William And Davy chords by Kate Rusby
Guitar chords with lyrics
Key: C Pattern continues throughout song: D D D G G D D G D Bm Bm A G A Bm G A Bm F# G A D ♫ Verse 1: D G William and Davy were born in one hall G D G They grew side by side, as they grew strong and tall D Bm Bm A G Shared most things, only quarrelled now and then A Bm G A In twenty years they were fine young men Bm F# G A D In twenty years they were fine young men
♫ Verse 2:
D G
William and Davy their hearts have been won
G D G
For each young man she's the very same one
D Bm Bm A G
Her eyes are blue; she has soft and snowy skin
A Bm G A
A fairer maiden there never has been
Bm F# G A D
A fairer maiden there never has been
♫ Verse 3:
D G
Said William to Davy this girl I must wed
G D G
She fills my dreams like she fills my head
D Bm Bm A G
Please be kind her true lover I'll be him
A Bm G A
Around the ocean I'm willing to swim
Bm F# G A D
Around the ocean I'm willing to swim
♫ Verse 4:
D G
Oh dearest William well you must play fair
G D G
She's in my heart and she will always be there
D Bm Bm A G
And I am sure that she loves me more than thee
A Bm G A
In her arms I soon will be
Bm F# G A D
In her arms I soon will be
♫ Verse 5:
D G
Said William to Davy, away let us ride
G D G
Unto her and we'll stand side by side
D Bm Bm A G
There she'll choose who she'll love and who she'll wed
A Bm G A
And who will lie with her in her bed
Bm F# G A D
Who will lie with her in her bed
♫ Verse 6:
D G
The brothers they rode through wind and through rain
G D G
Each of them her heart for to gain
D Bm Bm A G
They rode until they were standing at her door
A Bm G A
Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore
Bm F# G A D
Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore
♫ Verse 7:
D G
Then swiftly the maiden she opened the door
G D G
Young William and Davy, come round here no more
D Bm Bm A G
Wed I am, oh and happy I will be
A Bm G A
Gold and silver he gave to me
Bm F# G A D
Gold and silver he gave to me
♫ Verse 8:
D G
William and Davy were born in one hall
G D G
They rode side by side and they never did stall
D Bm Bm A G
They both have lost the girl that they adore
A Bm G A
Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
Bm F# G A D
Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
A Bm G A
Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
Bm F# G A D
Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore
A Bm G A
still sore
Bm F# G A D
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