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Privateering Full Album by Mark Knopfler
Privateering Full Album
01. Redbud Tree
Time: 4/4, 3/4, 2/4
Key: D Minor
Capo: 5 fret
* Play with first string muted by little finger of the right hand
| Am | % | % | % |
Am G F C
Hunted down, I came upon
Bb Am
A place of ferns and grass
G F C
Gathered to a redbud tree
Bb Am
And now their footsteps pass
G F C
Where I crouch in dread
Bb Am
Discovery my certain death
G F C
Her leaves reaching for my head
Bb Am
As I suspend my breath
C Dm A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
Dm G A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
| 3/4 Am - G | F - - | C Bb | Am | - G |
| 3/4 F - - | C Bb | Am |
| C | 2/4 Dm | A | Dm G | A |
| C | 2/4 Dm | A | Dm/F G | A | % |
| Am | % |
G F C
Those days of fear are gone
Bb Am
Yet I am pledged to her
G F C
As to my only one
Bb Am
My lovely protector
C Dm A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
Dm G A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
C Dm A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
Dm/F G A
Redbud tree, shelter me, shelter me
| A | repeat
| A |
02. Haul Away
Time: 4/4
Key: C Major
Capo: 5 fret
| C D | Em | D | C/G |
| G C/G | G |
C/G G
It was a windless night when you left the ship
D/F# G G/B C
You never were a steady bold one
D/F# Em
I gave my hand, ah, but you did slip
CMaj7 D/F# Em C/G
I’m a living man and you’re a cold one
G C/G G
Haul away, haul away for home
C/G G
My love’s as fair as a girl can be
D/F# G G/B C/G
My wedding ring is a heavy gold one
D/F# Em
Now you lie alone in the deep dark sea
CMaj7 D/F# Em C/G
I’m a living man and you’re a cold one
G C/G G
Haul away, haul away for home
| C/G | G - - D/F# | 2/4 G G/B | C |
| C D/F# | Em - - CMaj7 | D/F# | Em C |
| G C/G | G |
C/G G
The morning brings, Lord, a fresh young breeze
D/F# G G/B C/G
To fill our sails and end the doldrums
D/F# Em
Our lucky ship speeds across the sea
CMaj7 D/F# Em C/G
I’m a living man and you’re a cold one
G C/G G
Haul away, haul away for home
| C | G - - D/F# | 2/4 G G/B | C |
| C D/F# | Em - - CMaj7 | D/F# | Em C |
| G C/G | G | repeat
| G |
04. Privateering
Time: 2/4
Key: C Minor
Capo: 3 fret
| Am | % | % | % | Am | % | G | Am |
| Am | % | % | % | Am | % | G | Am |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % |
Am
Yon’s my privateer
See how trim she lies
To every man a lucky hand
And every man a prize
I live to ride the ocean
C G Am
The mighty world around
C
To take a little plunder
G Am
And to hear the cannon sound
F C
To lay with pretty women
G D/F#
To drink Madeira wine
Am C
To hear the rollers thunder
G Am
On a shore that isn’t mine
Am
Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho hoho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
| Am | % | G | Am |
| Am | % | % | % |
Am
The people on your man o’ war
Are treated worse than scum
I’m no flogging captain
And by God I’ve sailed with some
Come with me to Barbary
C G Am
We’ll ply there up and down
C
Not quite exactly
G Am
In the service of the Crown
F C
To lay with pretty women
G D/F#
To drink Madeira wine
Am C
To hear the rollers thunder
G Am
On a shore that isn’t mine
Am
Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho hoho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | D5 |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | % | repeat
Am
Look’ee there’s my privateer
She’s small but she can sting
Licensed to take prizes
With a letter from the King
I love the streets and taverns
C G
Of a pretty foreign town
Am C
Tip my hat to the dark-eyed ladies
G Am
As we sally up and down
F C
To lay with pretty women
G D/F#
To drink Madeira wine
Am C
To hear the rollers thunder
G Am
On a shore that isn’t mine
Am
Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho hoho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | D5 |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | % | repeat
Am
Britannia needs her privateers
Each time she goes to war
Death to all her enemies
Though prizes matter more
Come with me to Barbary
C G Am
We’ll ply there up and down
C
Not quite exactly
G Am
In the service of the Crown
F C
To lay with pretty women
G D/F#
To drink Madeira wine
Am C
To hear the rollers thunder
G Am
On a shore that isn’t mine
Am
Privateering we will go
Privateering, yo ho hoho
Privateering we will go
Yo ho ho, yo ho ho
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | D5 |
| Am | % | % | % |
| Am | % | % | % | repeat
| Am |
05. Miss You Blues
Time: 4/4
Key: D Major
Capo: 2 fret
| C | F/C C | C | F/C G |
| C | F/C C | C | G C |
C F/C C
Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues
F/C G
Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues
C F/C C
You never used to look behind you, that isn’t what you’d do
G C
Didn’t leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
C F/C C
Who’s gonna take your place, fill your shoes?
