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A Maid Of Constant Sorrow Full Album by Judy Collins
A Maid Of Constant Sorrow Full Album
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
1. Maid Of Constant Sorrow
2. The Prickilie Bush
3. Wild Mountain Thyme
4. Tim Evans
5. Sailor's Life
6. Bold Fenian Men
7. Wars Of Germany
8. O Daddy Be Gay
9. I Know Where I'm Going
10. John Riley
11. Pretty Saro
12. The Rising Of The Moon
Track 1 - Maid Of Constant Sorrow
[Intro]
D G
[Verse 1]
D G
I am a maid of constant sorrow
Em Am
I've seen trials all of my days
D G
I'm going back to California
Em Am D G
Place where I was partly raised
[Verse 2]
D G
Your friends may say that I'm a stranger
Em Am
My face they'll never see no more
D G
There is but one promise that's given
Em Am D G
I'll sail on this golden shore
[Verse 3]
D G
All through this world I'm bound to ramble
Em Am
Through sun and wind and driving rain
D G
I'm bound to ride the western railway
Em Am D
Perhaps I'll take the very next train
[Instrumental]
D G Em Am
[Verse 4]
D G
I am a maid of constant sorrow
Em Am
I've seen trials all of my days
D G
I'm going back to California
Em Am
Place where I was partly raised
Track 2 - The Prickilie Bush
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G D G D G D G
[Chorus]
D G
Oh, the prickilie bush
C D
It pricks my heart full sore
G D G C
If I ever get out of the prickilie bush
G D G
I'll never get in it anymore
[Verse 1]
D G
Hangman, stay your rope
C D
Will you stay it for a while
G D G C
I think I see my mother coming
G D G
Riding over yonder stile
[Verse 2]
D G
Mother, did you bring me gold
C D
Or silver to pay my fee
G D G C
For to save my body from the cold clay ground
G D G
My neck from the gallows tree
[Verse 3]
D G
I didn't bring you gold
C D
Or silver to pay your fee
G D G C
But I have come to see you hang
G D G
On the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D G
Oh, the prickilie bush
C D
It pricks my heart full sore
G D G C
If I ever get out of the prickilie bush
G D G
I'll never get in it anymore
[Verse 4]
D G
Hangman, stay your rope
C D
Will you stay it for a while
G D G C
I think I see my father coming
G D G
Over yonder stile
[Verse 5]
D G
Father, did you bring me gold
C D
Or silver to pay my fee
G D G C
Or have you come to see me hang
G D G
On the gallows tree
[Verse 6]
D G
I didn't bring ya gold
C D
Or silver to pay your fee
G D G C
Your mother and I have come today
G D G
To see you on the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D G
Oh, the prickilie bush
C D
It pricks my heart full sore
G D G C
If I ever get out of the prickilie bush
G D G
I'll never get in it anymore
[Verse 7]
D G
Hangman, stay your rope
C D
Once more for a while
G D G C
I think I see my darling coming
G D G
Over yonder stile
[Verse 8]
D G
Darling, did you bring me gold
C D
Or silver to pay my fee
G D G C
For to save my body from the cold clay ground
G D G
My neck from the gallows tree
[Verse 9]
D G
I brought ya gold
C D
And silver to pay your fee
G D G C
I did not come to see you hang
G D G
On the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D G
Oh, the prickilie bush
C D
It pricks my heart full sore
G D G C
But now that I'm out of the prickilie bush
G D G
I'll never get in it anymore
Track 3 - Wild Mountain Thyme
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
N.C.
Oh, the summer time is coming
And the leaves are sweetly turning
And the wild mountain thyme
Blooms around the purple heather
C F C
Will you go, Laddie, go?
[Chorus]
F C
And we'll all go together
F C
To pull wild mountain thyme
Am
All around the purple heather
C F C
Will you go, Laddie, go?
[Verse 1]
N.C.
If my true love will not go
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the purple heather
C F C
Will you go, Laddie, go?
[Chorus]
F C
And we'll all go together
F C
To pull wild mountain thyme
Am
All around the purple heather
C F C
Will you go, Laddie, go?
Track 4 - Tim Evans
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Em
[Verse 1]
Tim Evans was a prisoner
G A
Within his prison cell
Em
And those who read about his crime
G A
They damned his soul to hell
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 2]
For the murderer of his own dear wife
G A
And the killing of his child
Em
The jury found him guilty
G A
And the hanging judge he smiled
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 3]
Tim Evans pleaded innocent
G A
And swore by him on high
Em
He never killed his own dear wife
G A
Or caused his child to die
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 4]
They moved him out at 6 o'clock
G A
To his final flowery dell
Em
And day and night two guards were there
G A
And never left his cell
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 5]
Sometimes they played cards with him
G A
Solo and Pontoon
Em
To stop him brooding on the ropes
G A
That was to be his doom
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 6]
The Governor came in one day
G A
With the chaplain by his side
Em
Said, your appeal has been turned down
G A
Prepare yourself to die
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 7]
Tim Evans walked in the prison yard
G A
The guards walked behind
Em
He saw the sky above the wall
G A
And knew no peace of mind
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 8]
They fit the rope around his neck
G A
Buckle behind his ear
Em
The prison bell was tolling
G A
But Tim Evans did not hear
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 9]
A thousand men were cursing
G A
And banging on the doors
Em
But Tim Evans could not hear them
G A
He was deaf for evermore
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
[Verse 10]
They sent Tim Evans to the drop
G A
For a crime he didn't do
Em
Twas Christy was the murderer
G A
The judge and jury too
Em D Em
Saying, "Go down, you murderer, go down"
Track 5 - Sailor's Life
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Intro]
D
[Chorus]
C D
Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
C D
For he robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
G D
Loss of a true love, never to return
[Verse 1]
C D
Oh father, father build me a boat
C D
And on the world's oceans I will float
Hail each captain as I pass by
G D
There I'll ask for my sailor boy
[Verse 2]
C D
Oh captain, captain tell me true
C D
Does my own Willie sail with you?
