Claudy Banks chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
FF  Bb majorBb  C majorC FF
C majorC G minorGm C majorC Bb majorBb FF  Bb majorBb FF

Verse:
                 Bb majorBb       Gm7Gm7
Twas on one summer's evening, all in the month of May
   FF           C majorC    G minorGm   C majorC
Down by a flowery garden, I carelessly did stray
 Bb majorBb     FF
I overheard a young maid, in sorrow to complain
      Gm7Gm7   FF   Bb majorBb    FF      C majorC   FF
All for her handsome sailor boy, who ploughed the raging Main

Verse:
                Bb majorBb         Gm7Gm7
I boldly stepped up to her and put her in such surprise
   FF             C majorC     G minorGm  C majorC
I'll vow she did not know me, I being all in disguise
    Bb majorBb       FF
Says, "I'm a charming creature, my joy and heart's delight
       Gm7Gm7  FF Bb majorBb    FF     C majorC   FF
How far have you to travel this queer and stormy night?"

Verse:
                      Bb majorBb         Gm7Gm7
"My way, kind sir, to the Claudy Banks, if you will please to show
   FF              C majorC    G minorGm   C majorC
Pity a poor girl distracted, for there I have to go
 Bb majorBb        FF
I am in search of a young man and Johnny is his name
     Gm7Gm7   FF  Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC   FF
Along the banks of Claudy, I'm told he does remain"

Verse:
                       Bb majorBb         Gm7Gm7
"'Tis six long months and better, since your true love left the shore
  FF               C majorC    G minorGm   C majorC
In passing the wide ocean, where French's cannons roar
  Bb majorBb        FF
In crossing the wide ocean, with honour and for gain
       Gm7Gm7   FF  Bb majorBb    FF   C majorC    FF
I'm told his ship was wrecked, all on the coast of Spain"

Instrumental:
G+G  C majorC  D MajorD G+G
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD C majorC G+G  C majorC G+G

Verse:
                      C majorC      Am7Am7
Now, on hearing of this dreadful news, she fell into despair
    G+G              D MajorD    A minorAm   D MajorD
With a wringing of her hands and a tearing of her hair
   C majorC          G+G         C majorC    G+G
"Oh, since he's gone and left me, no other man I'll take
      Am7Am7   G+G  C majorC    G+G   D MajorD    G+G
Oh, on the banks of Claudy, I'll wander for his sake"

Verse:
                        C majorC        Am7Am7
Now, my heart was filled with joy that night, I could no longer stand
 G+G              D MajorD   A minorAm    D MajorD
I fell into her arms, crying, "Betsy, I'm that man
 C majorC        G+G            C majorC      G+G
I am your faithful young man, whom once you thought was slain
           Am7Am7  G+G   C majorC      G+G   D MajorD   G+G
But now, since we've met on Claudy Banks, we'll never part again"

Outro:
C majorC  FF  G+G C majorC
G+G DmDm G+G FF C majorC  FF C majorC
DmDm C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G
C majorC  FF  G+G C majorC
G+G DmDm G+G FF C majorC  FF C majorC
DmDm C majorC FF G+G C majorC G+G