The Miller of Dee - The City Waites Chords

Tempo:
94.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

G

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Miller of Dee - The City Waites chords
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[F] [G] [A] [E] [C]
[G] [F] [E] [Am] [E] [C]
[G] [F] [E] [A] [C] [G]
[Am] [D] [Am] [E] [A] [E] [C]
[G] [F] [E] [A] [C]
[G] [F] [E] [A] There was a [C] jolly [G] mare, a [F] one-spit [Am] on the river Dee.
He watched her [C] sang from [G] morn till [F] night, no [C#m] lot more [Am] blithe than he.
[C] And this the [G] girl and all he [Am] sung forever used to [E] be.
[A] I can [C] only [G] know that [F] I [Am] have been cared for thee.
[E] [C]
[G] [F] [E] [A] The reason [C] why he [G] was so [F] blithe he [Am] once did thus uphold.
The [E] bread [C] I eat, my [G] hands have earned, I [E] covered [Am] no man's gold.
[C] I do not [G] fear next quarter [A] day [D] in debt, for [Am] none I [E] feed.
[A] I care for [E] nobody, [G] no not [Dm] I, if [E] nobody [A] cares for me.
[C] Nobody, no [Dm] not I, [A] if nobody cares for me.
[Am] A coin or [C] two, [G] I've been my [F] first to [E] help a [Am] needy friend.
A [E] little [C] I can [G] give the [Dm] poor and [Am] still have some to spend.
[C] Though I may [G] fail, yet I [Am] rejoice, and [D] others could [Am] have to [E] see.
[A] I care for [C] nobody, [G] no not [F] I, if nobody [A] cares for me.
I [E] care for [C] nobody, no not [F] I, if [A] nobody cares for me.
So lend us [C] this [G] example, [F] take the [E] people [A] by the spee.
Let [C] everyone his name as [F] tall as [E] Doughty [Am] Dine to be.
[C] I'll bear a [G] bush, a cattle, [A] boats, a [D] grape, and [A] sing with [E] thee.
[A] If nobody [C] cares a dime [G] for [F] us, why not [E] a dime [Am] for we?
If nobody [C] cares a dime [G] for us, [F] why not [Am] a dime for we?
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
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To learn City Waites, The - The Miller Of Dee chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, C, G, F and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 47 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 95 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[F] _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ There was a [C] jolly [G] mare, a [F] one-spit [Am] on the river Dee.
He watched her [C] sang from [G] morn till [F] night, no [C#m] lot more [Am] blithe than he.
[C] And this the [G] girl and all he [Am] sung forever used to [E] be.
[A] I can [C] only [G] know that [F] I [Am] have been cared for thee.
_ [E] _ [C] _
[G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [A] _ The reason [C] why he [G] was so [F] blithe he [Am] once did thus uphold.
The [E] bread [C] I eat, my [G] hands have earned, I [E] covered [Am] no man's gold.
[C] I do not [G] fear next quarter [A] day [D] in debt, for [Am] none I [E] feed.
[A] I care for [E] nobody, [G] no not [Dm] I, if [E] nobody [A] cares for me.
_ [C] Nobody, no [Dm] not I, [A] if nobody cares for me.
[Am] A coin or [C] two, [G] I've been my [F] first to [E] help a [Am] needy friend.
A [E] little [C] I can [G] give the [Dm] poor and [Am] still have some to spend.
[C] Though I may [G] fail, yet I [Am] rejoice, and [D] others could [Am] have to [E] see.
[A] I care for [C] nobody, [G] no not [F] I, if nobody [A] cares for me.
I [E] care for [C] nobody, no not [F] I, if [A] nobody cares for me.
So lend us [C] this [G] example, [F] take the [E] people [A] by the spee.
Let [C] everyone his name as [F] tall as [E] Doughty [Am] Dine to be.
[C] I'll bear a [G] bush, a cattle, [A] boats, a [D] grape, and [A] sing with [E] thee.
[A] If nobody [C] cares a dime [G] for [F] us, why not [E] a dime [Am] for we?
If nobody [C] cares a dime [G] for us, _ [F] why not [Am] a dime for we? _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the City Waites: The English Tradition - 400 Years of Music and Song album.

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