Tell me soon to give me joy
G D
None will I have but my sailor boy
[Verse 3]
C D
Oh no, kind lady, he's not here
C D
He drowned in the gulf and we buried him there
Upon the island as we passed by
G D
There we left your sailor boy
[Verse 4]
C D
Oh, she rung her hands and tore her hair
C D
Just like some lady in great despair
Called for a chair to sit her down
G D
Penningdon for to write it down
[Verse 5]
C D
Oh, dig my grave wide and deep
C D
Put a marble stone at the head and feet
On my grave a turtle dove
G D
Tell the world I died for my love
[Chorus]
C D
Oh, a sailor's life is a weary life
C D
For he robs the girls of their delight
Causes them to weep, causes them to mourn
G D
Loss of a true love, never to return
Track 6 - Bold Fenian Men
[Verse 1]
Am G Am C
'Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman
Am C Am C
A-plucking young nettles, nor saw I was coming
Am F D G
I listened awhile to the song she was humming
Am Em F G Am
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
[Verse 2]
Am G Am C
'Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming
Am C Am C
And strong manly forms, and their eyes with hope gleaming
Am F D G
I see them again, sure, through all my days dreaming
Am Em F G Am
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
[Verse 3]
Am G Am C
When I was a colleen, their marching and drilling
Am C Am C
Awoke by the glenside, sounds awesome and thrilling
Am F D G
But they loved dear old Ireland, and to die they were willing
Am Em F G Am
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
[Verse 4]
Am G Am C
Some died by the glenside, some died amid strangers
Am C Am C
And wise men have told us their cause was a failure
Am F D G
But they stood by old Ireland and never feared danger
Am Em F G Am
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
[Verse 5]
Am G Am C
I passed on my way, god be praised that I met her
Am C Am C
Be life long or short, I shall never forget her
Am F D G
And we may have great men, but we'll never have better
Am Em F G Am
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men
Track 7 - Wars Of Germany
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Oh, woe be to the orders
C G A
That marched my love away
D F#m G A
And woe be to the bitter tears
D G A
I shed upon this day
[Verse 2]
D F#m G A
And woe be to the bloody wars
D G C A
Of high Germany
D G D
For they've carried off my own true love
C G A
Left a broken heart to bleed
[Verse 3]
The drums beat in the morning
C G A
Before the break of day
D F#m G A
And the wee, wee pipes played loud and shrill
D G A
While yet the morn was grey
[Verse 4]
D F#m G A
And the bonnie flags were all unfurled
D G C A
Was a gallant sight to see
D G D
But sorrow for my soldier lad
C G A
Who marched to Germany
[Verse 5]
D
Oh, woe be to the orders
C G A
That marched my love away
D F#m G A
And woe be to the bitter tears
D G A
I shed upon this day
[Verse 6]
D F#m G A
And woe be to the country
D G C A
Where our men are forced to be
D G D
And woe be to the foreign wars
C G A G A
That stole my love from me
Track 8 - O Daddy Be Gay
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
G Am
There was an old man who lived under the hill
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
There was an old man who lived under the hill
Am G
If he ain’t goin’ away he’d be livin’ there still
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 2]
G Am
One day the Devil came down to his plough
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
One day the Devil came down to his plough
Am G
Said, "One of your family I’ll have to have now"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 3]
G Am
"Oh, tis not just your son or daughter I crave"
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
"Tis not your son or your daughter I crave
Am G
But your old baggin’ wife I’ll carry away"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 4]
G Am
"Ah, take her away with all of my heart"
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
"Take her away with all of my heart
Am G
And I’ll bet the two of you never will part"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 5]
G Am
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
Am G
And off to Hell with her in a pack
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 6]
G Am
He set her down at the fork in the road
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
He set her down at the fork in the road
Am G
He said, "Old woman, you’re a hell of a load"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 7]
G Am
Then he carried her down to the gates of Hell
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
He carried her down to the gates of Hell
Am G
Said, "Rake up the coals and we’ll roast her well"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 8]
G Am
One poor little devil looked over the wall
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
One poor little devil peeked over the wall
Am G
He said, "Take her home daddy, she’ll murder us all"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 9]
G Am
Oh, the Devil he hoisted her up on his back
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The Devil he hoisted her up on his back
Am G
And home again with her in a pack
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 10]
G Am
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
The old woman went a whistlin’ over the hill
Am G
"The Devil won’t have me, I wonder who will"
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
[Verse 11]
G Am
There is an advantage we have over men
G D Am
O daddy be gay
D
There is an advantage we have over men
Am G
We can go down to Hell and come back again
Am D Am
Daddy be gay if you can be
Track 9 - I Know Where I'm Going
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G C
I know where I'm going
G C Am D
And I know who's going with me
G C
I know who I love
Am D
And the Devil knows who I'll marry
[Verse 2]
G C G C
I have stockings of silk
G C Am D
Shoes of bright green leather
G C
Combs to buckle my hair
Am D
And a ring for every finger
[Verse 3]
G C G C
Feather beds are soft
G C Am D
Painted rooms are bonnie
G C
I would trade them all
Am D
For my handsome, winsome Johnny
[Verse 4]
G C G C
Some say he's bad
G C Am D
I say he's bonnie
G C
Fairest of them all
Am D
Is my handsome, winsome Johnny
[Verse 5]
G C G C
I know where I'm going
G C Am D
And I know who's going with me
G C
I know who I love
Am D
The Devil knows who I'll marry
Track 10 - John Riley
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
Am D
[Verse 1]
Am D Am D
A fair young maid was in her garden
Am D Am D
Strange young man came riding by
Am C G Em
He said, "Fair maid, will you marry me?"
