Biography:
The Rails is a London-based British folk duo comprising guitarist/vocalists Kami Thompson and James Walbourne. Kami Thompson (daughter of British folk-rock icons Richard & Linda Thompson) is a respected solo artist and her musical partner and husband James Walbourne is a veteran solo artist and erstwhile guitarist for the Pretenders and the Pogues, among others.
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William Taylor
Capo 3
[Intro]
Am C G
Am C D
C G Am
G C Am
[Verse]
Am C G
I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
Am C D
who from Lichfield Town they came,
C G Am
The young man’s name was William Taylor;
G C Am
the lady’s name was Sarah Gray.
[Verse]
Am C G
William Taylor had enlisted
Am C D
for a soldier he has gone,
C G Am
He has gone and left his own true lover,
G C Am
for to sigh and for to mourn.
[Verse]
Am C G
Sarah’s parents did despise her -
Am C D
filled her heart with grief and woe,
C G Am
She vowed and said, “I’ll find my lover,
G C Am
for a soldier I will go.”
[Verse]
Am C G
She dressed herself in man’s apparel;
Am C D
man's apparel she put on,
C G Am
Then for to seek her own true lover,
G C Am
for to seek him she has gone.
[Verse]
Am C G
The sergeant major stepped up to her,
Am C D
asking her what brought her there.
C G Am
“I’ve come in search of my true lover,
G C Am
who has proved to me severe.”
[Verse]
Em G D
“If his name be William Taylor,
Em G A
William Taylor is not here,
G D Em
He’s lately married a rich young lady,
D G Em
worth ten thousand pounds a year.”
[Verse]
Em G D
“If you rise early in the morning,
Em G A
just before the break of day,
G D Em
It’s there you’ll find your William Taylor,
D G Em
walking out with his lady fair.”
[Instrumental]
Em G D
Em G A
G D Em
D G Em
[Verse]
Em G D
Then she rose early in the morning,
Em G A
just before the break of day,
G D Em
And there she spied her William Taylor,
D G Em
walking out with his lady fair.
[Verse]
Em G D
And then she called for a sword and a pistol,
Em G A
which was brought at her command,
G D Em
She fired and shot bold William Taylor
D G Em
with his bride at his right hand.
[Verse]
Em G D
And then the captain stepped up to her horse,
Em G A
well pleased at what she’d done,
G D Em
He took her and made her commander
D G Em
over the ships and o’er his men.
[Verse]
Am C G
I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
Am C D
who from Lichfield Town they came,
C G Am
The young man’s name was William Taylor;
G C Am
the lady's name was Sarah Gray.
[Outro]
Am C G
Am C D
C G Am
G C Am
Capo 3
[Intro]
Am C G
Am C D
C G Am
G C Am
[Verse]
Am C G
I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
Am C D
who from Lichfield Town they came,
C G Am
The young man’s name was William Taylor;
G C Am
the lady’s name was Sarah Gray.
[Verse]
Am C G
William Taylor had enlisted
Am C D
for a soldier he has gone,
C G Am
He has gone and left his own true lover,
G C Am
for to sigh and for to mourn.
[Verse]
Am C G
Sarah’s parents did despise her -
Am C D
filled her heart with grief and woe,
C G Am
She vowed and said, “I’ll find my lover,
G C Am
for a soldier I will go.”
[Verse]
Am C G
She dressed herself in man’s apparel;
Am C D
man's apparel she put on,
C G Am
Then for to seek her own true lover,
G C Am
for to seek him she has gone.
[Verse]
Am C G
The sergeant major stepped up to her,
Am C D
asking her what brought her there.
C G Am
“I’ve come in search of my true lover,
G C Am
who has proved to me severe.”
[Verse]
Em G D
“If his name be William Taylor,
Em G A
William Taylor is not here,
G D Em
He’s lately married a rich young lady,
D G Em
worth ten thousand pounds a year.”
[Verse]
Em G D
“If you rise early in the morning,
Em G A
just before the break of day,
G D Em
It’s there you’ll find your William Taylor,
D G Em
walking out with his lady fair.”
[Instrumental]
Em G D
Em G A
G D Em
D G Em
[Verse]
Em G D
Then she rose early in the morning,
Em G A
just before the break of day,
G D Em
And there she spied her William Taylor,
D G Em
walking out with his lady fair.
[Verse]
Em G D
And then she called for a sword and a pistol,
Em G A
which was brought at her command,
G D Em
She fired and shot bold William Taylor
D G Em
with his bride at his right hand.
[Verse]
Em G D
And then the captain stepped up to her horse,
Em G A
well pleased at what she’d done,
G D Em
He took her and made her commander
D G Em
over the ships and o’er his men.
[Verse]
Am C G
I’ll sing you a song about two lovers,
Am C D
who from Lichfield Town they came,
C G Am
The young man’s name was William Taylor;
G C Am
the lady's name was Sarah Gray.
[Outro]
Am C G
Am C D
C G Am
G C Am
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