Planxty - Yarmouth Town

An old video of Planxty. It's a song only available as Single, and on a compilation, as far as I know. Yarmouth Town.



Here are the chords the way I use to play it. If you use the app "songbook" from Linkesoft, I wrote about it some time ago, you just have to copy and paste.

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{t:Yarmouth Town}

Capo 2

{pause: 15}

In [D]Yarmouth Town there [G]lived a [D]man,

[G]kept a little [D]tavern down [A]by the strand

The [D]landlord had a [G]daughter [D]fair,   

a [G]pretty little [D]thing with the [A]golden hair.

          

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yar[A]mouth [D]town.

{eoc}

2. At [D]night there came a [Bm]sailor man

and he’s [G]asked the daughter [A]for her hand.

„Oh, [D]why should I marry [Bm]you, she said, 

I [G]have all I [D]want with[A]out being wed.

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

3. „But [D]{soh}if{eoh} with me you do [Bm]{soh}want{eoh} to linger,

I [G]tie a piece of string all ar[A]ound my finger

and [D]as you pass by, just [Bm]pull on the string

and [G]I’ll come [D]down and I’ll [A]let you in.“

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

4. At [F#m]closing time the [Bm]sailor man

he’s [Em]gone to the tavern down [A]by the strand

and [F#m]as he passed by, he [Bm]pulled on the string,

and [G]she’s come [D]down, and she’s [A]let him in.

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

5. Now [Bm]he’s never seen such a [Em]sight before,

‚cause the [G]string around the [D]finger was [A]all she wore. 

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

6. The [F#m]sailor stayed the [Bm]whole night through

and [Em]early in the morning went [A]back to his crew,

and then he [F#m]told them about the [Bm]maiden fair,

the [G]pretty little [D]thing with the [A]golden hair.

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

7. Well, the [D]news it soon [Bm]got around

and the [G]very next night in [A]Yarmouth Town

there was [D]fifteen sailors [Bm]pulling on the string

and [G]she’s come [D]down and [A]she’s let them all in.

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

8. So all young men that to Yarmouth go,

if you see a pretty girl with her hair hanging low,

well, all you’ve got to do is pull on the string,

and she’ll come down and she’ll let you in.

{soc}

Oh, [D]won’t you come down,

[G]won’t you come down,

[A]won’t you come down

to [G]Yarmouth [D]town.

{eoc}

Yarmouth ist ein Hafen und Civil parish an der Nordwestküste der südenglischen Isle of Wight. Der Ort liegt an der Mündung des Flusses Western Yar in die Meerenge Solent. Yarmouth ist die kleinste Town im Vereinigten Königreich.

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