Some Kind Of Carthy chords by Jessica Law

Chords with lyrics

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

Verse 1:
D MajorD
I'd like a publishing contract
G+G               D MajorD
And I'd like a friend who will dance
      G+G
I'd like a bloke and a job with some hope
   D MajorD          A7A7
And a record deal with an advance

Verse 2:
   D MajorD
I'd love not to work with the public
  G+G          D MajorD
At last, I could use my degree
 G+G
I'd like a mate who could play fretless bass
    D MajorD            A7A7
And the world's most persuasive CV

Chorus:
     D MajorD           B minorBm
Oh, and I'd love to be Martin Carthy
    G+G       D MajorD
In the pay of the old BBC
     D MajorD        A augmentedA
It's the only folk music allowed
G+G
Apparently

Verse 3:
D MajorD
I'd like an alto to sing with
G+G                D MajorD
And the courage to learn how to drive
G+G
I'd like to own a near functioning phone
D MajorD                A7A7
And to live in a town with some life

Verse 4:
D MajorD
I'd like that short story accepted
     G+G           D MajorD
And some airplay for one of my songs
G+G
I'd like to know where on earth I should go
   D MajorD            A7A7
And above all what I'm doing wrong

Chorus:
D MajorD          B minorBm
And I'd love to be Eliza Carthy
    G+G       D MajorD
In some Radio 2 treasury
     D MajorD        A augmentedA
It's the only folk music allowed
G+G
Apparently

Solo:

D MajorD

G+G  D MajorD

G+G  G minorGm

D MajorD  A7A7

Chorus:
D MajorD               B minorBm
And I'm thinking I wouldn't be sinking
G+G          D MajorD
If this had been the seventies
       D MajorD          A augmentedA
Now there's only one name that's allowed
G+G     G minorGm
Apparently

D MajorD                 B minorBm
Yes, I'd love to be some kind of Carthy
    G+G           D MajorD
And to live my life happy and free
     D MajorD        A augmentedA
It's the only folk music allowed
G+G     G minorGm D MajorD
Apparently