Steeleye Span – Lowlands Of Holland (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Verse 1]
C#m B C#m B C#m The love that I have chosen I'll therewith be content C#m B C#m B C#m The salt sea shall be frozen before that I repent C#m B C#m B C#m Repent it shall I never until the day I dee C#m B C#m B C#m But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.
[Verse 2]
C#m B C#m B C#m My love lies in the salt sea and I am on the side C#m B C#m B C#m It's enough to break a young thing's heart that lately was a bride. C#m B C#m B C#m But lately was a bonny bride with pleasure in her e'e. C#m B C#m B C#m But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.
[Verse 3]
C#m B C#m B C#m My love he built a bonny ship and set her on the sea C#m B C#m B C#m With seven score good mariners to bear her company. C#m B C#m B C#m But there's three score of them is sunk and three score dead at sea C#m B C#m B C#m But the lowlands of Holland has twined my love and me.
[Verse 4]
C#m B C#m B C#m My love has built anither ship and set her on the main. C#m B C#m B C#m And nane but twenty mariners all for to bring her hame. C#m B C#m B C#m But the weary wind began to rise, the sea began to roll. C#m B C#m B C#m And my love then and his bonny ship turned widdershins about.
[Verse 5]
C#m B C#m B C#m There shall nae a coif come on my head nor comb come in my hair C#m B C#m B C#m There shall neither coal nor candlelight shine in my bower mair. C#m B C#m B C#m And neither will I marry until the day I dee C#m B C#m B C#m For I never had a love but one and he's drowned in the sea.
[Verse 6]
C#m B C#m B C#m Oh hold your tongue my daughter dear, be still and be content. C#m B C#m B C#m There's men enough in Galloway, you need not sore lament. C#m B C#m B C#m Oh there's men enough in Galloway, alas there's none for me C#m B C#m B C#m For I never had a love but one and he's drowned in the sea.
[Riff played throughout song]
(Transposed to Am with capo on 4th fret, all fret positions relative to capo.)
e|-------------------------------------------------| First
B|-------------------------------------------------| line
G|---------------------------2---------------------| of
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0-------------------| verse
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----------0-|
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3p0-0-3---|
e|------------------------------------------------| Second
B|------------------------------------------------| line
G|---------------------------2--------------------| of
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0------------------| verse
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----0---0--|
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3---3----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------| Third
B|-------------------------------------------------------| line
G|---------------------------------2---------------------| of
D|-----0-2-2p0---0-2-2p0-------0h2---0-------------------| verse
A|-0h3---------3---------2---2---------2-2p0-----------0-|
E|-------------------------3-----------------3-3p0-0-3---|
e|------------------------------------------------| Fourth
B|------------------------------------------------| line
G|---------------------------2--------------------| of
D|-----------------0-----0-2---0------------------| verse
A|-----0-0h2-0-------0h2---------2-2p0-----0---0--| (same as
E|-0h3---------3-0---------------------3-3---3----| second)
e|---------------------------------------------------------| Third
B|---------------------------------------------------------| line
G|---------------------------------2-----------------------| of
D|-----0-2-2p0---0-2-2p0-------0h2---0---------------------| verse
A|-0h3---------3---------2---2---------2-2p0---------3-2-0-| during
E|-------------------------3-----------------3-3p0-0-------| intro
e|---------------------------------------| Riff at end of first 2
B|---------------------------------------| Instrumental verses
G|-0-------------------------------------|
D|---2p0---------------------------------|
A|-------3-0-----------------------------|
E|-----------3---------------------------|
Am
e|---------------------------------------| Riff at end of final
B|---------------------------1-----------| Instrumental verse
G|-0-------------------------2-----------|
D|---2p0---------------2p0---2-----------|
A|-------3-0-------0-3-----3-------------|
E|-----------3-0-3-----------------------|