Robin Hood chords by Allan Taylor

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm
C majorC  G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse:
           G+G      D MajorD     E minorEm
Oh, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
  A minorAm    G+G      A minorAm
And many one sings of the corn
  C majorC     G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
But those that sing of good Robin Hood
   A minorAm      G+G   A minorAm
Know little where he was born

Verse:
        G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm    A minorAm    G+G  A minorAm
Oh, William was large of limb and life and come 'pon he'd agreed
  C majorC   G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm   A minorAm     G+G    A minorAm
And he has gone to Earl Richard to serve for a meat and fee

Verse:
       G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm    A minorAm   G+G   A minorAm
Earl Richard had one daughter dear, the fairest in the land
  C majorC    G+G   D MajorD     E minorEm  A minorAm   G+G    A minorAm
And William he has courted her, to ask her for her hand

Instrumental:
A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse:
       G+G   D MajorD     E minorEm     A minorAm      G+G    A minorAm
Oh, would my father should get word what's passed 'tween you and me
 C majorC     G+G     D MajorD   E minorEm     A minorAm    G+G  A minorAm
Before that he should eat or drink, he'd hang you to a tree
         G+G     D MajorD   E minorEm   A minorAm      G+G     A minorAm
When nine months they were at an end and eight months they were gone
   C majorC    G+G    D MajorD  E minorEm   A minorAm   G+G   A minorAm
Young William took his lady fair unto the wood alone

Verse:
      G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm    A minorAm    G+G   A minorAm
For he was large of limb and life and held her in his arms
   C majorC    G+G   D MajorD     E minorEm  A minorAm    G+G     A minorAm
She's born to him a fine young son among the leaves so green

Instrumental:
A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm
C majorC  G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse:
        G+G     D MajorD      E minorEm  A minorAm  G+G   A minorAm
When night was gone, the day did come, the sun began to peep
C majorC   G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm    A minorAm   G+G   A minorAm
Up and raised the Earl Richard out of your drowsy sleep

Verse:
      G+G    D MajorD   E minorEm   A minorAm   G+G    A minorAm
He called upon his merry men by one, by two, by three
  C majorC    G+G     D MajorD    E minorEm     A minorAm    G+G    A minorAm
Oh, what has come of my daughter dear, that she's not come to me

Verse:
        G+G     D MajorD     E minorEm     A minorAm     G+G   A minorAm
They sought her fore, they sought her back, they sought her up and down
   C majorC     G+G   D MajorD     E minorEm  A minorAm    G+G     A minorAm
They found her in the good green wood, nursing a fine young son

Instrumental:
A minorAm G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm G+G A minorAm

Verse:
       G+G    D MajorD    E minorEm  A minorAm     G+G   A minorAm
Earl Richard took the baby boy and kissed him tenderly
    C majorC    G+G    D MajorD   E minorEm     A minorAm    G+G    A minorAm
"Though I would see your father hung, your mother's dear to me"

Verse:
       G+G    D MajorD   E minorEm    A minorAm    G+G   A minorAm
He kissed him once and twice again, "My grandson I thee claim
  C majorC   G+G      D MajorD     E minorEm    A minorAm     G+G    A minorAm
And Robin Hood in the good green wood, and that shall be your name"

Verse:
           G+G      D MajorD     E minorEm
Oh, there's many one sings of the grass, the grass
  A minorAm    G+G      A minorAm
And many one sings of the corn
  C majorC     G+G    D MajorD     E minorEm
But those that sing of good Robin Hood
   A minorAm      G+G   A minorAm
Know little where he was born