Duchess Anne chords by Fairport Convention

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
E minorEm           B minorBm
I swear allegiance, my friend,
    C majorC        D MajorD
To your people and your land
E minorEm            B minorBm     E minorEm
And to your daughter, the fair maiden Anne.
    E minorEm       B minorBm
She is betrothed to my son
     C majorC         D MajorD
When the marriage vows are done
E minorEm           B minorBm        E minorEm
Then our two countries shall be bound as one.

Chorus:
E minorEm   A minorAm     C majorC        B minorBm    E minorEm
Duchess Anne, with courage and with faith in God
  D MajorD         C majorC
La Bretagne shall be saved.
E minorEm   A minorAm     C majorC        B minorBm    E minorEm
Do not fear, with passion and with faith in God
  D MajorD         C majorC
La Bretagne shall be saved.

Verse 2:
E minorEm         B minorBm
A augmentedA thousand soldiers come
    C majorC        D MajorD
To the borders of your land
  E minorEm        B minorBm        E minorEm   C majorC D MajorD
To free your country from the King of France
  E minorEm      B minorBm
The devil be this King
     C majorC        D MajorD
Who would bring us to our knees
  E minorEm    B minorBm      E minorEm
For gain, for power and in greed.

C majorC E minorEm

Chorus:
E minorEm   A minorAm     C majorC        B minorBm    E minorEm
Duchess Anne, with courage and with faith in God
  D MajorD         C majorC
La Bretagne shall be saved.
E minorEm   A minorAm    C majorC        B minorBm
Do not fear, the battle shall be won
    E minorEm         D MajorD         C majorC
We will fight them, we will crush them to the ground.

Bridge:
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC
A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
A minorAm E minorEm

Verse 3:
E minorEm        B minorBm
Together we must stand
   C majorC       D MajorD
To defy the King of France
  C majorC       B minorBm       E minorEm   C majorC D MajorD
Yet again his army marches on your land
   E minorEm      B minorBm
With treachery and lies
   C majorC      D MajorD
He endeavours, he strives
     A minorAm     B minorBm     E minorEm  C majorC D MajorD
To sow dissension,our allies to divide.

Chorus:
E minorEm   A minorAm     C majorC        B minorBm    E minorEm
Duchess Anne, with courage and with faith in God
  D MajorD         C majorC
La Bretagne shall be saved.
E minorEm   A minorAm    C majorC        B minorBm
Do not fear, the battle shall be won
    E minorEm         D MajorD         C majorC
We will fight them, we will crush them to the ground.

Bridge:
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
E minorEm B minorBm C majorC D MajorD
A minorAm B minorBm E minorEm C majorC D MajorD

Outro:
E minorEm      B minorBm     C majorC           D MajorD    A minorAm
War cannot be stayed but with courage and with faith in God
  B minorBm        E minorEm
La Bretagne will be saved.