Chords for The Waterboys-Stolen Child

Tempo:
111.15 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Waterboys-Stolen Child chords
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[G] [F#m]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C]
[G] Come away, [D] human child, [Em] to the water, [G] Come away, [D] child, [Em] to the water,
And the wild,
[C] [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand,
[C] For [Bm] the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
And [C] you can't long stand, [G] Where dips the [D] rocky highland,
[Em] Of slothwood and the lake,
[G] There [D] lies the leafy island,
[Em] Where flapping pines wake the drowsy [C] water rat,
[G] There we hid our [Am] fairy fats, Flow'r [C] berries, [G]
[Am] and the reddest [C] stolen cherries.
[G] Come away, [D] human child, [Em] to the water, Come
[G] away, [D] human child, [Em] to the water,
And the wild,
[C] [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand,
[C] [G] For the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
[C] And you can't long stand, [G] [D] Where the wave of moonlight [Em] glosses,
The dim grey sands with light,
[G] Far off by [F#m] furthest glasses,
[Em] We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances,
[C] Mingling hands and [G] mingling glances, Till the moon has [Am] taken flight,
To and fro we leap,
[C] Chasing fuckly bubbles,
[G] While the world is full of troubles, [Am] And is anxious [C] in its sleep.
Come [G] away, human [D] child, to [Em] the water, [G] Come away, [D] human child, to [Em] the water,
And the wild,
[C] [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand,
[C] [G] For the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
[C] And you can't long stand, [G] [D] Where the wandering water [Em] whooshes,
From the hills above glint her,
[G] And pools among [D] the rushes,
That scares the [Em] big star, We see it by [C] slumbering trout,
And whispering [G] in their ears, [Am] We give them in quiet dreams,
[C] Leaning softly [Bm] out from ferns that drop [Am] their tears,
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C]
[G] Away [F#m] with us he is going,
[Em] the solemn night,
[G] He'll hear no [F#m] more glowing,
[Em] Of the calves on the warm hillside,
[C] Or the kettle on [G] the hob,
[Am] Sing peace into his breast, [C] Or see the brown mice [G] flop,
[Am] Around and around they [C] all meet,
[G] Or he comes, a [D] human child, to [Em] the water,
He [G] comes, [D] a human child, [Em] to the water, And the wild,
[C] with the [G] fairy hand in hand,
[Am] From a world [C] [G] more full [Am] of weeping, [C] Than he [G] can understand,
[D]
[Em] A child, a
[G] [D] child,
[Em]
[C] [G] with a fairy hand in [Am] hand,
[C] [G] From a world more [Am] full of weeping,
Than [C] he can understand,
He can understand,
He can understand,
[G]
[D]
[Em] [C]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
Am
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To learn The Waterboys - (2013 Remaster, 1986-1988) The Stolen Child chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, C, G, D, Em, G and D of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 55 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 111 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] Come away, _ [D] human child, _ [Em] to the water, _ _ _ _ _ [G] Come away, _ _ [D] child, _ [Em] to the water,
_ And the wild, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ For [Bm] the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
And [C] you can't long stand, _ [G] Where dips the [D] rocky highland,
[Em] _ Of slothwood and the lake, _
_ [G] _ There [D] lies the leafy island, _
[Em] Where flapping pines _ wake the drowsy [C] water rat,
_ _ [G] _ There we hid our [Am] fairy fats, _ _ _ _ Flow'r [C] berries, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] and the reddest [C] stolen cherries. _
[G] Come away, _ [D] human child, _ [Em] to the water, Come _ _ _ _
[G] away, _ [D] human child, _ [Em] to the water,
_ And the wild, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] For the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
_ _ [C] And you can't long stand, [G] _ _ _ [D] Where the wave of moonlight [Em] glosses,
The dim grey sands with light, _
[G] Far off by [F#m] furthest glasses, _
[Em] We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances, _
[C] Mingling hands and [G] mingling glances, Till the moon has [Am] taken flight,
To and fro we leap, _ _
[C] Chasing fuckly bubbles,
[G] While the world is full of troubles, [Am] _ And is anxious [C] in its sleep.
Come [G] away, human [D] child, to [Em] the water, _ _ _ _ _ [G] Come away, _ [D] human child, to [Em] the water,
_ And the wild, _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] with the fairy hand in [Am] hand, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] For the world's more full [Am] of weeping,
_ [C] And you can't long stand, [G] _ _ _ [D] Where the wandering water [Em] whooshes,
From the hills above glint her, _ _
[G] And pools among [D] the rushes,
That scares the [Em] big star, _ We see it by [C] slumbering trout,
And whispering [G] in their ears, [Am] We give them in quiet dreams, _ _ _ _
[C] _ Leaning softly [Bm] out from ferns that drop [Am] their tears, _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Away [F#m] with us he is going, _
[Em] _ the solemn night, _ _ _
[G] _ He'll hear no [F#m] more glowing, _
[Em] Of the calves on the warm hillside, _ _
[C] _ Or the kettle on [G] the hob, _ _ _
[Am] Sing peace into his breast, _ [C] Or see the brown mice [G] flop, _ _ _
[Am] Around and around they [C] all meet, _ _ _
[G] Or he comes, a [D] human _ child, to [Em] the water, _ _ _ _ _
He [G] comes, _ [D] a human child, [Em] to the water, _ And the wild, _ _
[C] _ with the [G] fairy hand in hand, _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ From a world [C] _ _ _ [G] _ more full [Am] of weeping, _ _ [C] Than he [G] can understand,
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ A child, a _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] child, _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] with a fairy hand in [Am] hand, _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] From a world more [Am] full of weeping,
Than [C] he can understand,
_ _ _ _ He can understand,
_ _ _ _ He can understand, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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The Fishermans Box: The Complete Fishermans Blues Sessions album includes this song.

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