Show of Hands - The Blue Cockade -------------------------------- Standard tuning, no capo. One of my absolute favourite Show of Hands tracks. Sounds great with fingerpicking or strumming. Try switching out A for A7: either sounds good to me. Most importantly, enjoy! - Ashpolt Intro ----- D/// Bm/// G/ A/ D/// Verse 1 -------

^DIt was on one Monday ^Bmmorning As ^GI walked ^Ao'er the moss^D. I'd little thought o^F#mf 'listing, 'Til the ^Gsoldiers did me ^Across. The ^Dcompany enti^F#mced me To ^Gdrink their health all ^Around, And the ^Dbounty,^A ^G And the b^Emounty,^G ^A They ^Dgave me Five ^Gguineas ^Aand a crown.

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Well ^Dmy head was full of ^Bmdrink, love, And ^GI didn't ^Athink of you^D. And now I'm forced to ^F#mgo and join, The ^Gorange and the ^Ablues. Our ^Dship she waits at ^F#manchor, To ^Gtake the flowing ^Atide. I'll ret^Durn love (^AI'll retu^Grn love), I'll ret^Emurn love (^GI'll retu^Arn), In the ^Dspringtime, G A G/// When I'll make you my bride.

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^DSo early the next ^Bmmorning, Bef^Gore the ^Abreak of ^Dday, The captain gave his ^F#morders And ^Gmy love marched aw^Aay. All ^Din your ranks and ^F#mfiles boys, All ^Gon your native ^Ashore. Fare thee ^Dwell love (^Afare thee ^Gwell love), Fare thee ^Emwell love (^Gfare thee ^Awell), Fare thee ^Dwell love, You're the ^Glad that ^AI adore.

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^DBut I hope you never ^Bmprosper, And I ^Ghope you ^Aalways ^Dfail. In everything you ^F#mventure I ^Ghope you ne'er do ^Awell. And the ^Dvery ground you ^F#mwalk upon May the ^Ggrass refuse to ^Agrow, Since you've ^Dbeen the (^Asince you've ^Gbeen the), Since you've ^Embeen the (^Gsince you have ^Abeen) The very ^Dcause of G A G/// My sorrow, grief and woe.

Instrumental ----------- G/// Bm/// G/ A/ D/// D/// Bm/// G/ A/ D/// D/// F#m/// G/// A/// D/// F#m/// G/ Bm/ A/// D/ A/ G/// Em/ G/ A/// D/// G/ A/ G/// Bm/// G/ A/ D/// Verse 5 ------- D [hold] Well it's true my love has listed And he wears the blue cockade. He is a handsome young man,

Like^Gwise a roving ^Ablade; He ^Dis a handsome ^F#myoung man, And he's ^Ggone to serve the ^Aking, While my ^Dvery (^Awhile my ^Gvery), While my v^Emery (w^Ghile my ^Avery) Heart is ^Daching G A G/// All for the love of him.

Bm/// G/ A/ D/// Farewell

Show of Hands - The blue cockade