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Lord Franklin by Pentangle
Lord Franklin
D G
I was homeward bound one night on the deep
Em A
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep
D G D
I dreamed a dream and I thought it true
Em A G D G
Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew
D G
With a hundred seamen he sailed away
Em A
O'er frozen oceans in the month of May
D G D
To seek a passage around the pole
Em A G D G
Where we poor seamen must sometimes go
D G
Through cruel hardships they mainly strove
Em A
Their ship on mountains of ice was drove
D G D
Only the Eskimo with his skin canoe
Em A G D G
Was the only one that ever came through
D G
In Baffin's Bay where the whale fishes blow
Em A
The fate of Franklin no man may know
D G D
The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell
Em A G D G
Lord Franklin alone with his sailors does dwell
D G
And now my body it gives me pain
Em A
For my long lost Franklin I would cross the main
D G D
Ten thousand pounds I would freely give
Em A G D G D
To know on earth that my Franklin does live
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version 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-2--0/1--3--1--|
D|-2-------------|
A|-0--0----0--0--|
E|-0-------------|
(Strum)
Tuning: Standard, but one half step lower:
(ie: [High to low;] d# a# f# C# G# D#)
there's a bit of a finger-stretch @ the 17th Bar.
As seems to be often the case, John has lowered his guitar one half step,
but is not difficult to sing in standard EBGdae, there not being many high
notes in the song, so I'll transcribe it thus.
There are some very tricky parts of this riff to fit within a 4/4 series of
bars, but I think I have got it pretty right (I think).
In 4/4 Time.
Intro:
e|----0--------0-|-------0--------|
B|--------0------|---0--------0---|
G|---------------|----------------| X4.
D|----2-----2----|-----2--------2-|
A|---------------|----------------|
E|-0----0--------|-0--------0-----|
Verses:
e|----0--------0-|-------0---------|-------0---------|
B|--------0------|---0-------0-----|-----0-----0-----|
G|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----2-----2----|-----2--------1--|-1/2---------1/2-|
A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0----0--------|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|
'Twas homeward bound on the
e|---0----------|-------0---------|----------------0--|
B|-------0------|-----0-----0-----|---------2---------|
G|----------2---|---2-------------|-------2------2----|
D|---2----------|-------------2/4-|----4-------4------|
A|-0---0--------|-0-------0-------|-------------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|-2--------2--------|
ocean deep. While swaying
in my hammock
e|----------------|-0---------------0-|----------------|
B|--------2-------|--------0----------|-------0--------|
G|------2-----2---|------8--------8---|-----8------8---|
D|----4---------4-|----9--------9-----|---9----------9-|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|-2--------2-----|-7---------7-------|-7--------7-----|
I fell asleep.
e|---0------0--|-------0-------|-------0----------|
B|---------(0)-|---------------|------------6-----|
G|---13--------|---7-------7---|-----6--------7\6-|
D|---14-----14-|-----9-------9-|---7--------------|
A|-------------|---------------|-0---------0------|
E|-0----0------|-0-------0-----|------------------|
I dreamed a dream and I thought it was
e|-------0-------|-0-------0---------|---------------|
B|---0-------0---|-----0-------0-----|-------2-------|
G|---------------|-------------------|---2-------2---|
D|-----2-------2-|-------2-------1/2-|-----6-------4-|
A|---------------|-------------------|---------------|
E|-0-------0-----|---0-------0-------|-2-------2-----|
true, concerning
Franklin
e|---0-------|-------0-------|-------0---------|
B|-------4---|-----4-----4---|-----------0-----|
G|---4-----4-|---4---------4-|-----2-------2\1-|
D|-----------|---------------|-----------------|
A|-2---2-----|-2-------2-----|-0/4-----4-------|
E|-----------|---------------|-----------------|
and his gallant crew.
e|-------0-------|---------------0-|-----------------|
B|---0-------0---|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|-----1---------|---6-------6-----|---6-------6-----|
D|-------------2-|-----7-------7---|-----7-------7\6-|
A|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
e|-------0-------0-|-------0--------0-|
B|---0-------0-----|---0-------0------|
G|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----2\1-----1---|-----1--------1/2-|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------| (Repeat from 1st bar)
Rest of the verses:
With a hundred seamen we sailed away
To the frozen ocean in the month of May
To seek a passage around the Pole,
Where we poor sailors do sometimes go.
Through cruel hardships we vainly strove,
Our ship on mountains of ice was drove.
Only the Eskimo in his skin canoe,
The only one to ever come through.
In Baffin's Bay where the whale-fishes blow,
The fate of Franklin no man may know.
The fate of Franklin no tongue can tell.
Lord Franklin alone with his sailors do dwell.
And now my burden, it gives me pain.
For long lost Franklin, I would cross the main.
Ten thousand pounds I would freely give
To say on Earth that my Franklin lives.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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