Steeleye Span Chords And Lyrics. Here's
another 2 songs sent in by stuart meesenburg. The first is King Henry followed by Two Magicians. These were chorded by Stuart
so may not fit what Steeleye Span play.
KING HENRY STEELEYE
SPAN
Em
G D Em
Let
never a man a wooing wend That lacketh things three,
Em Em G D EmA store of gold, and open heart, And full of charity;
Em D And this was seen of King Henry Though he lay
quite alone,
Em G
D Em DFor he's taken him to a haunted hall Seven miles from the town.
Em G D EmHe's chased the deer now him before And the doe down by the den
Em G D EmTill the fattest buck in
all the flock King Henry he has slain.
Em DHis huntsmen followed him to the hall To make them burly cheer,
Em D Em D Em DWhen loud the wind was heard to sound And
an earthquake rocked the floor.
Em G D EmAnd darkness covered all the hall Where they sat at their meat,
Em G D EmThe grey dogs, yowling, left their food And crept
to Henry's feet.
Em
DAnd louder howled the rising wind And burst the fastened door,
Em D Em D Em DAnd in there came a grisly ghost Stramping on the floor.
Em G D EmHer head hit the roof-tree
of the house, Her middle you could not span,
Em G D Em
Each frightened huntsman fled the hall And left the king alone,
Em DHer teeth were like the tether stakes, Her nose like club or mell,
Em D Em D Em DAnd nothing less she
seemed to be Than a fiend that comes form hell.
EmSome meat, some meat you King Henry, Some meat you give to me,
Em G D EmGo kill your horse you King Henry And bring
him here to me;
Em
D He's gone and slain his berry brown steed Though it made his heart full sore,
Em D Em D Em DFor she's eaten up both skin and bone Left nothing
but hide and hair.
EmMore
meat, more meat you King Henry More meat you give to me
Em G D EmGo Kill your greyhounds King Henry And bring them here to me;
Em DAnd when he's slain his good greyhounds, It made his heart full sore,
Em D Em D Em DShe's eaten them up both skin and bone, Left nothing
but hide and hair.
EmMore meat, more meat
you King Henry More meat you give to me,
Em G D EmGo fell your goshawks King Henry And bring them here to me;
Em DAnd when he's slain his gay goshawks, It made his heart full sore,
Em D Em D Em DShe's eaten them up both skin and bone, Left nothing
but feathers bare.
EmSome drink, some drink
now King Henry Some drink you give to me,
Em G D EmOh you sew up your horse's hide And bring in drink to me,
Em DAnd he's sewed up the bloody hide And a pipe of wine put in,
Em D Em D Em DAnd she's drank it up all in one draught Left never a drop
there in.
EmA bed, a bed now King Henry,
A bed you'll make for me,
Em G D EmOh you
must pull the heather green And make it soft for me;
Em DAnd pulled has he the heather green And made for her a bed,
Em D Em D Em DAnd taken has he his gay mantle And o'er it he has spread.
EmTake off your clothes now King Henry And lie down by my side,
Em G D EmNow swear, now swear you King Henry To take
me for your bride.
Em DOh God forbid, says
King Henry, That ever the like betide,
Em
D Em D Em DThat ever a fiend that comes from hell Should stretch down by my side.
Em G D EmWhen the night was gone and the day was come And the sun shone through the hall,
Em G D EmThe fairest lady that ever was seen Lay
between him and the wall.
Em DI've met
with many a gentle knight That gave me such a fill,
Em D Em D Em DBut never before with a courteous knight That gave me all my will.
TWO MAGICIANS STEELEYE SPAN
C G CShe looked out of the window as white as any milk
C G CAnd he looked in at the window as black as any silkChorus:
C G CHello, hello, hello, hello you coal black smith
C F GYou have done me no harm
GYou never shall have my maidenhead
C G CThat I have
kept so long
C G CI'd rather die a maid
C F GAh, but then she said and be buried all in my grave
GThan to have such a nasty, husky, dusky, fusky, musky
C G CCoal black smith
F G CA maiden I will die
C G CShe became a duck, a duck all on the stream
C F G CAnd he became a waterdog and fetched her back againChorus
C G CShe became a star, a star all in the night
C F
G CAnd he became a thundercloud and muffled her out of sightChorus
C
G CShe became a rose, a rose all in the wood
C F G CAnd he became
a bumblebee and kissed her where she stoodChorus
C G CShe became
a nun, a nun all dressed in white
C F G CAnd he became a chantry
(canting?) priest to pray for her by nightChorus
C G CShe became
a trout, a trout all in the brook
C F G CAnd he became a feathered fly and catched her with his hookChorus
C G C*She became a corpse, a corpse all in the ground
C F G CAnd he became the cold clay and smothered her all aroundChorus*an alternate
version of the final verse is:She became a quilt, a quilt all on her bedAnd he became a coverlet, and gained her maidenhead!*another
alternate final verse:She became a bottle of wine, filled with sparkling redAnd he became a big thick cork and gained her...
