Steeleye Span – Cruel Brother (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. Flowers that weep in the valley N.C. The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal N.C. Sweet goes the treble violin N.C. Flowers that weep in the valley
    G                                           D7
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

G
Sweet goes the treble violin

                         D7 Bsus2
Flowers that weep in the valley
[Verse]
Bsus2                A        E
There was a man came over the sea

     Bsus2           F#
This man was clad in red

    B7sus2           Bsus2
And he has courted a fair lady

   Bsus2        A         E
He asked if she would him wed

   B            A         E
He asked if she would him wed

     Bsus2             A      E
"And have you asked my father dear?

Bsus2             F#
Have you asked my sister Ann?

    Bsus2
Likеwise the one that did mе bear

    Bsus2   A         E
And also my brother John

         B        A       E
Have you asked my brother John?"
[Chorus]
    G                                           D7 G
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

G
Sweet goes the treble violin

G                        D7 G
Flowers that weep in the valley

    G                                           D7 G
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

G
Sweet goes the treble violin

G                        D7 Bsus2
Flowers that weep in the valley
[Verse]
Bsus2                   A      E
"Yes, I have asked your father dear

    Bsus2             F#
And I have asked your sister Ann

    B7sus2   Bsus2
Likewise the one that did thee bear

    Bsus2    A       E
But not your brother John

     Bsus2          A       E
I've not asked your brother John"
[Verse]
    Bsus2          A           E
Her father led her through the hall

    Bsus2          F#
Her sister led her through the closs

    Bsus2
Her mother danced before them all

    Bsus2           A      E
Her brother set her on her horse

     Bsus2   A      E
John set her on her horse
[Chorus]
    G                                           D7 G
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

G
Sweet goes the treble violin

G                        D7 G
Flowers that weep in the valley
[Bridge] Gm Dm BbM7 C Gm Dm BbM7 C Gm Dm BbM7 C Gm Dm BbM7 D
    Dm
She leaned over the saddle-bow

   Dm
To give him a kiss before she goes

F     C        F         C
Sweet goes the treble violin

     Dm
He's taken a knife both long and sharp

    Dm
And stabbed that bonny bride to the heart

F     C        F         C
Sweet goes the treble violin

    Dm
She had not ridden through half the town

      Dm                            Am7 G
'Till her heart's blood had stained the gown

F     C        F         C
Sweet goes the treble violin
Dm F C Dm Am Dm C Am C F C F C D5 F C Dm Am Dm C Am C F C F C
D5
"Lead me gently up yon hill

    D5
And there I'll sit and make my will"

F     C        F         C   D5
Sweet goes the treble violin
Gm Asus4 F C Bb C Csus4 Gm Asus4 F C Bb B G D A Bm G D A [Verse] N.C. "What will you leave your father dear?" N.C. "The silver-shod steed that brought me here"
Bm             G          A
"What will you leave your mother dear?"

    G                  A
"My wedding shift that I do wear

    Bm       G       A
But she must wash it very clean

    C          G               A
For my heart's blood sticks in every seam"

Bm             G         D      A
"What will you give your sister Ann?"

    C      G            D       A
"My silken snood and my feather fan"

Bm             G         D       A
"What will you give your brother John?"

   C        G          D        A
"A rope and gallows to hang him on"

Bm             G          D         A
"What will you leave your brother's wife?"

   C       G           A
"A widow's weeds and a quiet life..."
A5 [Chorus]
A                        E  A
Flowers that weep in the valley

A                                               E7 A
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

A
Sweet goes the treble violin

A                        E7 A
Flowers that weep in the valley

A                                               E7 A
The harp, the lute, the fife, the flute and the cymbal

A
Sweet goes the treble violin

A                        E7 A
Flowers that weep in the valley

A                        E7 A
Flowers that weep in the valley

A                        E  A
Flowers that weep in the valley