F/C G
Who’s gonna take your place, fill your shoes?
C F C
You never used to look behind you, that isn’t what you’d do
G C
Didn’t leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
C F C
Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues
F G
Miss you blues, baby miss you blues
C F C
You never used to look behind you, that isn’t what you’d do
G C
Didn’t leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
| C | F C | C | F G |
| C | F C | C | G C |
C F C
Walk alone down the avenue
C F G
Walk alone down the avenue
C F C
You never used to look behind you, that isn’t what you’d do
G C
Didn’t leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
C F C
Miss you blues, baby, miss you blues
F G
Miss you blues, baby miss you blues
C F C
You never used to look behind you, that isn’t what you’d do
G C
Didn’t leave a thing behind you but the miss you blues
| C | F C | C | F G |
| C | F C | C | G C | repeat
| C |
06. Corned Beef City
Time: 4/4
Key: C Major
Capo: No
| C | % | % | % |
| C | % | % | % |
C
Early in the morning
Going to meet a man
Csus2
Wants a truck unloading
Csus4 C
For cash-in-hand
You don’t ask questions
When there’s nothing in the bank
Csus2
Got to feed the kids
Csus4 C
And put the diesel in the tank
Bacon, egg and sausage
Double chips and beans
G
Tea and bread and butter
F C
And a day on the machines
Christmas is coming
With the final demand
G
What you got going
F C
For cash in hand
F G C
So it ain’t too pretty
F G C
Corned Beef City
F G C
It ain’t too pretty
F G/D C
Corned Beef City
| C | % | % | % |
| C G | F C | G F |
| C | % | % | % |
Early in the morning
Where the trucks all stand
G
I’ve got a pocket full of folding
F C
And a pair of jerry cans
I’ve got to keep it going
They’re laying off at Ford
G
I’m only one step ahead
F C
Of my room and board
F G C
So it ain’t too pretty
F G C
Corned Beef City
F G C
It ain’t too pretty
F G/D C
Corned Beef City
| C | % | % | % |
| C G | F C | G F |
| C | % | % | % |
Early in the morning
Going to meet a man
G
Wants a truck unloading
F C
For cash-in-hand
You don’t ask questions
When there’s nothing in the bank
G
Got to feed the kids
F C
And put the diesel in the tank
F G C
So it ain’t too pretty
F G C
Corned Beef City
F G C
It ain’t too pretty
F G/D C
Corned Beef City
| C | % | % | % |
| C G | F C | G F |
| C | % | % | % |
| C G | F C | G F |
| C |
07. Go, Love
Csus4/F = [133010]
D7sus2/A = [x04530]
Time: 4/4
Key: B Minor
Capo: 2 fret
| Am | F G | Am Am/G | F |
| Am | Csus4/F G | Am F | G | repeat
Am
F G Am
I had to leave for certain
Am/G F Am
I like to come back now and then
Csus4/F G Am
Maybe I’m just retu - rning
F G Am
So I can leave again
F G Am Am/G
The wind comes softly blowing
F Am
From the cold grey sea
Csus4/F G Am
She leans into my col - lar
F G
Starts whispering to me
Am
Csus4/F G Am
Go, love, if you’re going
Am/G F Am
You keep looking down the track
Csus4/F G Am
Go, love, if you’re going
F G
I’ll be here when you come back
Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A repeat
Go, love, if you’re going
Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A
Go, love, if you’re going
| Am | F G | Am Am/G | F |
| Am | Csus4/F G | Am F | G | repeat
Am
F G Am
So go, love, if you’re going
Am/G F Am
Don’t stay on account of me
Csus4/F G Am
Go, love, if you’re going
F G
If that’s the way it’s got to be
Am
Csus4/F G Am
Go, love, if you’re going
Am/G F Am
You keep looking down the track
Csus4/F G Am
Go, love, if you’re going
F G
I’ll be here when you come back
Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A repeat
