[Intro]
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
[Verse]
Em D C Em D A C
Said the lord unto his lady, as he rode over the moss
Em D C Em D A C
"Beware of Long Lankin, that lives amongst the gorse
G Em C G
Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
C G/B Am G D/F# Em
Be sure.. the doors are bolted well
G D Em
Lest Lankin should creep in"
[Instrumental]
Em A C D
Em A C D
[Verse]
Em D C Em D A C
Said the lord unto his lady, as he rode away
Em D C Em D A C
"Beware of Long Lankin, that lives amongst the hay
G Em C G
Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
C G/B Am G D/F# Em
Be sure.. the doors are bolted well
G D Em
Lest Lankin should creep in"
[Instrumental]
C G D
[Verse]
D C G/B C G
"Where's the master of the house?" says Long Lankin
D A G
"He's away to London," says the nurse to him
D C G/B C G
"Where's the lady of the house?" says Long Lankin
D A G A G
"She's up in her chamber," says the nurse to him
D C G/B C G
"Where's the baby of the house?" says Long Lankin
D A G A D
"He's asleep in the cradle," says the nurse to him
[Verse]
G A
"We will pinch him, we will prick him
D A D G A
We will stab him with a pin
D G A
And the nurse shall hold the basin
D G D A D
For the blood all to run in"
[Verse]
G A
So they pinched him and they pricked him
D A D G A
Then they stabbed him with a pin
D G A
And the false nurse held the basin
D G D A D
For the blood all to run in
[Verse]
D C G/B C G
"Lady, come down the stairs," says Long Lankin
D A G
"How can I see in the dark?" she says unto him
D C G/B C G
"You have silver mantles," says Long Lankin
D A G A G
"Lady, come down the stairs, by the light of them"
D C G/B C G
Down the stairs the lady came, thinking no harm
D A G A
Lankin he stood ready to catch her in his arm
[Verse]
D G A
There was blood all in the kitchen
D A D G A
There was blood all in the hall
D G A
There was blood all in the parlour
D G D A D
Where my lady she did fall
[Verse]
G A
Now Long Lankin shall be hanged
D A D G A
From the gallows, oh, so high
D G A
And the false nurse shall be burned
D G D A D
In the fire close by
[Instrumental]
D C G D Em
Em C D
[Verse]
Em D C Em D A C
Said the lord unto his lady, as he rode over the moss
Em D C Em D A C
"Beware of Long Lankin, that lives amongst the gorse
G Em C G
Beware the moss, beware the moor, beware of Long Lankin
C G/B Am G D/F# Em
Be sure.. the doors are bolted well
G D Em
Lest Lankin should creep in"
[Outro]
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D
Em A C D