Steeleye Span – King Henry (Guitar)
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VERSE 1
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Am G Let never a man wooing wend Am G E That lacketh things three, Am A store of gold, an open heart, G Am And full of charity; G And this was seen of King Henry Am E Though he lay quite alone, Am G Am E For he's taken him to a haunted hall Am G E Seven miles from the town.
VERSE 2
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Am G He's chased the deer now him before Am G E And the doe down by the den Am Till the fattest buck in all the flock G Am King Henry he has slain. G His huntsmen followed him to the hall Am E To make them burly cheer, Am G Am E When loud the wind was heard to sound Am G E And an earthquake rocked the floor.
VERSE 3
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Am G And darkness covered all the hall Am G E Where they sat at their meat, Am The grey dogs, yowling, left their food G Am And crept to Henry's feet. G And louder howled the rising wind Am E And burst the fastened door, Am G Am E And in there came a grisly ghost Am G E Stamping on the floor.
VERSE 4
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Am G Her head hit the roof-tree of the house Am G E Her middle you could not span, Am Each frightened huntsmen fled the hall G Am And left the king alone, G Her teeth were like the tether stakes, Am E Her nose like club or mell, Am G Am E And nothing less she seemed to be Am G E Than a fiend that comes from hell.
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Verses 5 to 8 are all Am...
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VERSE 5 - Am
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Some meat, some meat you King Henry,
Some meat you give to me,
Go kill your horse you King Henry
And bring him here to me;
He's gone and slain his berry brown steed
Though it made his heart full sore,
For she's eaten up both skin and bone,
Left nothing but hide and hair.
VERSE 6 - Am
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More meat, more meat you King Henry
More meat you give to me,
Go kill your grey-hounds King Henry
And bring them here to me;
And when he's slain his good grey-hounds,
It made his heart full sore,
She's eaten up both skin and bone,
Left nothing but hide and hair.
VERSE 7 - Am
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More meat, more meat you King Henry,
More meat you give to me,
Go fell your goss-hawks King Henry
And bring them here to me;
And when he's slain his gay goss-hawks,
It made his heart full sore,
She's eaten them up both skin and bone,
Left nothing but feathers bare.
VERSE 8 - Am
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Some drink, some drink now King Henry,
Some drink you give to me,
Oh you sew up your horse's hide
And bring in a drink to me;
And he's sewn up the bloody hide,
And a pipe of wine put in,
And she's drank up all in one draught
Left never a drop therein.
VERSE 9
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Am G A bed, a bed now King Henry, Am G E A bed you'll make for me, Am Oh you must pull the heather green G Am And make it soft for me; G And pulled has he the heather green Am G E And made for her a bed, Am G Am E And taken has he his gay mantle Am G E And o'er it he has spread.
VERSE 10
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Am G Take off your clothes now King Henry Am G E And lie down by my side, Am Now swear, now swear you King Henry G Am To take me for your bride. G Oh God forbid, says King Henry, Am G E That ever the like betide, Am G Am E That ever a fiend that comes from hell Am G E Should stretch down by my side.
VERSE 11
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Am G When the night was gone and the day was come Am G E And the sun shone through the hall, Am The fairest lady that ever was seen G Am Lay between him and the wall. G I've met with many a gentle knight Am G E That gave me such a fill, Am G Am E But never before with a courteous knight Am G E That gave me all my will.