, turn again
[E] Manslaughter in [A] the highest degree
[F#m] Turn, turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] [B] I [E] sat down and wrote the [A] best words I could [E] write
[F#m] Turn, [F#] turn, [B] turn again
[E] Explaining to the judge I'd [A] be there on Wednesday night
[F#m] Turn, turn, to [A] the rain and [B] the [C#m] wind
[B] [C#m] [E]
Without a reply, [A] I left by [E] the [F#m] moon
Turn, turn, [B] turn again
His [E] chambers [A] by the next afternoon
[F#m]
Turn, turn, to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m] Could [B]
[E] you tell me the facts?
[A] I said without [E] fear
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
[E] Let a friend we should get [A] ninety-nine years
[F#m] Turn, turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m]
[B] A [E]
crash on the highway [A] flew the bar [E] to a field
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
A
[E] person's killed and [A] we gave it up for real
[F#m] Turn, turn, to the rain and [B] the wind
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] That [E] may be true, he's [A] got a sentence [E] to serve
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
[E] Ninety -nine years, [A] he just don't deserve
[F#m] Turn, turn, [A] to the rain and [B] the wind
[C#m]
[B] The [C#m]
[E] judge, he jerked forward and [A] his face, it [E] did freeze
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
[E] Saying, could you kindly leave [A] my office now, [G#m] please?
[F#m]
Turn, turn, to the rain and [B] the wind
[C#m] [B]
While [E] his eyes, they looked funny [A] and I stood up [E] so slow
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
[E] With no other choice [A] except for to go to [B] war
[F#m] Turn, turn, to the rain [B] and the [C#m] wind
[B] Walked [E]
down the [A]
hardest [E] door, slammed
[F#m] Turn, turn, [B] turn again
Went [E] up the [A] stairs and did not understand
[F#m]
Turn, turn, to [A] the rain and [B] the [C#m] wind
[B]
[E] And nothing was taught [A] through the night to [E] the day
[B] Turn, turn, turn again
[E] And the only tune [A] my guitar could play
Was [F#m] the old cruel [A] rain and [B] the wind
[C#m] [B] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m] [B]
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] [B]
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
Key:  
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
C#m
13421114
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Fairport Convention - (BBC Session) Percys Song chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - B, C#m, B, E, A, E and F#m. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 71 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 144. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ Bad news, bad news, come to me where I sleep _
Turn, [G#] _ _ turn, turn _ again
_ _ Saying [E] one of your friends is in trouble _ deep
_ Turn, _ turn, to the rain [B] and the wind
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [E] Tell me the trouble, [A] tell me once to [E] my ear
[F#m] _
Turn, _ _ turn, [B] turn _ again
_ _ [E] _ Jolly at prison, [A] I'm ninety-nine years
[F#m] _ Turn, _ turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
_ [C#m] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] Oh, what's the charge?
[A] How this came [E] to be?
_ [F#m] _ Turn, _ [B] turn, turn _ again _ _
[E] _ _ Manslaughter in _ [A] the highest _ degree
[F#m] _ _ Turn, turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [B] I [E] sat down and wrote the [A] best words I could [E] write _
[F#m] _ _ Turn, [F#] turn, [B] turn again
_ _ _ _ [E] Explaining to the judge I'd [A] be there on Wednesday night
[F#m] _ _ Turn, turn, to [A] the rain and [B] the _ [C#m] wind _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E]
Without a reply, [A] I left by [E] the _ [F#m] moon
Turn, _ turn, [B] turn again
_ _ His _ [E] _ _ _ chambers [A] by the next afternoon
_ [F#m] _ _ _
Turn, turn, to the rain [B] and the wind
_ [C#m] _ Could [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ you tell me the facts?
_ [A] I said without _ [E] fear _
[F#m] Turn, _ _ turn, [B] turn again
_ _ [E] Let a friend _ _ we should get [A] ninety-nine _ years
[F#m] _ _ Turn, turn, [A] to the rain [B] and the wind
_ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] A _ [E] _ _ _
crash on the highway [A] flew the bar [E] to a field
_ [F#m] Turn, _ _ turn, [B] turn _ again
A _ _
[E] _ _ person's killed and [A] we gave it up for real
_ [F#m] _ Turn, turn, to the rain and [B] the wind
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] That _ [E] _ may be true, he's [A] got a sentence [E] to serve
[F#m] _ Turn, _ turn, [B] turn _ again
_ [E] Ninety _ -nine years, [A] he just don't deserve
_ [F#m] _ Turn, _ turn, [A] to the rain and [B] the _ wind
[C#m] _
_ _ [B] The _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ judge, he jerked forward and [A] his face, it [E] did freeze
[F#m] Turn, _ _ turn, [B] turn again _
_ [E] Saying, could you kindly leave [A] my office now, _ [G#m] please?
[F#m] _
Turn, _ turn, to the rain and [B] the _ wind
[C#m] _ _ _ [B]
While _ [E] _ _ his eyes, they looked funny [A] and I stood up [E] so slow
_ [F#m] _ _ Turn, turn, [B] turn again
_ _ [E] With no other choice [A] except for to go to [B] war
[F#m] _ Turn, turn, to the rain [B] and the _ [C#m] wind
_ [B] Walked _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ down the _ _ [A] _
hardest [E] door, slammed
_ [F#m] _ Turn, _ turn, [B] turn again _ _
Went [E] _ _ _ up the [A] stairs and did not understand
_ _ [F#m] _
Turn, turn, to [A] the rain and [B] the _ _ [C#m] _ wind
[B] _ _
_ [E] _ And nothing was taught [A] through the night to [E] the day _
_ [B] _ Turn, _ turn, turn _ again
_ [E] And the only tune [A] my guitar could play
Was [F#m] the _ old cruel _ [A] rain and [B] the wind
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _

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