Henry Martin chords by Joan Baez
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Intro 1
(A minor)
(F major) (A minor)
Verse 1
There were three brothers (A minor)
in merry Scotland
In merry Scotland there (E major) were three
And they (A minor) did cast lots which
of them should go
Should go, should (E major) go
(A minor) And turn rob (C major) ber all (G major) on the (A minor) salt sea
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Verse 2
The lot it fell first upon Henry
(E major) Mar (A minor) tin
The youngest of all (E major) the three
(A minor) That he should turn robber
all on the salt sea
Salt (G major) sea, the salt sea (C major)
(E major) For (A minor) to maintain his (G major) two brothers
and (A minor) he
(F major) (A minor)
Verse 3
They had not been sailing but a long
(E major) winter's (A minor) night
And a part of a (G major) short winter's day (C major)
(E major) When (A minor) he espied a stout lofty ship
Lofty ship, lofty (E major) ship
(A minor) Come bib (C major) bing down
(G major) on him straight (A minor) way
Verse 4
(A minor)
"Hello, hello",
cried Henry (E major) Mar (A minor) tin
What makes you (G major) sail so nigh? (C major) (E major)
(A minor) I'm a rich merchant ship bound
for fair London Town
London Town, London (E major) Town
(A minor) Would you please (C major) for to
(G major) let me (A minor) pass by?
Verse 5
"Oh no, oh (A minor) no", cried Henry (E major) Mar (A minor) tin
This thing it never (E major) could be
For I (A minor) have turned robber
all on the salt sea
Salt sea, the salt (E major) sea.
(A minor) For to maintain my two
(G major) brothers and me (A minor)
Verse 6
Come lower your (A minor) tops'l
and brail (E major) up your (A minor) mizz'n
And bring your ship (G major) un der my lee (C major)
(E major) Or I (A minor) will give you a full
cannon ball
Cannon ball, (G major) cannon (C major) ball (E major)
(A minor) And all your dear bod
(G major) ies drown in the (A minor) salt sea
Verse 7
Oh no, we won't (A minor) lower our lofty (E major) topsail
(A minor) Nor bring our ship under (G major) your (C major) lee (E major)
And (A minor) you shan't take from us
our rich merchant goods
Mer (G major) chant goods, merchant (C major) good (E major) s
(A minor) Nor point (C major) our bold (G major) guns to (A minor) the sea
(F major) (A minor)
Verse 8
Then broadside and broadside
and at it they went
For fully two hours (G major) or (C major) three
(E major) Till (A minor) Henry Martin gave to them
deathshot
The deathshot, the (G major) (C major) (E major)
(A minor) deathshot
And straight (C major) to the (G major) bot
tom (A minor) went she
Verse 9
(A minor) Bad news, bad news to old (E major) England (A minor) came
Bad news to fair London (E major) Town
There's (A minor) been a rich vessel
and she's cast away
Cast away, (E major) cast away
(A minor) And (C major) all of (G major) her merry men (A minor) drowned
(F major) (A minor)
Henry Martin
Joan Baez
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