Chords for Willy O' Winsbury (2017 Remaster)
Tempo:
136.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Bm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[G] [C]
The King [G] has been a
[D]
[B] prisoner [Am] long [C] in Spain, [G] and will he [C]
[G] of the [Bm] Wensbury?
[E] Has lain [G] long with his daughter [C] at home.
What tales [Am] you, [G] what tales you, my daughter Janet?
[D]
Why you [G] look [A] so [C] pale and worn?
[G] Oh, have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness?
[G] Or yet been sleeping [C] with a man?
I have [Em] [G] not had any sore sickness,
[D]
nor [Am] yet been [C] sleeping with a man.
[G] It is [C] for [G] you, my father [Bm]
dear,
[Em] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain.
Gust of, [G] gust of your [D]
b-
You stand [Am] naked upon [C] a stone,
[G] that [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm]
shape.
[G] If you be maiden [C] or gnome, and she's [G] cast off her beret,
[D]
she [Am] stood naked upon [C] the stone.
[G] Her apron was low and her [Bm] haunches were round.
[E] Her face [G] was pale [C] and worn.
Oh, was it [G] with a lord or duke,
[D]
or a [Am] man [C] of fame?
[G] Or was it [Em] with one [G] of my serving [Bm]
men,
[Em] that's lately [G] come out [C] of Spain?
No, it wasn't with a [G] lord, nor duke, [D]
nor [Am] a man
[C] of fame.
[G] But it was with a willie of [Bm] Wensbury.
[Em] I could bide no longer [C] alone.
And the king [G] has called on his marion [D]
[Am] by thirty [C]
-three.
[G] Says, fetch me this willie of [Bm] Wensbury.
[G] For hanged he [C] shall be.
[G]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[G] [C]
But when [G] he came back here he [D]
was [Am] clad all in [C] red silk.
[G] His hair [Em] was like [G] the strands [Bm] of gold.
[Em] His skin was [G] as white as [C] the milk.
And it is [G] no wonder, sir, [D]
that my [Am] daughter's love [C] you did win.
[G] For if I was a woman as I am [Bm] a man, [G] my bedfellow you [C] would have been.
And [A] will [G] you marry my daughter [D]
[Am] by the truth of [C] your hand?
[G] Oh, will [D] [C] you [G] marry my daughter, [Bm]
Janet?
[G] I will make you lord of [C] my land.
Oh, yes, I will [G] marry your daughter
[D] [Am] by the truth of my [C]
hand.
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter, [Bm] Janet, but [Em] I'll [G] not be the lord of [C] your land.
And he's mounted [G] her on a maids' [D] jean, and [Am] himself on a [C] dappled grey.
[G] He has made her the lady of [Bm] Asmarch land, [G] as she shall ride in the long
[C] summer's day.
[G]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[G] [C]
The King [G] has been a
[D]
[B] prisoner [Am] long [C] in Spain, [G] and will he [C]
[G] of the [Bm] Wensbury?
[E] Has lain [G] long with his daughter [C] at home.
What tales [Am] you, [G] what tales you, my daughter Janet?
[D]
Why you [G] look [A] so [C] pale and worn?
[G] Oh, have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness?
[G] Or yet been sleeping [C] with a man?
I have [Em] [G] not had any sore sickness,
[D]
nor [Am] yet been [C] sleeping with a man.
[G] It is [C] for [G] you, my father [Bm]
dear,
[Em] for biding [G] so long [C] in Spain.
Gust of, [G] gust of your [D]
b-
You stand [Am] naked upon [C] a stone,
[G] that [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm]
shape.
[G] If you be maiden [C] or gnome, and she's [G] cast off her beret,
[D]
she [Am] stood naked upon [C] the stone.
[G] Her apron was low and her [Bm] haunches were round.
[E] Her face [G] was pale [C] and worn.
Oh, was it [G] with a lord or duke,
[D]
or a [Am] man [C] of fame?
[G] Or was it [Em] with one [G] of my serving [Bm]
men,
[Em] that's lately [G] come out [C] of Spain?
