Two Butchers chords by Steeleye Span

Chords with lyrics

Two Butchers
Words - Trad. Music - Bob Johnson
Tempted and tried

transcribed by Ian Crabb
posted by Werner De Rouck ([email protected])


Intro
[D5D5] [E(sus4)]
[D5D5] [E(sus4)]
[D5D5] [E(sus4)]
[D5D5] [E(sus4)]

Verse 1
It's[D MajorD] of two ... [E MajorE] ... [F# minorF#m] ...
[E MajorE]Started out from ...
And[A augmentedA] as they ... [D MajorD] ... [A augmentedA] ... [E MajorE] ...
"Oh[A augmentedA] stop your ... [D MajorD] ... [E MajorE] ... [F# minorF#m] ...

Verse 2
"I will not ...
"I will not ...
Johnson he got ...
And there he ...

Verse 3
"How came you ...
How came you ...
"They robbed ...
They left ...

Chorus
May [D MajorD]God ...
May [E(sus4)]God ...
May [F# minorF#m]God ... [E MajorE] ... [A augmentedA]
[A augmentedA] [D MajorD] [F# minorF#m] [E7E7]

Verse 4
Then Johnson ...
He took his ...
And as they ...
She put ...

Verse 5
Up jumped ...
Who then ...
"I'll stop, ...
For never ...

Chorus

Verse 6
Oh two of ...
'Til the false ...
Poor Johnson ...
And he ...

Verse 7
Now the ...
Who saw ...
Now Johnson ...
May God ...

Chorus