Go, love, if you’re going
Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A Am7 D7sus2/A Am
Go, love, if you’re going
| Am7 D7sus2/A | repeat
09. Yon Two Crows
AmMaj7 = [x02110]
Am6 = [5x4555]
Time: 4/4
Key: D Minor
Capo: 5 fret
| Am | % | % | % |
Am
AmMaj7
Pennies from heaven
Am7
Don’t make me laugh
Here all you’ll get
Am6
Is the pattering rain
F C/G
Or yon two crows up over the hill
G
Looking for winterkill
Am
Always at your boots
AmMaj7 Am7
The mud behind the byre
Am6
With its clammy hold
F
Would mock you up a grave
C/G G
Here in the mire of a wrecked sheepfold
C/G
And all you’ll bring to this
F C/G
Is muscle and grit
F C/G
Persistence, that’s just about it
What made you think
F
There’d be a living in sheep?
C/E F C/E F
Eat, work, eat, work and sleep
Am
Duck under the eaves
AmMaj7
Of the bothy
Am7 Am6 F
To sit here, caged by rain
Somewhere to go conjure
C
A next move
G
When I have to think again
Am
AmMaj7 Am7
The dog lifts his gaze to plead
Am6 F
Believes the wizard has a magic stick
C
Leans his weight into my tweed
G
I give an unholy hand to lick
C
I take a swig of sheep dip
F C
From my flask
F C
And once again I ask
What made you think
F
There’d be a living in sheep?
C F C F
Eat, work, eat, work and sleep
| Am C | G | % | Em |
| Am | Em | - G | Am |
| Am | % | % |
Am
They were at this game
AmMaj7 Am7
Two hundred years ago
Had thirty ways
Am6 F
Of dying young, poor souls
C/G
Laid to rest in their soggy rows
G
Rain on their holy books
Am
AmMaj7
Blood and whisky
Am7
On the tongue
Am6 F
And no-one watching over anyone
C
No-one left but your stubborn one
G
And the crows and rooks
C
F C
Ah, the dying young
F C/G
Well I’m not done
F
You watch me and I’ll watch thee
C
I can still work for two men
F C
And drink for three
And I raise my flask
F C/G
To the clearing skies
To you, sweepers
F C/G
You carrion spies
F C/G
To scavenge and survive
F
If you can do it so can I
| Am C | G | % | Em |
| Am | Em | - G | Am | repeat
| Dsus2 |
10. Seattle
Bb6 = [x10011]
Fsus4/G = [3x3311]
Time: 4/4
Key: C Major
Capo: No
| C | Bb6/9 | repeat 4 times
| C | % |
C Am F
Above the bar the TVs are showing the game
C
But we’re not watching it, we’re hardly focussing
C/B Am
Through the windows in the fading day
Dm BbMaj7
1st Avenue is turning grey
F
C F
Do you ever look at me and see another man
Dm G C
Let’s get two more beers and try to make a plan
C/B Am
Sometimes it feels as though I have a key
Dm BbMaj7
But every time I try it it won’t turn for me
F C
Seattle - you’ve got to love the rain
Bb6 Fsus4/G
And we both love rain
C
We both love rain
C
Am F
We watched the city skyline from the ferry deck
C
And you put your arms around my neck
C/B Am Dm
We talked of looking just out of town
BbMaj7
Now it’s looking like a dream shot down
F
C F
I still believe that there’s somewhere for us
Dm G C
But now it’s something that we don’t discuss
C/B Am Dm
And you’re the best thing I ever knew
BbMaj7
Stay with me, baby, and we’ll make it to
We’ll make it to
F C
Seattle - you’ve got to love the rain
Bb6 Fsus4/G
And we both love rain
C
We both love rain
F C
Seattle - I want you just the same
Bb6 Fsus4/G
And we both love rain
C Bb6
We both love rain
| C Bb6 | repeat
| C |
01. Kingdom Of Gold
Time: 3/4
Key: C# Minor
Capo: 4 fret
| Am | % | G | Am | F | G | % | Em | % |
| Am | % | G | Am | F | Em | % | Am | % | % | % |
Am G Am
The high priest of money looks down on the river
F G Em
The dawn coming up on his kingdom of gold
Am G Am
When the rim of the sun sends an arrow of silver
F Em Am
He prays to the gods of the bought and the sold
