The Well Below The Valley by Traditional Irish
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SONG NAME - Band Name
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Tabbed by: stringtension
This is closer to the version played by Pol McAdam in 'The Magdalene Sisters'.
At least, that's how I hear it, compared to the more dissonant version from Palnxty.
Tuning: Standard
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3--43-1----0-1-1h3p1-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2------------2------------2-0------------0-2-0--------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-2--0-2-3-------2-0-0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
----|\ Main
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|// theme
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|/
G|-2-2-0---------0-0-2-0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2-0-0----------2-0-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am7 Cm/Csus2 Am7
A gen-tle-man was pas-sing by
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B|--------3---3---4---3---1--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cadd9 Am7
he asked for a drink as he was dry
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B|-0---1-----1--3---1--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2--0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2---2-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F* Am7 E7
At the well be-low the val-ley-o
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0---2---0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--2----3---------------2---0--0------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am7 E7
Green grows the li-ly-o
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------2--0-0---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Am7 E7
Right a-mong the bush-es-o
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--2----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*or Dm/F
Am G Cm/Csus2 Am7 Cadd9 Am7 F Dm/F E7
e|-5---3----3---3----0-------0----0-------1---1----0-------------------------|
B|-5---3----3h4p3----1-------3----1-------1---3----3-------------------------|--
G|-5---4----5---5----0-------0----0-------2---2----1-------------------------|--- Recommended
D|-7---5----5---5----2-------2----2---0-2-3---3----0-------------------------|---/ voicings
A|-7---5----3---3----0---0-2-3----0----------------2-------------------------|--/
E|-5---3-------------------------------------------0-------------------------|
The transition from Am7 to Cm/Csus2 may seem out of key, but I couldn't find another way to
catch the Eb note otherwise. I think the lyrics below are most common in most variants.
Lyrics:
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
A gentleman was passing by
And he asked for a drink as he was dry
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
My cup is full up to the brim
And if I were to stoop I might fall in
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
If your true love was passing by
You'd fill him a drink if he was dry
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
She swore by grass, she swore by corn
Her true love had never been born
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
He said to her you're swearing wrong
Six fine children you've had born
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me the father of them
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
There's one of them by your brother John
At the well below the valley-o
One of them by your Uncle Don
At the well below the valley-o
Two of them by your father dear
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what did happen to them
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
There's one of them buried beneath the tree
At the well below the valley-o
Another two buried beneath the stone
At the well below the valley-o
Two of them outside the graveyard wall
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
If you be a man of noble fame
You'll tell to me what will happen myself
At the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
You'll be seven years a-ringing a bell
At the well below the valley-o
And seven years a-burning in hell
At the well below the valley-o
I'll be seven years a-ringing a bell
But the Lord above may save my soul
From burning in hell at the well below the valley-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
Green grows the lily-o
Right among the bushes-o
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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