Sure thing! So first I'll post the ones that I play as originals, so you can google the songs and hear what they sound like traditionally. (This post won't keep my spaces. -_- I apologize. The chords are still in order, but you'll have to ear where to play them. *sighs* Darn kids and their technology.)
The Fields of Athenry
[G] By a lonely prison wall
I [C] heard a young girl [G] ca- [D] alling
[G] Micheal they are [C] taking you [D] aw- [D7] ay
[G] For you stole Trevlyn's [C] corn
So the [G] young might see the [D] morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the [G] bay
Chorus
[G] Low [C] lie the [G] Fields of Athen- [Em] ry
Where [G] once we watched the [C] small free birds [D] fly
Our [G] love was on the [C] wing
We had [G] dreams and songs to [D] sing
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of [G] Athenry
Verse 2
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matter Mary when your free,
Against the famine and the Crown
I rebelled they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity
Chorus
Verse 3
By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry
Maid of Amsterdam
(This one I suggest looking up from Assassin's Creed: Black Flag.)
Intro (like last line of verse) = C F C G C
[C] In Amsterdam there lived a maid
[C] Mark well what I do say
In [F] Amsterdam there [C] lived a maid
And [Dm] she was mistress [G] of her trade
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
[C] Her eyes are like two stars so bright
[C] Mark well what I do say
Her [F] eyes are like two [C] stars so bright
Her ]Dm] face is fair her [G] step is light
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
[Cm] Her cheeks are like the rosebuds red
[Cm] Mark well what I do say
Her [F] cheeks are like the [C] rosebuds red
There's [Dm] wealth of hair up-[G] on her head
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
[Cm] She placed her hand upon my knee
[Cm] Mark well what I do say
She [F] placed her hand up-[Cm]on my knee
I [Dm] said young miss you're [G] rather free
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
[Cm] I love this fair maid as my life
[Cm] Mark well what I do say
I [F] love this fair maid [Cm] as my life
And [Dm] soon she'll be my [G] little wife
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
[Cm] And if you'd know this maiden's name
[Cm] Mark well what I do say
And [F] if you'd know this [C] maiden's name
Why [Dm] soon like mine 'twill [G] be the same
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving with [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
A [F] roving a [C] roving
Since [Dm] roving's been my [G] ru-i-in
I'll [C] go no more a [F] roving
With [C] you [G] fair [C] maid
The next two are sung by Nancy Kerr and James Fagan.
Anderson's Coast
Chorus
[G] But Annie dear, don't wait for [D] me.
I fear I [C] shall not return to [G] thee.
There's [G] naught to do but endure my [C] fate,
And watch the [G] moon, the lonely [C] moon,
Light the [G] breakers on [D] wild Bass [C] Straight. [G]
Now [G] Bass Straight roars like some [D] great mill- [G] race.
[G] --and where are you, my Annie?
And the same moon [Em] shines on this lonely [C] place
As shone one [G] day on my [D] Annie's [C] Face.
Chorus
We stole a vessel and all her gear
--And where are you, my Annie?
And from Van Diemen's we north did steer,
Till Bass Straits wild waves wrecked us here.
Chorus
And somewhere west Port Melbourne lies
--And where are you, my Annie?
Through swamps infested with snakes and flies.
That fool who walks there, he surely dies.
Chorus
We hail no ships, though the time it drags.
--And where are you, my Annie?
Our chain-gang walk and our government's rags.
All mark us out as Van Diemen's lags.
Chorus
We fled the lash and the chafing chain.
--And where are you my Annie?
We fled hard labour and brutal pain,
And here we are and here remain.
Chorus
Locks and Bolts
[C] I dreamed of my true [F] love last [C] night,
All in my arms I held [G] her,
But [C] when I [G] woke it [C] was a dream,
I was [F] forced to [G7] lie with- [C] out her.
Her yellow hair, like strands of gold,
Come rollin' down my pillow,
Her yellow hair, like strands of gold,
Come rollin' down my pillow.