Am G Am
He turns to his symbols, his ribbons of numbers
F G Em
They circle and spin on their mystical scroll
Am G Am
He looks for a sign while the city still slumbers
F Em Am Asus2 Am
And the ribbons and the river forever unroll
Am Asus2 G
In his kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# Dsus2/F#
His kingdom of gold
Dm7 Am Asus2 G
Kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# C/E
His kingdom of gold
D E
Kingdom of gold
| Am | % | G | Am | F | Em | % |
| Am | % | % | % |
Am
G Am
On the horizon an enemy haven
F G Em
Sends traces of smoke high up into the sky
Am G Am
A pack of dog jackals and a rabble of ravens
F Em Am
Who’ll come for his fortress, his castle on high
Am Asus2 G
In his kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# Dsus2/F#
His kingdom of gold
Dm7 Am Asus2 G
Kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# C/E
His kingdom of gold
D E
Kingdom of gold
| Am | % | G | Am | F | G | % | Em | % |
| Am | % | G | Am | F | Em | % | Am | % | % | % |
Am G Am
His axes and armour will conquer these devils
F G Em
The turbulent raiders will falter and fall
Am G Am
Their leaders be taken, their camps burned and levelled
F Em Am
They’ll hang in the wind from his citadel walls
Am Asus2 G
In his kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# Dsus/F#
Kingdom of gold
Dm7 Am Asus2 G
Kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# D/F#
Kingdom of gold
Dm7 Am Asus2 G
Kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# Dsus/F#
Kingdom of gold
Dm7 Am Asus2 G/B
Kingdom of gold
CMaj7 D/F# D/F# C/E
Kingdom of gold
D Em
Kingdom of gold
| Am | % | G | Am | F | G | % | Em | % |
| Am | % | G | Am | F | Em | % | Am |
02.Got To Have Something
Time: 4/4, 2/4
Key: B Major
Capo: 2 fret
| A5 | % | % | % |
| A5 | % | % | % |
D7
Well if you ain’t got whiskey
C5 A5
Don’t tell me that you ain’t got gin
D7
If you ain’t got whiskey
C5 A5
Don’t tell me that you ain’t got gin
E
Well I got to have something
D7 C5 A5
Need to get my medicine
D7
Well I can play your fish fry
C5 A5
Play for change in town
D7
I can play your fish fry
C5 A5
I can play for change in town
E D7
Well I got to have something
C5 A5
Keep me from going down
| D7 | - C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
| D7 | - C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
| E | D7 C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
D7
Well let me play you one thing
C5 A5
Somebody must have just got paid
D7
Yeah, let me play you one thing
C5 A5
Somebody must have just got paid
E
Well I got to have something
D7 C5 A5
Even if I don’t get laid
| D7 | - C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
| D7 | - C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
| E | D7 C5 | A5 | % | 2/4 % |
D7
Yes, if you ain’t got whiskey
C5 A5
Don’t tell me that you ain’t got gin
D7
If you ain’t got whiskey
C5 A5
Don’t tell me that you ain’t got gin
E
Well I got to have something
D7 C5 A5
Need to get my medicine
E
Yeah, I got to have something
D7 C5 A5
Need to get my medicine
| A5 |
03. Radio City Serenade
Time: 4/4
Key: B Major
Capo: 2 fret
Intro (piano):
| Bsus2/F# F#dim7 | Bsus4/F# F# |
| Ebm7 G#m7 | C#m7 C(b5) |
Intro (guitar):
| D | A/C# | D | A/C# |
| G6 Gm6 | DMaj7 Bm | C#m | G |
| F#m | D A/C# | D A | D E |
| Asus4 A | A |
A
You’ve got to have no credit cards
A/C#
To know how good it feels
D/A
The howling of the bridges
The sidewalks bound with steel
A D/A
Sitting on the sidewalk
A F#m/A Bm
With a party to arrange
Bm/A D/A E
May you never change
A
I stay out when I want to
A/C# D
