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