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Willy O Winsbury

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Willy O' Winsbury' BY Pentangle ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: James McKinnon Email: Tuning: Standard This is basically what I hear John Renbourn doing in both the Pentangle version of the song (from 'Solomon's Seal) and his solo version from 'Faro Annie'. It's a beautiful traditional tune whose melody has been borrowed for, among others, 'Farewell, Farewell, from Fairport Convention's 'Liege and Lief'. Note: The only really tricky bit is at the end of Bar 3 of the intro and leading into bar 4. Some dexterity and practise is required to fit the little hammer-on/pull-off sequence within the time signature. Intro: In 3/4 time. e|------------------|------------------|---------------------| B|-------3-----3----|--------3---------|--------0------------| G|----0-----0-----0-|-----0--------0h2-|-----0-----0---------| D|-5----------------|--4--------4------|--2-----------2h4p20-| A|------------------|------------------|---------------------| E|------------------|------------------|---------------------| e|------------------|----------------------|------------------| B|-------0-----0----|----------------------|--------3---------| G|----2-----2-----2-|-----2h4p2p0-----0----|-----------0------| D|------------------|--0-----------4-----4-|--0---------------| A|-3----------------|----------------------|-----3--------3p2-| E|------------------|----------------------|------------------| e|-------3-----------| B|-------0-----------| G|----0-----0--------| D|----------------0--| A|-------------2-----| E|-3-----------------| The Verses: e|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|------------------| B|-------1-----1----|-------1-----1----|-------3-----3----| G|----0-----0-----0-|----------0-----0-|----0-----0-----0-| D|------------------|----0-------------|-5----------------| A|-3----------------|------------------|------------------| E|------------------|-3----------------|------------------| King has been a pri --- son--- e|------------------|-------5-----5----|-------0-----0----| B|-------3----------|-------3-----3----|-------0-----0----| G|----0--------0h2--|----2-----2-----2-|----5-----5-----5-| D|-4--------4-------|-0----------------|------------------| A|------------------|------------------|-0----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------| --er. And a Prisoner e|-------0------------|--------0------------|-------0---------| B|-------0------------|--------1----------1-|-------1---------| G|----5-----5-----(0)-|-----0-----0-------0-|----0-----0------| D|-7-----------5------|--------------0h2----|-------------2p0-| A|--------------------|--3------------------|-3---------------| E|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------| long in Spain and e|-------3----------|-------0---------|-------3------------| B|-------0----------|-------3---------|-------0------------| G|----0-----0-----0-|----0-----0------|----0-----0-----(0)-| D|-------------4----|-2-----------2p0-|-------------0------| A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------| E|-3----------------|-----------------|-3------------------| Wi..........lly o' Wins........bur... e|-------3-----3----|-------3-----3----|-------0-----0----| B|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----| G|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|-------5-----5----| D|----4-----4-----4-|----4-----4-----4-|----5-----5-----5-| A|-2----------------|-2----------------|-7----------------| E|------------------|------------------|------------------| ..y has laid long with his e|-------0-----0----|--------0------------|-------0----------| B|-------5-----5----|--------1----------1-|-------1----------| G|-------0-----0----|-----0-----0-------0-|----0-----0-----0-| D|----4-----4-----4-|----(2)-------0h2----|-------------0----| A|-5----------------|-3-------------------|-3----------------| E|------------------|---------------------|------------------| daughter at home. (Repeat from first bar for verses) Outro: Same as Intro, except @ 3rd bar, thus: e|------------------| B|-------0----------| G|----0-----------0-|| D|-2--------2--4----| A|------------------| E|------------------| Last bar (as it appears in Intro) is changed to: e|-------------3-| B|-------0-------| G|----0-----0----| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|-3-------------| Rest of verses: 'What ails thee, what ails thee My daughter Janet? Well, you look so pale and wan. Oh, have you had any sore sickness Or yet been sleeping with a man?' 'I have not had any sore sickness Nor yet been sleeping with a man It is for you, my father dear For biding so long in Spain.' 'Cast off, cast off your berry-brown gown You stand naked upon the stone, That I may know you by your shape And whether you be a maiden or no.' And she's cast off her berry-brown gown She stood naked upon the stone And her apron was low and her haunches were round Her face it was pale and wan. 'Oh, was it with a lord or a duke or a knight Or a man of birth and fame Or was it with one of my serving men That's lately come out of Spain?' 'No, it wasn't with a lord or a duke or a knight Nor a man of birth and fame, But it was with Willy O' Winsbury (I could bide no longer alone).' And he's called forth his merry men all By thirty and by three Saying 'Fetch me this Willy O' Winsbury, For hanged he shall be!' But when he came the King before, He was clad all in red silk And his hair was the colour of strands of gold His skin it was pale as milk. 'And it is no wonder', said the King, 'That my daughter's love you did win, For if I was a woman as I am a man, My bedfellow you'd have been. And will you marry my daughter Janet, By the truth of your right hand? Oh, will you marry my daughter Janet? I'll make you a lord of my land.' 'Yes, I will marry your daughter Janet, By the truth of my right hand. Yes, I will marry your daughter Janet, But I'll not be a lord of your land.' And he's mounted her on a milk-white steed And himself on a dapple grey And he's made her the lady of as much land As she may ride in a long summer's day. | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================
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