Sir James The Rose
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Verse
G
Oh, have you heard Sir James the Rose
D
The young heir of Loch Laggan
Am Em
For he has killed a gallant squire
C D
And his friends are out to take him
Verse
G
And he's gone to the House of Marr
D
The Nurse there did befriend him
Am Em
And he has gone upon his knees
C D
And begged for her to hide him
Verse
G C G
"Where're you going, Sir James?" she said
G
"Where now are you riding?"
C G C
"Oh, I am bound for a foreign land
G D G
But now I'm under hiding"
[Refrão] C G C G
"Where shall I go? Where shall I run?
C G D
Where shall I go for to hide me?
C G D G C Am
For I have killed a gallant squire
G D C G/B Am G
And they're seeking for to slay me"
Instrumental
G
D C G
Verse
G
Then he turned him right and round about
D
And rolled him in the bracken
Am Em
And he has gone to take a sleep
C D
In the lowlands of Loch Laggan
Verse
G
He had not well gone out of sight
D
Nor was he past Milstrethen
Am Em
When four-and-twenty belted knights
C D
Came riding o'er the leathen
Verse
G C G
"Have you seen Sir James the Rose
G
The young heir of Loch Laggan
C G C
For he has killed a gallant squire
G D G
And we're sent out to take him"
[Refrão] C G C G
"Where shall I go? Where shall I run?
C G D
Where shall I go for to hide me?
C G D G C Am
For I have killed a gallant squire
G D C G/B Am G
And they're seeking for to slay me"
Instrumental
G
D C G
Verse
G
"You'll see the bank above the mill
D
In the lowlands of Loch Laggan
Am Em
And there you'll find Sir James the Rose
C D
Sleeping in the bracken"
Verse
G
"You must not wake him out of sleep
D
Nor yet must you afright him
Am Em
Just run a dart right through his heart
C D
And through the body pierce him"
Verse
G C G
They sought the bank above the mill
G
In the lowlands of Loch Laggan
C G C
And there they found Sir James the Rose
G D G
Sleeping in the bracken
[Refrão] C G C G
"Where shall I go? Where shall I run?
C G D
Where shall I go for to hide me?
C G D G C Am
For I have killed a gallant squire
G D C G/B Am G
And they're seeking for to slay me"
Instrumental
Em G Em G Em G Em G
Em G Em G Em G Em D G
Verse
G
Then up and spake Sir John the Graeme
D
Who had the charge a-keeping
Am Em
"It'll never be said, dear gentleman
C D
We killed him while he's sleeping"
Verse
G
They seized his broadsword and his targe
D
And closely him surrounded
Am Em
And when he woke out of his sleep
C D
His senses were confounded
Verse
G C G
Now they have taken out his heart
G
And stuck it on a spear
C G C
They took it to the House of Marr
G D G
And gave it to his dear
[Refrão] C G C G
"Where shall I go? Where shall I run?
C G D
Where shall I go for to hide me?
C G D G C Am
For I have killed a gallant squire
G D C G/B Am G
And they're seeking for to slay me"
Outro
G
D C G
How to play Sir James The Rose
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.