Lord Maxwells Last Goodnight chords by June Tabor

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
A minorAm DmDm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 1:

 A minorAm           DmDm     A minorAm    E minorEm
"Good, my lord, will you stay then about my father's house


   A minorAm        DmDm   D MajorD      A minorAm    D MajorD     A minorAm
And walking to these gardens green in my arms I'll thee embrace


   C majorC         D MajorD    A minorAm          D MajorD     G+G
Ten thousand times I'll kiss your mouth, make sport and let's be merry"

   A minorAm         DmDm    D MajorD     A minorAm    D MajorD       A minorAm
"I thank you lady, for your kindness. Trust me, I may not stay with thee


A minorAm DmDm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 2:

  A minorAm        DmDm        A minorAm    E minorEm
For I have killed the laird Johnston, I care not for the feud


  A minorAm       DmDm    D MajorD    A minorAm   D MajorD     A minorAm
My loyal heart did still incline, he was my father's death.


  C majorC        D MajorD   A minorAm          G+G
By day and night I did pursue and all on him revenged to be


  A minorAm         DmDm   D MajorD       A minorAm    D MajorD       A minorAm
Now I have gotten what I long sought, trust me, I may not stay with thee


A minorAm DmDm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 3:

A minorAm         DmDm  D MajorD    A minorAm       E minorEm
Adieu Dumfries, my proper place, adieu, adieu Caerlaverock fair


 A minorAm      DmDm   D MajorD     A minorAm     D MajorD  A minorAm
Adieu my castle of the Threem and all my buildings there

 C majorC        D MajorD    A minorAm      D MajorD          G+G
Adieu Lochmaben's gates so fair and the Legumshank where the birch

                             pops bonny

 A minorAm         DmDm  D MajorD     A minorAm    D MajorD       A minorAm
Adieu my lady and my only joy, trust me, I may not stay with thee"


A minorAm DmDm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 4:

  A minorAm       DmDm    D MajorD     A minorAm   E minorEm
Now he has taken a good gold ring whereat hang signets three


   A minorAm        DmDm    D MajorD    A minorAm   D MajorD    A minorAm
Says "Take you this, my own dear love and ay have mind of me


  C majorC      D MajorD   A minorAm       G+G
But if you wed another lord while I am on the sea


   A minorAm      DmDm     D MajorD       A minorAm  D MajorD       A minorAm
His life is but a three day's lease, though I may not stay with thee"


A minorAm DmDm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse 5:

  A minorAm         DmDm    D MajorD     A minorAm    E minorEm
The wind was fair, the ship was clear, the good Lord went away


  A minorAm        DmDm      D MajorD    A minorAm    D MajorD    A minorAm
The most part of his friends were there to give him fair convoy


   C majorC        D MajorD     A minorAm            G+G
They ate the meat they drank the wine presenting in that good Lord's sight


  A minorAm       DmDm    D MajorD     A minorAm         E MajorE    A minorAm
Now he is over the floods so grey, Lord Maxwell's taken his last goodnight.