Sweet Bride Chords - Kate Rusby

Sweet Bride Kate Rusby

Verse

C Fmaj7 Am F A lady was walking on a midsummer's day C Fmaj7 Am G The birds they were whistling so merrily and gay C Fmaj7 Am G When along came a white steed in the finest array Am F G C And it carried a young man these words he did say

Chorus

Fmaj7 C Come live by the great moon Am G That rules the strong tide Fmaj7 C Climb up on my horse, love G C And be my sweet bride

Instr

C Fmaj7 C G

Verse

I bid you good morning, this young man did say And where might you be going on such a nice day I'm walking to view, sir, the bonny blue sea For it's all I have left now that means much to me

Chorus

Verse

If that's all you love now, come riding with me You'll live in my castle deep under the sea You'll sleep in my gold bed, my fine silken sheets And have gifts of great beauty from all that you meet

Chorus

Instr Break C F C G Repeat x1 C G You can emphasize these notes while playing the chords above to give it a little more character. The notes in asterisks are the melody line. C F C G

{tab: e|--------- <*>0 <*>------- <*>1 <*>--(1)-------- <*>0 <*>--- <*>0 <*>----3----------------||}

{tab: B|- <*>1 <*>- <*>3 <*>--1--- <*>3 <*>---1----- <*>1 <*>- <*>3 <*>---1---------- <*>3 <*>---------------||}

{tab: G|----------0---------2---------------0-----------0----------------||}

{tab: D|----------2---------3---------------2-----------0----------------||}

{tab: A|----------3--------(3)--------------3-----------2----------------||}

{tab: E|--------------------1---------------------------3----------------||}

C F C G

{tab: e|--------- <*>0 <*>------- <*>1 <*>--(1)-------- <*>0 <*>----------3----------------||}

{tab: B|- <*>1 <*>- <*>3 <*>--1--- <*>3 <*>---1----- <*>1 <*>- <*>3 <*>---1---------- <*>3 <*>---------------||}

{tab: G|----------0---------2---------------0-----------0----------------||}

{tab: D|----------2---------3---------------2-----------0----------------||}

{tab: A|----------3--------(3)--------------3-----------2----------------||}

{tab: E|--------------------1---------------------------3----------------||}

C rit. G

{tab: e|----------0----------------------3-------------------------------||}

{tab: B|----------1----------------------3-------------------------------||}

{tab: G|----------0----------------------0-------------------------------||}

{tab: D|----------2----------------------0-------------------------------||}

{tab: A|----------3----------------------2-------------------------------||}

{tab: E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------||}

Verse

She's up in the saddle and away they did ride The horse skipped and danced over waves on the tide Now she's only remembered by this story I tell From an old man on horseback who once knew her well Chorus 2x