No, it wasn't with a [G] lord, nor duke, [D]
nor [Am] a man
[C] of fame.
[G] But it was with a willie of [Bm] Wensbury.
[Em] I could bide no longer [C] alone.
And the king [G] has called on his marion [D]
[Am] by thirty [C]
-three.
[G] Says, fetch me this willie of [Bm] Wensbury.
[G] For hanged he [C] shall be.
[G]
[D]
[Am] [D]
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Bm]
[Em]
[G] [C]
But when [G] he came back here he [D]
was [Am] clad all in [C] red silk.
[G] His hair [Em] was like [G] the strands [Bm] of gold.
[Em] His skin was [G] as white as [C] the milk.
And it is [G] no wonder, sir, [D]
that my [Am] daughter's love [C] you did win.
[G] For if I was a woman as I am [Bm] a man, [G] my bedfellow you [C] would have been.
And [A] will [G] you marry my daughter [D]
[Am] by the truth of [C] your hand?
[G] Oh, will [D] [C] you [G] marry my daughter, [Bm]
Janet?
[G] I will make you lord of [C] my land.
Oh, yes, I will [G] marry your daughter
[D] [Am] by the truth of my [C]
hand.
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter, [Bm] Janet, but [Em] I'll [G] not be the lord of [C] your land.
And he's mounted [G] her on a maids' [D] jean, and [Am] himself on a [C] dappled grey.
[G] He has made her the lady of [Bm] Asmarch land, [G] as she shall ride in the long
[C] summer's day.
[G]
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The _ _ _ King [G] has been a _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [B] prisoner [Am] long [C] in _ _ Spain, [G] and will he [C]
[G] of the _ _ [Bm] Wensbury?
_ _ _ [E] Has lain [G] long with his daughter [C] at _ home.
What tales [Am] you, [G] what tales you, my _ daughter Janet?
[D] _
Why you [G] look [A] so [C] pale and _ worn?
[G] Oh, have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness? _
_ _ _ [G] Or yet been _ sleeping [C] with a man?
_ _ I have [Em] [G] not had any sore sickness,
_ [D] _ _
nor [Am] yet been [C] sleeping with a man. _
[G] It is [C] for [G] you, my father [Bm] _ _
dear,
_ [Em] for biding [G] so long [C] in _ Spain.
_ Gust of, [G] gust of your _ _ _ _ [D] _
b-
You stand [Am] naked upon [C] a stone, _ _
[G] _ that [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm] _
shape.
_ [G] If you be maiden [C] or _ gnome, _ and she's [G] cast off her beret,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
she [Am] stood naked upon [C] the stone. _ _
[G] Her apron was low and her _ [Bm] haunches were _ round.
_ [E] Her face [G] was pale [C] and worn.
_ _ Oh, was it [G] with a lord or duke,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
or a [Am] man _ _ [C] of fame? _ _
[G] Or was it [Em] with one [G] of my serving [Bm] _ _
men,
_ [Em] that's lately [G] come out [C] of Spain?
_ _ No, it wasn't with a [G] lord, nor duke, _ _ [D] _ _
nor [Am] a man _ _ _
[C] of _ fame. _
[G] But it was with a willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury. _
_ _ [Em] I could bide no _ longer [C] alone.
_ _ _ And the king [G] has called on his marion [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] by _ thirty [C]
-three. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Says, fetch me this willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury. _
_ _ _ [G] For _ hanged he [C] shall _ _ be. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ But when [G] he came back here he [D] _ _
was _ [Am] clad all in [C] red _ _ silk.
[G] His hair [Em] was like [G] the strands [Bm] of gold.
_ _ [Em] His skin was [G] as white as [C] the milk.
_ _ And it is [G] no wonder, sir, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
that my [Am] _ daughter's love [C] you did _ win.
[G] For if I was a woman as I am [Bm] a _ man, _ [G] my bedfellow you [C] would have _ _ been.