D Am
And this answer, was her reply
[Verse 2]
Am D Am D
"Oh no, kind sir, I cannot marry thee
Am D Am D
For I’ve a love and he sails the sea
Am C G Em
And though he’s been gone for seven years
D Am
Still, he will return to me"
[Verse 3]
Am D Am D
"Well, what if he’s in some battle slain
Am D Am D
Or if he’s been drowned in the deep salt sea
Am C G Em
Or if he’s found another love
D Am
And he and his love both married be"
[Verse 4]
Am D Am D
"If he’s in some battle slain
Am D Am D
Then I shall die when the moon doth wane
Am C G Em
And if he’s drowned in the deep salt sea
D Am
Still I’m true to his memory"
[Verse 5]
Am D Am D
"And if he’s found another love
Am D Am D
And he and his love both married be
Am C G Em
I wish them health and happiness
D Am
Where they live across the sea"
[Verse 6]
Am D Am D
He picked her up in his arms so strong
Am D Am D
And kisses he gave her one two three
Am C G Em
Said, "Weep no more my own true love
D Am
I am your long lost John Riley"
Am C G Em
Said, "Weep no more my own true love
D Am
I am your long lost John Riley"
Track 11 - Pretty Saro
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
Down in some lone valley in a lonesome place
A
Where the wild birds all whistle and their notes do increase
D
Farewell Pretty Saro, I must bid you adieu
A D
And I'll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go
[Verse 2]
My love she won't have me and I understand
A
She wants a rich merchant and I have no land
D
I cannot maintain her, I've no silver and gold
A D
Can't give her the nice things that a big house will hold
[Verse 3]
But if I were a merchant and I could write a fine hand
A
And I'd write my love a letter that she'd understand
D
I'd write it by the river where the waters o'erflow
A D
And I'll dream of Pretty Saro wherever I go
Track 12 - The Rising Of The Moon
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Ah, then tell me Sean O'Farrell
Em
Tell me why you're hurrying so
Am C
Hush, my boy, oh, hush and listen
E Am Em Am
And his eyes were all aglow
Em Am C
I bear orders from the captain
Em Am Em
Get you ready quick and soon
Am Em C
For the pikes must be together
E Am
At the rising of the moon
[Verse 2]
Ah, then tell me Sean O'Farrell
Em
Where the gatherin' is to be
Am C
In the old spot by the river
E Am Em Am
Right well known to you and me
Em Am C
One thing more for signal token
Em Am Em
Whistle up the marchin' tune
Am Em C
With your sword upon your shoulder
E Am
At the rising of the moon
[Verse 3]
Em Am C
Rumours passed along the valley
Em Am Em
Like a banshee's lonely croon
Am Em C
And a thousand blades were flashin'
E Am
At the rising of the moon
[Verse 4]
All along the singing river
Em
That dark mass of men were seen
Am C
Far above their shining weapons
Em Am Em Am
Hung their own immortal green
E Am Em Am
Death to every foe and traitor
Em Am Em
Foreign strike the marchin' tune
Am Em C
And hurrah me boys for Ireland
E Am
Tis the rising of the moon
[Verse 5]
Well, they fought for poor old Ireland
Em
And full bitter was their fate
Am C
Oh, what glorious pride and sorrow
E Am Em Am
Fill the name of ninety-eight
Em Am C
Yet thank god while hearts are beating
Em Am Em
Foreign manhood's burnin' noon
Am Em C
We shall follow in their footsteps
E Am
At the rising of the moon
[Verse 6]
E Am Em Am
Death to every foe and traitor
Em Am Em
Foreign strike the marchin' tune
Am Em C
And hurrah me boys for freedom
Tis the rising
E Am
Tis the rising of the moon
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