Still she takes me back
Don’t know another girl
Would cut me so much slack
A/C# D
Every wounded soldier
A F#m Bm
Needs a lady with a light
Bm/A D E
To help him through the night
A
So blow a kiss to Radio City
E/G# A A/C#
My forever silhouette
D A/C#
Oh, you are so pretty
D E
My beautiful Rockette
A/C# D E
You’ve got my arms
A F#m
And the crosstown horns
D Esus4 E
Going on - we’ve got it going on
| A | E/G# A A/C# | D A | D E |
| D E | A F#m | D | Esus4 E |
A
Have I got you a river view
A/C#
This one tops the list
D
Got a head full of you
A/C#
And Irish Mist
D
I know I owe it
A F#m Bm
To the lady by the sea
Bm/A D E
Who still looks out for me
A
So blow a kiss to Radio City
E A A/C#
My forever silhouette
D A/C#
Oh, you are so pretty
D E
My beautiful Rockette
D E
You’ve got my arms
A F#m
And the crosstown horns
D E
Going on - we’ve got it going on
D E
You’ve got my arms
A F#m
And the crosstown horns
D E
Going on - we’ve got it going on
We’ve got it going on
| D | A/C# | D | A/C# |
| G6 Gm6 | DMaj7 Bm | C#m | G |
| F#m | D A/C# | D A/C# | D E |
| Asus4 A |
| G6 | G6 F#m7 | D E | D A |
| D | A |
04. I Used To Could
Time: 4/4
Key: E Major
Capo: No
* Major blues in E
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
E
Well, all down the 40 I never used to lift
Thirteen gears, double clutch shift
A7
All those horses underneath the hood
E
I don’t do it no more but I used to could
| E | % | % | % |
E
GMC Cannonball going like a train
All down the 40 in the driving rain
A7
All those horses underneath the hood
E
I don’t do it no more but I used to could
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | E | % |
| B7 | A7 | E | % |
| E | % | % | % |
E
Well I don’t hang around ‘cause it ain’t no good
Like the big bad wolf in the neighborhood
A7
Chasin’ after Little Red Riding Hood
I don’t do it no more but I used to could
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| E | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | E | % |
| B7 | A7 | E | % |
| E |
06. Bluebird
Gm6 = [3x233x]
A7 = [x02223]
Time: 4/4
Key: Eb Minor
Capo: 1 fret
* Minor blues in Eb
| Dm | % | % | % |
| Gm | % | Dm | % |
| F | Gm6 A7 | Dm | % |
Got crows in my pasture
Gm
Rats in my barn
Crows in my pasture, babe
Dm
Rats in my barn
F Gm6 A7
If I was you, little bluebird
Dm
I’d up and find another farm
I’ve got nightshade in my meadow
Gm
Ragweed in my corn
Nightshade in my meadow
Dm
And ragweed in my corn
F Gm6 A7
If I was you, little bluebird
Dm
I’d be long gone
| Dm | % | % | % |
| Gm | % | Dm | % |
| F | Gm6 A7 | Dm | % |
Yes, I got squirrels in my rafters
Gm
Weevils in my hay
Squirrels in my rafters
Dm
Weevils in my hay
F Gm6 A7
If I was you, little bluebird
Dm
I’d up and fly away
Fly away, baby
| Dm | % | % | % |
| Gm | % | Dm | % |
| F | Gm6 A7 | Dm | % |
| Dm |
07. Dream Of The Drowned Submariner
FMaj7 = [133210]
Time: 4/4 (3/4 and 2/4 for certain bars)
Key: C Minor
Capo: 3 fret
| Am - - G/B | C | Dm Am - C/G | F |
| Am - - G/B | C | 3/4 Dm Am - | G | % |
C FMaj7 G C
We run along easy at periscope depth
Dm7 G
Sun dappling through clear water
F G C Am
So went the dream of the drowned submariner
F C/G G Am
Far awa - y from the slaughter
C FMaj7 G C
Your hair is a strawflower that sings in the sun
Dm7 G
My darling, my beautiful daughter
F G C Am
So went the dream of the drowned submariner
F C/G G Am
Cast awa - y on the water
| Am - - G/B | C | Dm Am - C/G | F |
| Am - - G/B | C | 3/4 Dm Am F | G | % |
| C FMaj7 | G C | - - Dm7 - | G |
| F G/B | 2/4 C | Am | F C/G | G | Am | % |
F G F C/G
From down in the vault, down in the grave
