Lovely On The Water chords by Steeleye Span

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
FF C minorCm FF C minorCm

Verse:
      FF      C minorCm
As I walked out one morning
         Eb MajorEb   C minorCm Bb majorBb
In the springtime of the year..
 C minorCm Eb MajorEb   FF   Bb majorBb
I overheard a sailor boy
  Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb C minorCm  FF C minorCm
Likewise a lady fair

Verse:
      FF   C minorCm
They sang a song together
         Eb MajorEb   C minorCm Bb majorBb
Made the valleys for to ring..
     C minorCm      Eb MajorEb      FF    Bb majorBb
While the birds on the spray, in the meadows gay
  Eb MajorEb      Bb majorBb  C minorCm   FF C minorCm
Proclaimed the lovely spring

Verse:
      FF    C minorCm
Said Willy unto Nancy
         Eb MajorEb  C minorCm Bb majorBb
"Oh, we soon must sail away...
     C minorCm   Eb MajorEb   FF Bb majorBb
For it's lovely on the water
  Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb  C minorCm  FF C minorCm
To hear the music play"

Verse:
          FF     C minorCm
"For our Queen she do want seamen
       Eb MajorEb    C minorCm Bb majorBb
So I will not stay all ashore..
    C minorCm    Eb MajorEb     FF  Bb majorBb
I will brave the wars for my country
     Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb   C minorCm  FF C minorCm
Where the blundering cannons roar"

Verse:
      FF      C minorCm
Poor Nancy fell and fainted
      Eb MajorEb     C minorCm Bb majorBb
But soon he brought her to...
     C minorCm     Eb MajorEb     FF    Bb majorBb
For it's there they kissed and there embraced
  Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb C minorCm
And took a fond adieu

Instrumental:
FF C minorCm FF C minorCm FF C minorCm
Bb majorBb A augmentedA  Bb majorBb  A augmentedA  G+G
FF  Fm7Fm7  C minorCm  Fm7Fm7  C minorCm  Fm7Fm7  C minorCm  Fm7Fm7  C minorCm

Verse:
         FF        C minorCm
"Come change your ring with me, my love
      Eb MajorEb    C minorCm Bb majorBb
For we may meet once more..
      C minorCm  Eb MajorEb       FF     Bb majorBb
But there's one above that will guard you love
     Eb MajorEb     Bb majorBb   C minorCm  FF C minorCm
Where the blundering cannons roar"

Verse:
      FF       C minorCm
"For pounds it is our bounty
       Eb MajorEb   C minorCm Bb majorBb
And that must do for thee..
    C minorCm    Eb MajorEb  FF Bb majorBb
But to help the aged parents
   Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb  C minorCm  FF C minorCm FF C minorCm
While I am on the sea"

Outro:
     FF      C minorCm
For Tower Hill is crowded
       Eb MajorEb   C minorCm Bb majorBb
With mother's weeping sore..
     C minorCm    Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
For their sons are gone to face the war
     AbAb         C minorCm  Eb MajorEb FF C minorCm Bb majorBb