Artist: | Traditional (English) |
User: | Jánè |
Duration: | 400 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: | - |
Am G Am
1. "Well met, well met, my own true love,
G Am
Well met, well met," cried he,
C G Em
"I've just returned from the salt, salt sea,
Am E Am
all for the love of thee."
Am G Am
2. "I could have married the king's daughter, dear,
G Am
She would have married me,
C G Em
But I have forsaken her crowns of gold
Am E Am
All for the love of thee."
Am G Am
3. "Well, if you could have married the king's daughter, dear,
G Am
I'm sure you are to blame,
C G Em
For I am married to a house carpenter,
Am E Am
I find him a nice young man."
Am G Am
4. "Ah, will you forsake your house carpenter,
G Am
and go along with me,
C G Em
I'll take you to where the grass grows green,
Am E Am
By the banks of the salt, salt sea."
Am G Am
5. "Well, if I should forsake my house carpenter,
G Am
And go along with thee,
C G Em
What have you go to maintain me on
Am E Am
And keep me from poverty."
Am G Am
6. "Six ships, six ships all out on the sea,
G Am
Seven more upon dry land,
C G Em
One hundred and ten all brave sailor men,
Am E Am
Will be at your command."
Am G Am
7. She picked up her own wee babe,
G Am
And kisses gave him three,
C G Em
Said, "Stay right here with my house carpenter,
Am E Am
And keep him good company."
Am G Am
8. Then she putted on her rich attire,
G Am
so glorious to behold,
C G Em
And as she trod along her way,
Am E Am
She shone like the glittering gold.
Am G Am
9. Well they'd not been gone but about two weeks,
G Am
I know it was not three,
C G Em
When this fair lady began to weep,
Am E Am
She wept most bitterly.
Am G Am
10. " Ah why do you weep, my fair young maid,
G Am
Weep you for your golden store
C G Em
Or do you weep for your house carpenter,
Am E Am
Who never you shall see any more."
Am G Am
11. "I do not weep for my house carpenter
G Am
Or for any golden store,
C G Em
I do weep for my own wee babe
Am E Am
Who never I shall see any more."
Am G Am
12. Well, they'd not been gone but about three weeks,
G Am
I'm sure it was not four,
C G Em
Our gallant ship sprang a leak and sank,
Am E Am
Never to rise any more.
Am G Am
13. One time around spun our gallant ship
G Am
Two times around spun she,
C G Em
Three times around spun our gallant ship
Am E Am
And sank to the bottom of the sea.
Am G Am
14. "What hills, what hills are those, my love,
G Am
That rise so fair and high?"
C G Em
"Those are the hills of Heaven my love,
Am E Am
But not for you and I."
Am G Am
15. "And what hills, what hills are those, my love,
G Am
Those hills so dark and low?"
C G Em
"Those are the hills of Hell, my love,
Am E Am
Where you and I must go."