F C/G G
Reaching up to the light on the waves
C FMaj7 G C
So she did run to him over the grass
Dm7 G
She fell in his arms and he caught her
F G C Am
So went the dream of the drowned submariner
F C/G G Am
Far awa - y on the water
F C/G G Am
Far awa - y on the water
| Am - - G/B | C | Dm Am - C/G | F |
| Am - - G/B | C | 3/4 Dm Am F | G | repeat
| G |
08. Blood And Water
Time: 4/4
Key: Bb Major and G Minor
Capo: 3 fret
| G Eaug | A7 D7 | G | B7 |
Em
Em6 Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em Em7 Em Em7
Blood and water bound to overflow
G
Well there’s no more high water
Asus2/F# B7 Em Em7 D7/A
But the Old Man’s just waiting, I know
G
He was sent up on the levee
B7
Now they’ve gone up country
C
They won’t do nothing for you now
G
And don’t go asking me
A7 B7 Em D7
They’ve gone it’s all over here
G
Sometimes I’d see her passing
B7
With the evening coming on
C C#dim7
I’ve seen you on her pathway
G
I’ve seen you at dawn
B7 C
Look over yonder at that empty shack
C#dim7
You know as well as I do
They ain’t coming back
G Eaug A7 D7 G B7
They’re gone it’s all over here
Em
Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em
Blood and water bound to overflow
G
Well there’s no more high water
Asus2/F# B7 Em B7
But the Old Man’s just waiting, I know
| Em | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | Em | % |
| G | Asus2/F# B7 | Em | D7 |
G
So many promises
B7
We broke them, every one
C
Kept people on the levees
G
Withsherrifs and shotguns
A7 B7 Em D7
They’re gone it’s all over here
G
B7 C
Look over yonder at that empty shack
You know as well as I do
C#dim7
They ain’t coming back
G Eaug A7 D7 G B7
They’re gone it’s all over here
Em
Am7
Blood and water bound to overflow
Em
Blood and water bound to overflow
G Asus2/F# B7
Well there’s no more high water
Em A7
No more high water
G
Well there’s no more high water
Asus2/F# B7 Em B7
But the Old Man’s just waiting, I know
| Em | % | % | % |
| Am7 | % | Em | % |
| G | Asus2/F# B7 | Em | B7 |
10. After The Beanstalk
Time: 4/4
Key: Eb Major
Capo: 3 fret
* Blues in Eb Major
| C | F | C | C7 |
| F | % | C | % |
| C | G7 | C F | C G7 |
C F C C7
Well a hen can lay a golden egg but she still can’t sing
F C
A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can’t sing
G7 C F C G7
Well the hen’s alright but the harp is everything
C F C C7
When he’s gunning for glory a boy just won’t be told
F C
Gunning for glory a boy just won’t be told
G7 C F C G7
I went up three times but it never was for the gold
C F C C7
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
F C
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
G7 C F C G7
That old cow she wasn’t milking anyhow
| C | F | C | C7 |
| F | % | C | % |
| C | G7 | C F | C G7 |
C F C C7
After the beanstalk your life’s not the same
F C
After the beanstalk your life’s not the same
G7 C F C G7
Well the harp’s worth more than any fortune and fame
C F C C7
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
F C
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
G7 C F C G7
I’m still up in the morning to get behind the plough
| C | F | C | C7 |
| F | % | C | % |
| C | G7 | C F | C G7 |
C F C C7
A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can’t sing
F C
A hen can lay a golden egg but she still can’t sing
G7 C F C G7
Well the hen’s alright but the harp is everything
F C C7
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
F C
Oh, Mama what’s the matter now
G7 C F
I’m still up in the morning to get behind the plough
| C |
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