In London So Fair chords by Eliza Carthy
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
In (D minor) London so (C major) fair (A minor) a lady she lived there, (D minor)
A lady of (E minor) great beauty
(A minor) and great might,
And un (D minor) to (A minor) this lady (C major) fair (Gsus4) I
(A minor) be came a servant there,
And (D minor) in me she (E minor) took a great (C major) de (D minor) light.
Verse 2
Now this lady had a (C major) son of
(A minor) wealth and beauty born, (E minor)
(A minor) And (D minor) he became (A minor) a (E minor) sail (A minor) or on the sea,
And he courted that fair maid (C major) till
he (A minor) had her heart betrayed,
(D minor) An d then he was (E minor) bound (A minor) for the sea. (D minor)
Verse 3
It happened one (A minor) day in the
bedroom (D minor) where they lay,
(A minor) And the (D minor) tears (A minor) from (E minor) her eye
(A minor) s they did flow,
Saying, "Young man (D minor) you are go
(A minor) ing away (C major) so (A minor) far from me to (D minor) stray,
(A minor) And to leave (D minor) me on the shores (E minor)
(A minor) for to mourn." (D minor)
Verse 4
"Oh (D minor) no, no", (A minor) says he,
"such things can never (D minor) be, (E minor)
(D minor) For as long as I'm a (E minor) sailor (A minor) on the sea,
The ship that I command (C major) she
(D minor) will never reach (A minor) dry land,
On the (D minor) day that I prove false,
(E minor) love, (A minor) unto (D minor) thee."
Verse 5
(D minor)
She cut off her yel (A minor) low hair
that hung (E minor) down her (D minor) back so fair,
For fear that (A minor) any (E minor) body (G major) would (A minor) her know,
Then in a sailor's (G major) dress,
(A minor) that very night she went,
And (D minor) straight to the captain (A minor) she did (D minor) go.
She being neat (A minor) and slim complete
Verse 6
(A minor)
in every limb,
(D minor) And the clothes fit (E minor) ted tightly
to (A minor) her knee,
While the crew unto her gazed (G major) the
(A minor) captain (E minor) to her (A minor) says,
"Young (D minor) man now were you
(E minor) ever (C major) (D minor) on the sea?"
Verse 7
"Oh no, no", (A minor) says she,
"I was (E minor) nev er (D minor) on the sea,
But ship me (A minor) as a (E minor) young (A minor) sailor bold,
For I now do choose to go (G major)
(A minor) where the stormy winds do blow,
(C major) To pur (D minor) chase some sil
(E minor) ver (A minor) and some (D minor) gold."
Verse 8
It happened one (A minor) day in the
cabin where he lay,
(D minor) And the tears from (A minor) his
eyes they did flow,
Saying, (D minor) "You're like (A minor) a lover of mine
(G major) that I (A minor) think on many's the time,
That I (D minor) left on the shores (A minor) for to (D minor) mourn."
Verse 9
"Oh (D minor) no, no", (A minor) says she,
"such things (E minor) can never (D minor) be,
(A minor) For as (D minor) long as I'm a (E minor) sail (A minor) or on (G major) the (A minor) sea,
The ship (D minor) that (A minor) I command (G major)
(A minor) it'll never reach dry land,
On the (D minor) day that I prove (E minor) false, love,
(A minor) unto (D minor) thee."
Verse 10
His own words he (A minor) knew she
spoke be (D minor) neath the crew,
(A minor) So (D minor) into her (E minor) arms (A minor) flew like a dove,
Saying, (D minor) "Do not (A minor) shed a tear (G major)
(A minor) you have followed me my dear,
And (D minor) it's married,
it's mar (E minor) ried (A minor) we (D minor) will be."
They sent for (A minor)
Verse 11
clerk,
they sen (E minor) t (D minor) for a mate,
They sent (A minor) for a clergyman likewise,
Now this couple they are wed (G major)
(A minor) an d together they do bed,
(D minor) An d now they're living (E minor) happy (A minor) on the (D minor) sea.
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In London So Fair
Eliza Carthy
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