Chords for The Chieftains with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings - Katie dear
Tempo:
127.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
Oh Katie [C] dear, go [G] ask your mama
If you can [C] be a [D] bride of mine
[A] If she [C] says yes, come [G] back and tell me
If she says no, [D]
we'll [G] run away
Oh [C] Willie dear, there's no [G] need asking
For she lies [C] on her [D] feather bed
And by [C] her side is a [G] silver dagger
To slay the one [D] that I [G] would wed
[Bm] [Em]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[G] Oh [C] Katie dear, go ask [G] your papa
If you can [C] be a [D] bride of mine
If [C] he says yes, come [G] back and tell me
If he says no, we'll run away
Oh [C] Willie dear, there's no [G] need asking
He's in his [C] room taking [D] a rest
[A] And by [C] his side is a [G] silver dagger
To slay the one [D] that [G] I love best
[D]
[F#] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Em]
[Am] Then
[D] [Am]
[G]
he [C] picked up that [G] silver dagger
And plumbed it [C] through his [D] travel car
Saying [C] goodbye Katie, [G] goodbye darling
It's now forever [D]
we [G] must part
Then she [C] picked up that [G] bloody dagger
And plumbed it through [C] her [D] little white breast
Saying [C] goodbye papa, [G] goodbye mama
I'll die for the one [D] that [G] I love best
[D]
[G]
[N]
[G]
Oh Katie [C] dear, go [G] ask your mama
If you can [C] be a [D] bride of mine
[A] If she [C] says yes, come [G] back and tell me
If she says no, [D]
we'll [G] run away
Oh [C] Willie dear, there's no [G] need asking
For she lies [C] on her [D] feather bed
And by [C] her side is a [G] silver dagger
To slay the one [D] that I [G] would wed
[Bm] [Em]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[G] Oh [C] Katie dear, go ask [G] your papa
If you can [C] be a [D] bride of mine
If [C] he says yes, come [G] back and tell me
If he says no, we'll run away
Oh [C] Willie dear, there's no [G] need asking
He's in his [C] room taking [D] a rest
[A] And by [C] his side is a [G] silver dagger
To slay the one [D] that [G] I love best
[D]
[F#] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D]
[Em]
[Am] Then
[D] [Am]
[G]
he [C] picked up that [G] silver dagger
And plumbed it [C] through his [D] travel car
Saying [C] goodbye Katie, [G] goodbye darling
It's now forever [D]
we [G] must part
Then she [C] picked up that [G] bloody dagger
And plumbed it through [C] her [D] little white breast
Saying [C] goodbye papa, [G] goodbye mama
I'll die for the one [D] that [G] I love best
[D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh Katie [C] _ dear, _ _ go [G] ask your mama
_ _ If you can _ _ [C] be _ _ a [D] bride of mine _ _
[A] If she [C] says yes, _ _ come [G] back and tell me _ _
If she says no, _ _ _ [D]
we'll [G] run away
_ _ Oh [C] Willie _ dear, _ there's no [G] need asking
_ _ For she lies _ _ [C] on _ her [D] feather bed _ _
And by [C] her side _ is a [G] silver dagger
_ To slay the _ _ _ one [D] that I [G] would wed _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Oh [C] Katie _ dear, _ go ask [G] your papa
_ _ If you can _ _ [C] be a _ [D] bride of mine _ _ _
If [C] he says yes, _ come [G] back and tell me _ _
If he says no, _ _ we'll run away _ _ _
Oh [C] Willie _ _ _ dear, there's no [G] need asking _ _ _
He's in his _ _ [C] room _ _ taking [D] a rest _ _
[A] And by [C] his _ side _ is a [G] silver dagger
_ To _ slay the _ one _ [D] that [G] I love best _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Then _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
he [C] picked _ _ _ up that [G] silver dagger
_ _ _ And plumbed it _ [C] through _ _ _ his [D] travel car _ _
Saying [C] goodbye _ Katie, _ _ _ [G] goodbye darling _ _
It's now _ forever _ _ [D]
we [G] must part
_ _ Then she [C] picked _ _ up that [G] bloody dagger
_ _ And plumbed it _ through [C] _ her _ [D] little white breast _ _
Saying [C] goodbye _ _ _ _ papa, [G] goodbye mama _ _ _
I'll die for the _ _ one [D] that [G] I love best _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh Katie [C] _ dear, _ _ go [G] ask your mama
_ _ If you can _ _ [C] be _ _ a [D] bride of mine _ _
[A] If she [C] says yes, _ _ come [G] back and tell me _ _
If she says no, _ _ _ [D]
we'll [G] run away
_ _ Oh [C] Willie _ dear, _ there's no [G] need asking
_ _ For she lies _ _ [C] on _ her [D] feather bed _ _
And by [C] her side _ is a [G] silver dagger
_ To slay the _ _ _ one [D] that I [G] would wed _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Oh [C] Katie _ dear, _ go ask [G] your papa
_ _ If you can _ _ [C] be a _ [D] bride of mine _ _ _
If [C] he says yes, _ come [G] back and tell me _ _
If he says no, _ _ we'll run away _ _ _
Oh [C] Willie _ _ _ dear, there's no [G] need asking _ _ _
He's in his _ _ [C] room _ _ taking [D] a rest _ _
[A] And by [C] his _ side _ is a [G] silver dagger
_ To _ slay the _ one _ [D] that [G] I love best _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Then _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
he [C] picked _ _ _ up that [G] silver dagger
_ _ _ And plumbed it _ [C] through _ _ _ his [D] travel car _ _
Saying [C] goodbye _ Katie, _ _ _ [G] goodbye darling _ _
It's now _ forever _ _ [D]
we [G] must part
_ _ Then she [C] picked _ _ up that [G] bloody dagger
_ _ And plumbed it _ through [C] _ her _ [D] little white breast _ _
Saying [C] goodbye _ _ _ _ papa, [G] goodbye mama _ _ _
I'll die for the _ _ one [D] that [G] I love best _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _