Sir Patrick Spens Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G][D][G][Bm][Em][Bm]
[D][C][G][D][C][G][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]The King sits [D]in [G]Dun[D]firmline town,
[G]Drinking [D]of the [G]blood-red wine
[D]wine
[Em]"Where can I [Bm]get a s[Em]teely [Bm]skipper
To [Am]sail this [Em]might [Bm]boat [Am]of mine?"
[D][C][G][D][C]

[Verse 2]
[G][D]
Then [G]up [D]there spoke a [G]bonny [D]boy,
[G]Sitting at [D]the Kin[G]g's right kne[D]e
"Sir [Em]Patrick [Bm]Spens is
the very best seaman
That [Am]ever [Em]sailed [Bm]upon [Am]the sea"

[Verse 3]
[D]The King has written [C]a broad letter
And [G]sealed it up [D]with his own
right hand
Sending [C]word unto Sir Patrick to [G]come
to him at [D]his command
[C][G]

[Verse 4]
[D]
"An [G]enemy [D]then thi[G]s must be[D]
Who [G]told [D]the lie con[G]cerning [D]me
For [Em]I was never a very good se[Bm]aman,
Nor [Am]ever [Em]do inte[Bm]nd to
[Am]be"
[D][C][G][D][C]

[Verse 5]
[G]
[D]"Last nig[G]ht I saw[D] the
[G]new [D]moon [G]clear
With the [D]new moon [G]in her hair
[D]An d that [Em]is a s[Bm]ign since we[Em] were born
[Bm]That means[Am] there'll be a[Em] deadly[Bm] storm"[Am]

[Verse 6]
[D]They had not sailed upo[C]n
the deep a [G]day,
A day but [D]barely free
When loud and boisterous [C]blew the winds
And [G]loud and noisy [D]blew the sea

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Am][D]
[Am][D][G][Am][G][A][D][C][G]
[D][C][G][D]

[Verse 7]
Then [G]up there [D]came a [G]mermaid[D]en,
[G]A comb [D]and glass all [G]in her hand
[D]"He[Em]re's to you my merry young men[Bm] for
[Am]you'll not [Em]see dry l[Bm]and [Am]again"
[C][G]

[Verse 8]
[D]
[G]"Long [D]may my [G]lady [D]stand
[G]Qith a [D]lantern [G]in her hand
[D]Befor[G]e she see[Bm]s my bonny ship
Come [Am]sailing [Em]homew[Bm]ard to dry l[Am]and"

[Verse 9]
[D]Forty miles off Ab [C]erdeen,
The [G]waters [D]fifty fathoms deep
There lies good [C]Sir Patrick Spens
[G]With the Scots lords at [D]his feet

[Outro 1]
[G][D][G][D]
[G][Bm][Em][Am][Bm][D][C][G][D]
[C][G][D]