And [A] will [G] you marry my daughter _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] by the truth of [C] your _ hand? _
_ [G] Oh, will [D] [C] you [G] marry my daughter, [Bm]
Janet?
_ _ _ [G] I will make you lord of [C] my _ _ land.
Oh, yes, I will [G] marry your daughter _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] by the truth of my [C] _ _ _ _
hand.
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter, [Bm] Janet, _ _ but [Em] I'll [G] not be the lord of [C] your _ land. _
And he's mounted _ [G] her on a _ maids' [D] jean, _ and [Am] himself on a _ [C] dappled grey.
_ _ [G] He has made her the _ lady of [Bm] Asmarch _ _ land, [G] as she shall ride in the long _
[C] summer's day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The _ _ _ King [G] has been a _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [B] prisoner [Am] long [C] in _ _ Spain, [G] and will he [C]
[G] of the _ _ [Bm] Wensbury?
_ _ _ [E] Has lain [G] long with his daughter [C] at _ home.
What tales [Am] you, [G] what tales you, my _ daughter Janet?
[D] _
Why you [G] look [A] so [C] pale and _ worn?
[G] Oh, have [C] you [G] had any sore [Bm] sickness? _
_ _ _ [G] Or yet been _ sleeping [C] with a man?
_ _ I have [Em] [G] not had any sore sickness,
_ [D] _ _
nor [Am] yet been [C] sleeping with a man. _
[G] It is [C] for [G] you, my father [Bm] _ _
dear,
_ [Em] for biding [G] so long [C] in _ Spain.
_ Gust of, [G] gust of your _ _ _ _ [D] _
b-
You stand [Am] naked upon [C] a stone, _ _
[G] _ that [D] I [C] may [G] know you by your [Bm] _
shape.
_ [G] If you be maiden [C] or _ gnome, _ and she's [G] cast off her beret,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
she [Am] stood naked upon [C] the stone. _ _
[G] Her apron was low and her _ [Bm] haunches were _ round.
_ [E] Her face [G] was pale [C] and worn.
_ _ Oh, was it [G] with a lord or duke,
_ _ _ [D] _ _
or a [Am] man _ _ [C] of fame? _ _
[G] Or was it [Em] with one [G] of my serving [Bm] _ _
men,
_ [Em] that's lately [G] come out [C] of Spain?
_ _ No, it wasn't with a [G] lord, nor duke, _ _ [D] _ _
nor [Am] a man _ _ _
[C] of _ fame. _
[G] But it was with a willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury. _
_ _ [Em] I could bide no _ longer [C] alone.
_ _ _ And the king [G] has called on his marion [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] by _ thirty [C]
-three. _ _ _ _ _
[G] Says, fetch me this willie of _ [Bm] Wensbury. _
_ _ _ [G] For _ hanged he [C] shall _ _ be. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ But when [G] he came back here he [D] _ _
was _ [Am] clad all in [C] red _ _ silk.
[G] His hair [Em] was like [G] the strands [Bm] of gold.
_ _ [Em] His skin was [G] as white as [C] the milk.
_ _ And it is [G] no wonder, sir, _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
that my [Am] _ daughter's love [C] you did _ win.
[G] For if I was a woman as I am [Bm] a _ man, _ [G] my bedfellow you [C] would have _ _ been.
And [A] will [G] you marry my daughter _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] by the truth of [C] your _ hand? _
_ [G] Oh, will [D] [C] you [G] marry my daughter, [Bm]
Janet?
_ _ _ [G] I will make you lord of [C] my _ _ land.
Oh, yes, I will [G] marry your daughter _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] by the truth of my [C] _ _ _ _
hand.
[G] Why, yes, I will marry your daughter, [Bm] Janet, _ _ but [Em] I'll [G] not be the lord of [C] your _ land. _
And he's mounted _ [G] her on a _ maids' [D] jean, _ and [Am] himself on a _ [C] dappled grey.
_ _ [G] He has made her the _ lady of [Bm] Asmarch _ _ land, [G] as she shall ride in the long _
[C] summer's day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _