Time: 2/4 Tenor: C Bass: C
1 4 1 6m7
Pale was the wounded knight___ that bore the rowan shield
1 57 6m 4 5Loud and cruel were the raven's cries that feasted on the field
Saying: beck water, cold and clear___, will never clean your wound
1 57 6m 4 5There's none but the Witch of the Westmor-land can make thee hale and sound
1 4 1 6m7
So turn, turn your stallion's head___, till his red mane flies in the wind
1 57 6m 4 5And the rider of the moon goes by and the bright star falls be-hind
And clear was the paley moon___, when his shadow passed him by
1 57 6m 4 5Be-low the hills were the brightest stars when he heard the owlet cry
1 4 1 6m7
Saying: Why do you ride this way___, and wherefore came you here
1 57 6m 4 5I seek the Witch of the Westmor-land, who dwells by the winding mere
And it's weary by the Ulls-water___ and the misty brake fern way
1 57 6m 4 5Till through the cleft of the Kirkstane Pass, the winding water lay
1 4 1 6m7
He said: Lie down, my brindled hound___, and rest ye, my good grey hawk
1 57 6m 4 5And thee, my steed, may graze thy fill, for I must dis-mount and walk
But come when you hear my horn___, and answer swift the call
1 57 6m 4 5For I fear ere the sun will rise this morn ye will serve me best of all
1 4 1 6m7
And it's down to the water's brim___, he's born the rowan shield
1 57 6m 4 5And the golden-rod he has cast in, to see what the lake might yield
And wet rose she from the lake___, and fast and fleet went she
1 57 6m 4 5One half the form of a maiden fair with a jet black mare's bo-dy
NOTES:
- Timing: 2/4 avoids original mixed time (4/4 & 2/4)
- Rogers: Tuning: DADGAG, Play G (capo 5 = C)
And loud, long and shrill he blew___ till his steed was by his side
1 57 6m 4 5High over-head the grey hawk flew and swiftly he did ride
1 4 1 6m7Saying: Course well, my brindled hound___, and fetch me the jet black mare
Stoop and strike, my good grey hawk, and bring me the maiden fair
She said: Pray, sheathe thy silvery sword___. Lay down thy rowan shield
1 57 6m 4 5For I see by the briny blood that flows, you've been wounded in the field
1 4 1 6m7And she stood in a gown of velvet blue___, bound round with a silver chain
And she's kissed his pale lips one and twice, and three times round a-gain
And she's bound his wounds with the golden-rod___, full fast in her arms he lay
1 57 6m 4 5and he has risen hale and sound with the sun high in the day
1 4 1 6m7She said: Ride with your brindled hound at heel__, and your good grey hawk in hand
There's none can harm the knight who's lain with the Witch of the Westmor-land__
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F G A B
Time: 2/4 Tenor: C Bass: C
1 4
Pale was the wounded knight___
1 6m7..that bore the rowan shield
Loud and cruel were the raven's
6m 4 5..cries that feasted on the field
Saying: beck water, cold and
4 1..clear___, will never clean your
6m7..wound
There's none but the Witch of the
57 6m 4..Westmor-land can make thee hale
5..and sound
1
So turn, turn your stallion's
..head___, till his red mane flies
6m7..in the wind
1 57 6mAnd the rider of the moon goes by
..and the bright star falls
5..be-hind
1 4And clear was the paley moon___,
..when his shadow passed him by
1
Be-low the hills were the
..brightest stars when he heard
5..the owlet cry
1
Saying: Why do you ride this
4 1..way___, and wherefore came you
..here
1I seek the Witch of the
57 6m 4..Westmor-land, who dwells by the
..winding mere
1And it's weary by the
4 1..Ulls-water___ and the misty
..brake fern way
1Till through the cleft of the
57 6m 4..Kirkstane Pass, the winding
..water lay
He said: Lie down, my brindled
4 1..hound___, and rest ye, my good
6m7..grey hawk
And thee, my steed, may graze thy
6m 4.. fill, for I must dis-mount and
5..walk
But come when you hear my horn___,
1 6m7..and answer swift the call
1 57For I fear ere the sun will rise
..this morn ye will serve me best
5..of all
1
And it's down to the water's
4 1..brim___, he's born the rowan
..shield
1 57 6mAnd the golden-rod he has cast in,
4 5..to see what the lake might yield
1 4
And wet rose she from the lake___,
1 6m7..and fast and fleet went she
One half the form of a maiden fair
4 5..with a jet black mare's bo-dy
NOTES:
- Timing: 2/4 avoids original
..mixed time (4/4 & 2/4)
- Rogers: Tuning: DADGAG, Play G
..(capo 5 = C)
1
And loud, long and shrill he
4 1..blew___ till his steed was by
..his side
1 57 6mHigh over-head the grey hawk flew
4 5..and swiftly he did ride
Saying: Course well, my brindled
4 1..hound___, and fetch me the jet
6m7..black mare
Stoop and strike, my good grey
6m 4..hawk, and bring me the maiden
5..fair
1
She said: Pray, sheathe thy
..silvery sword___. Lay down thy
6m7..rowan shield
1 57For I see by the briny blood that
..flows, you've been wounded in
5..the field
1And she stood in a gown of velvet
..blue___, bound round with a
6m7..silver chain
1 57And she's kissed his pale lips one
..and twice, and three times round
5..a-gain
1
And she's bound his wounds with
4 1..the golden-rod___, full fast in
..her arms he lay
1 57 6mand he has risen hale and sound
4 5..with the sun high in the day
She said: Ride with your brindled
4 1..hound at heel__, and your good
6m7..grey hawk in hand
There's none can harm the knight
6m 4..who's lain with the Witch of the
5 (1)..Westmor-land__
SYMBOLS:
- Asterisk (*) = new measure,
..play same chord
- Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at
..start of a measure
- Underline(_) = sustain note
..into next measure
CHORDS (Number System):
- Example: 1 2 3 4
..5 6 7
- Key of C: C D E F
..G A B
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