I went unto her uncle's house,
Inquiring for my darling,
The answer was, "She is not here,
I've no such in my keeping."
Her voice came from the roof above,
Came straightway from the window,
"Oh, love, oh love, it's I'd be yours,
But locks and bolts doth hinder." (I put the most emphasis on this line, and just do a single downstroke for each chord.)
Oh, passion flew, my sword I drew,
All in that room I entered,
Oh, passion flew, my sword I drew,
All in that room I entered.
I took my sword in my right hand,
My love in the other,
Come all young men that love like me,
Fight on and take another.
SONGS I'VE MODIFIED
These I've changed to a minor. You kind of have to make up a tune of your own, although I plan on putting these on YouTube once I learn to record something that doesn't sound like total crap on my sad little laptop.
Fathom the Bowl
Fathom the Bowl is from AC: Black Flag as well. You might want to look it up just to get a feel for the rhythm of the shanty.
Intro:
Am Am Am Em / Am Dm Em Am
Come [Am] all ye bold heroes, give an ear to me song
We'll [Em] sing in the praise of good [D] brandy and [Am] rum
It's a [Am] clear crystal fountain near Ireland doth [Em] roll
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
I'll [Am] fathom the bowl, I'll fathom the [Em] bowl
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
From [Am] France we do get brandy, from Jamaica comes rum
Sweet [Em] oranges and apples from [Dm] Portugal [Am] come
But [Am] stout and strong cider are Ireland's [Em] control
Give [Am] me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
I'll [Am] fathom the bowl, I'll fathom the [Em] bowl
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
(instrumental)
Am Am Am Em / Am Dm Em Am
Me [Am] father, he do lie in the depths of the sea
With no [Em] stone at his head, but what ]Dm] matters for [Am] he
It's a [Am] clear crystal fountain near Ireland doth [Em] roll
Give [Am] me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
I'll [Am] fathom the bowl, I'll fathom the [Em] bowl
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
Come [Am] all ye bold heroes, give an ear to me song
We'll [Em] sing in the praise of good [D] brandy and [Am] rum
It's a [Am] clear crystal fountain near Ireland doth [Em] roll
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
I'll [Am] fathom the bowl, I'll fathom the [Em] bowl
Give [Am me the punch [Dm] ladle, I'll [Em] fathom the [Am] bowl
I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me
I Wish I Had Someone to Love Me
[Am] I wish I had someone to [Dm] love [Am] me,
[Dm] Someone to [Am] call me their [Em] own,
[Am] Someone to stay with me [Dm] al- [Am] ways,
I'm [Dm] weary of [Em] being [Am] alone.
[Am] Meet me tonight in the [Dm] moon- [Am] light,
[Dm] Meet me [Am] tonight all [Em] alone;
[Am] I have a sad story to [Dm] tell [Am] you,
I'll [Dm] tell by the [Em] light of the [Am] moon.
[Chorus]
[Am] I'll be sent to the new jail [Dm] tomor- [Am] row,
[Dm] Leavin' my [Am] darlin' [Em] alone,
[Am] With the cold iron bars all [Dm] around [Am] me,
And [Dm] my head on a [Em] pillow of [Am] stone.
[Chorus]
[Am] Tonight is our last night [Dm] toget- [Am] her,
The [Dm] nearest and [Am] dearest must [Em] part,
[Am] For all that has bound us [Dm] toget- [Am] her,
Is [Dm] quickly being [Em] torn [Am] apart.
[Chorus]
[Am] I have a large ship on the [Dm] o- [Am] cean,
All [Dm] laden with [Am] silver and [Em] gold,
[Am] And before my poor darlin' will [Dm] suf- [Am] fer,
That [Dm] ship will be [Em] anchored and [Am] sold.
[Chorus]
[Am] I wish I had wings of a [Dm] spar- [Am] row,
For [Dm] those prison [Am] walls I must [Em] flee;
[Am] I'd fly to the arms of my [Dm] true [Am] love,
And [Dm] bring her home [Em] safely to [Am] me.
[Chorus]
[Am] I'm [Em] weary of being [Am] alone.
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