Edwin chords by Steeleye Span

Chords with lyrics

Steeleye Span

Capo: I

This can be played with easier chords by transposing down 2 half steps.


   G minorGm   D MajorD     G minorGm     D7D7      G minorGm
Come all ye wild young people and listen to my song
     D MajorD   G minorGm        D7D7       G minorGm
I will unfold concerning gold that guides so many wrong
    Bb majorBb    FF        G minorGm       D MajorD
Young Emma was a servant maid who loved a sailor bold
  G minorGm      D MajorD        G minorGm      D7D7         G minorGm
Who ploughed the main much gold to gain for his love so we've been told.

  G minorGm      D MajorD    G minorGm       D7D7       G minorGm
He ploughed the main for seven years and then return-ed home
      D MajorD   G minorGm       D7D7       G minorGm
As soon as he set foot on shore unto his love did go
  Bb majorBb       FF        G minorGm       D MajorD
He went unto young Emma's house his gold all for to show
   G minorGm   D MajorD        G minorGm       D7D7    G minorGm
That he had gained upon the main all in the lowlands low.


   G minorGm  D MajorD   G minorGm      D7D7      G minorGm
Young Edwin he sat drinking till time to go to bed
     D MajorD     G minorGm           D7D7        G minorGm
He little thought a sword that night would part his body and head
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Young Edwin he got into bed and scarcely was asleep
   G minorGm D MajorD     G minorGm       D7D7       G minorGm
When Emily's cruel parents soft into his room did creep


   G minorGm      D MajorD      G minorGm       D7D7       G minorGm
They stabbed him, dragged him out of bed and to the sea did go
       D MajorD  G minorGm       D7D7       G minorGm
They sent his body floating, down to the lowlands low
  Bb majorBb         FF       G minorGm         D MajorD
"Oh father, where's the stranger came here last night to lay?"
  G minorGm  D MajorD    G minorGm         D7D7      G minorGm
"Oh he is dead no tales can tell" the father he did say.


  G minorGm   D MajorD   G minorGm     D7D7       G minorGm
The fishes of the ocean swim o'er my lover's breast
     D MajorD    G minorGm    D7D7         G minorGm
His body rolls in motion I hope his soul's at rest
  Bb majorBb       FF     G minorGm       D MajorD
The shells upon the sea shore rolling to and fro
  G minorGm  D MajorD    G minorGm     D7D7          G minorGm
Remind me of young Edwin that ploughed the lowlands low


  G minorGm   D MajorD    G minorGm       D7D7        G minorGm
So many a day she passed away and tried to ease her mind
       D MajorD      G minorGm        D7D7     G minorGm
Crying "Oh my friends, my love is gone and I am left behind"
  Bb majorBb     FF       G minorGm        D MajorD
And Emma broken hearted was to Bedlam forced to go
  G minorGm      D MajorD     G minorGm     D7D7          G minorGm
Her shrieks were for young Edwin that ploughed the lowlands low.