The Banks of Sicily Chords by Schooner Fare

Tempo:
146.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

C

Am

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Banks of Sicily chords
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[G]
[N]
[Bm] Fare [G] ye well, ye banks of Sicily.
Fare ye well, ye valley.
There's no jock will mourn the lost young,
For bloody soldiers are weary.
Fare [D] ye [G]
well, ye banks of Sicily.
Fare ye well, [Dm] ye valley and [G]
shore.
There's no jock will mourn the lost young,
For bloody [D] soldiers are
[G] weary.
The pipe [Am] is tuned [G] up, playing away.
He can't come [C] to town [G] for his [D] funeral today.
[G] The skies [C] like [D] Antrim are cloudy [Em] and [D] grey,
[E] And the song [G] that he's playing [D] is
[G] eerie.
[D]
[G] [C] Fare ye well, [G] ye banks of Sicily.
[C] Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D]
and shore.
[G]
There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] For bloody [G] [D] soldiers are [G]
weary.
[Am] [G]
[D] [G] March down [C] the slope [G] and light [D] on the bay.
[G] Hats on [C] their backs [G] and the boats are [D] away.
[G]
[C] Waitin' your turn while [Bm] the pipes and [Em] drums play,
[C] And the song [G] that they're playing [D] is [G]
eerie.
Fare [C] ye well, [G] ye banks of Sicily.
[C] Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D] and shore.
[G] There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] For [G] bloody soldiers [D] are [G]
weary.
[Am] [G] The drum [C] he is polished, [G] the drum he is grand.
He cannot [C] be seen [G] for his straps [D] and his band.
[G] He's braced [C] himself up for [Bm] a full-time [D] [Am] stand.
The leaf with his [G] lola [D] is [G] eerie.
[Am]
[G] [D]
[G] [C] Fare ye well, [G]
ye banks of Sicily.
[C]
Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D] and shore.
[G]
[Am] There's no [Bm] jock will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] For [G] bloody soldiers [D] are [G] weary.
Fare [C] ye [G] well, ye banks of Sicily.
[C]
Fare [G] ye [A] well, ye valley [D]
and shore.
[Am] [D]
[G] There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will [Em] mourn the lost [D] young,
[C] For [G] bloody [D] soldiers are [G] weary.
[Bb] [Bm]
[B]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Schooner Fare - The Banks Of Sicily chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, G, D, G, C and G. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 73 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 146 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Fare [G] ye well, _ _ _ ye banks of Sicily. _ _ _
Fare _ ye well, ye valley. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's no jock _ will _ mourn the lost young,
_ _ _ For bloody _ soldiers are _ _ _ weary. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Fare [D] ye _ [G]
well, ye banks of Sicily.
_ Fare _ ye well, [Dm] ye valley and _ [G] _
shore. _ _ _ _ _
There's no jock _ will _ mourn the lost young, _
For bloody [D] _ _ soldiers are _
_ [G] _ _ weary. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The _ pipe _ [Am] is tuned [G] up, playing away.
_ _ He can't come [C] to town [G] for his [D] funeral today. _
[G] The skies [C] like [D] Antrim are cloudy [Em] and [D] grey,
[E] And the song [G] that he's playing [D] is _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ eerie.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] Fare ye _ well, [G] ye banks of Sicily.
_ [C] Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D]
and shore.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] For bloody [G] _ [D] soldiers are _ _ [G] _
weary.
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] March down [C] the slope [G] and light [D] on the bay.
_ [G] Hats on [C] their backs [G] and the boats are [D] away.
_ [G] _ _
[C] Waitin' your turn while [Bm] the pipes and [Em] drums play,
[C] And the song [G] that they're playing [D] is _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ eerie. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Fare [C] ye well, [G] ye banks of Sicily. _
[C] Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D] and shore. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] _ For [G] bloody soldiers [D] are _ _ [G]
weary. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] The drum [C] he is polished, [G] the drum he is grand.
He cannot [C] be seen [G] for his straps [D] and his band.
[G] He's braced [C] himself up for [Bm] a full-time [D] [Am] stand.
The leaf with his [G] lola [D] is _ _ [G] _ eerie.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] Fare ye well, [G]
ye banks of Sicily.
[C] _
Fare [G] ye well, [A] ye valley [D] and _ shore.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] There's no [Bm] jock will mourn [Em] the lost [D] young,
[C] For [G] bloody soldiers [D] are _ [G] _ weary. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Fare [C] ye [G] well, ye banks of _ Sicily.
[C]
Fare [G] ye [A] well, ye valley [D]
and shore.
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ There's [Am] no jock [Bm] will _ [Em] mourn the lost [D] young,
[C] For [G] bloody _ [D] soldiers are _ _ [G] weary. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The The First Ten Years album includes this song.

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