Captain Wedderburn

Words & Music:

Traditional Scottish

[As done by Great Big Sea]

 

A noblemen's fair daughter came down a narrow lane.

And met with Captain Wedderburn, the keeper of the game.

"Now, my pretty fair miss, if it wasn't for the law,

You and I in the bed might lie.  Roll me over next to the wall.

Roll me over next to the wall."

 

"Now, my dear good man", she said, "Do not be perplexed

Before that you might bed with me, you must answer questions six.

Six questions you must answer me, and I will ask them all

And you and I in the bed might lie.  Roll me over next to the wall.

Roll me over next to the wall."

 

"What is rounder than a ring, and higher than the trees?

And what is worse than a woman's curse, and what is deeper than the sea?

What bird sings first, which one's best?  Where does the dew first fall

And you and I in the bed might lie.  Roll me over next to the wall.

Roll me over next to the wall."

 

"The earth is rounder than a ring, and heaven is higher than the trees,

The devil curse is worse than a woman's curse, and hell in deeper than the sea

The lark sings first, the thrush sings best, Earth is where the dew falls

And you and I in a bed might lie.  Roll me over next to the wall.

And you and I in the bed might lie.  Roll me over next to the wall.

Roll me over next to the wall."

 

He takes her by her lily-white hand and leads her down the hall.

And he takes her by her slender waist for fear that she might fall.

And he lays her on a bed of down without a doubt at all.

And he and she lie in one bed.  Roll me over next to the wall.

And she and he lie in one bed.  Roll me over next to the wall.

Roll me over next to the wall.  Roll me over next to the wall.

 

Captain Wedderburn Tab (Great Big Sea version)  [Tabbed by: T.G. Hewlig]

 

Intro:

   D                 D                 D                 D   (repeat once)

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 A Nobleman's fair  daughter   came   down a Narrow...

   D                D                  G                 A

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   met with captain Wedderburn    the  Keeper  of...

   D                D                  G       A         D

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                     Now   my pretty   fairness  if it  wasn't ...

   D                 D                 D                 G

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  Law               You and I in a    Bed might lie    Roll me over...

   A                D                 D                 G        A

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||-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|

||-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-------|

||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|

 

Wall                Rollme ver Nxt 2the Wall

   D                G                 D                  D      

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||-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

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   D                 D                 D                 D

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||-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|

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   D                 D

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||---3-------3-----|-3---2---3-------||

||-----2-----------|-----------------||

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Alternate intro

   D                D                  G                 A

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   D                D                  G       A         D

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||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0-----2---|-----2---------2-|

||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----0-----2-----|-0-----------0---|

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   G       A         D               

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||---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------||

||-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------||

 

Left hand fingering for intro:

    2 3 1 5 0 3 1 3   5 2 1 3 0 2 1 2   2 3 1 5 0 3 0     3   1

    0                 0

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 ||-2-----3---------|-5-----3---------|-2-----3-----0---|-----------------|

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 ||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|-----------------|

 ||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|

 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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where 1 = thumb

      2 = pointer

      3 = middle finger

      4 = ring finger

      5 = pinky

      0 = open string!

 




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