Lady Isabel And The Elf Knight chords by Kadia

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
   C   Dm     C     Dm
There was a proper and tall young knight
  F    G7   C
And William was his name
  F    G7    C   Am
He sailed across the raging sea
  Dm      C
A' courtingly he came

Verse 2:
  C    Dm  C    Dm
He took all of my father's gold
  F   G7    C
And all my mother's fee
  F    G7  C    Am
He took two of my father's horses
Dm       C
Best of thirty-three

Chorus:
  C    Dm    C    Dm
He promised we would ride the land
  F    G7  C
And he would marry me
  F   G7      C      Am
Oh, you're nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea

Verse 3:
  C      Dm  C   Dm
He rode on the milk-white steed
  F   G7     C
And she on the dappled grey
 F      G7    C    Am
Together they made the North of Scotland
    Dm    C
Hours before the day

Verse 4:
  C   Dm     C   Dm
Lie down, lie down to her he said
  F   G7   C
You never will be free
  F   G7    C    Am
Six king's daughters drowned here
  Dm     C
The seventh one you shall be

Chorus:
    C      Dm  C    Dm
But you promised we would ride the land
  F     G7  C
And you would marry me
    F       G7  C   Am
You're nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea

Verse 5:
  C     Dm      C     Dm
She saw right through this tall young knight
   F      G7     C
He'd tricked her false love in
  F    G7   C   Am
She saw the wrong intentions
     Dm       C
That the bold knight had within

Verse 6:
  C      Dm   C     Dm
He thought her just a fair young lass
   F    G7     C
With not the strength to win
 F     G7   C   Am
Against this foolish Elfin knight
  Dm         C
She hatched a plan for him

Verse 7:
  C     Dm     C    Dm
So turn your back to the billowy waves
     F      G7   C
And your face to the old oak tree
    F    G7    C    Am
You're far too bad an outlandish knight
  Dm      C
To view a stark lady

Verse 8:
   C     Dm     C    Dm
So he turned his back to the billowy waves
    F      G7   C
And his face to the old oak tree
  F     G7   C     Am
She threw her hands around his neck
  Dm         C
And tossed him into the sea

Chorus:
  C      Dm  C    Dm
You promised we would ride the land
  F     G7  C
And you would marry me
    F       G7  C   Am
You're nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea

Verse 9:
  C     Dm     C      Dm
Lie there, lie there, you false young man
  F    G7    C
Lie there in place of me
F   G7   C    Am
You've nothing fine nor costly
     Dm       C
So you'll rot far out to sea

Verse 10:
  C   Dm    C   Dm
And as he rose and as he sank,
  F   G7     C
And as he rose, said he,
  F      G7    C   Am
Oh, give me your hand, my pretty maid,
  Dm          C
My bride forever you'll be.

Verse 11:
  C     Dm     C   Dm
Lie there, lie there, you dirty dog
  F    G7    C
Lie there instead of me
F   G7    C    Am
You're none too fine nor costly
     Dm     C
So you'll rot in the briney sea

Chorus:
  C      Dm  C    Dm
You promised we would ride the land
  F     G7  C
And you would marry me
    F    G7     C   Am
You're nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea

Verse 12:
  C   Dm   C     Dm
She rode upon the milk white steed
  F    G7   C
And led the dappled grey
 F    G7   C  Am
Returning to the castle
    Dm        C
In the morning the next day

Verse 13:
  C    Dm   C     Dm
Oh father, he had fase intentions
F   G7    C
After courting me
    F       G7  C   Am
Oh he's nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea

Chorus:
  C      Dm  C    Dm
He promised we would ride the land
  F    G7  C
And he would marry me
   F    G7     C   Am
He's nothing but a false young knight
   Dm       C
From over the raging sea