Son David chords by
June Tabor
June Tabor
Oysterband
Oysterband

N/A
Key: Bb major
Intro 1
G
G
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
G
G
Verse 1
What's the
blood on the point of your sword?
O Son David, my Son David,
What's the blood on the point
of your sword?
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Promise, tell me true.
Verse 2
G
G
That's the blood of my grey mare
O Lady Mother, my Lady Mother,
That's the blood of my grey mare
C
C
She would not rule by me.
Verse 3
G
G
Your grey mare's blood was never so red
O Son David, my Son David,
Your grey mare's blood
was never so red
Promise, tell me true.
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Son David June Tabor
Em
Em
That's the blood of my hawking hound
D
D
O Lady Mother, my Lady Mother,
C
C
That's the blood of my hawking hound
She would not rule by me.
Verse 4
G
G
Your hawking hound's
blood was never so clear
O Son David, my Son David,
Your hawking hound's blood
was never so clear
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Promise, tell me true.
Verse 5
Em
Em
That's the blood of my brother John
D
D
O Lady Mother, my Lady Mother,
C
C
That's the blood of my brother John
Verse 6
He drew his sword to me.
Em
Em
What did you fall out about?
D
D
O Son David, my Son David,
C
C
It's all for a little holly bush
Interlude 1
That'll never grow to a tree.
G
G
C
C
Em
Em
D
D
C
C
Dm
Dm
C
C
Verse 7
G
G
I'll set my foot on a bottomless boat
O Lady Mother, my Lady Mother,
Set my foot on a bottomless boat,
Dm
Dm
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Sail upon the sea.
Verse 8
G
G
When will you come back again?
O Son David, my Son David
When will you come back again?
Dm
Dm
Gsus4
Gsus4
C
C
Promise, tell me true.
Verse 9
Em
Em
When the Sun and Moon meet in yonder glen
D
D
O Lady Mother, my Lady Mother,
C
C
G
G
C
C
G
G
C
C
Em
Em
D
D
C
C
When the Sun and Moon
meet in yonder glen,
Dm
Dm
C
C
And that will never be.

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG Gsus4 C Em D...