Bluebell Cockleshell 123 Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays479

Bluebell Cockleshell 123 by King Creosote is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Am
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16
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Intro: No guitar 

Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Bow to the west, salute to the east 
We're all sitting on our mammy's knees 

Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Salute to the king, bow to the queen 
What a lot of fisherwives I can see 

Am 
Ding dong goes the castle bell 
C 
So Fare thee well my mother 
Am 
Bury me in the old churchyard 
C 
Beside my only brother 
Am 
My coffin shall be black 
C 
Six white angels at my back 
Am 
Two to sing, two to pray 
C 
Two to carry my soul away 

F 
Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
C 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Am 
Salute to the king, bow to the queen 
C 
What a lot of fisherwives I can see 

F 
Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
C 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Am 
The queen didnae want me so she sent me to the king 
F 
The king said close your eyes and count to sixteen 

Am 
C 
Am 
C 

Am 
Ding dong goes the castle bell 
C 
Fare thee well my mother 
Am 
Bury me in the old churchyard 
C 
Beside my only brother 
F 
My coffin shall be black 
C 
Six white angels at my back 
Am 
Two to sing, two to pray 
C 
Two to carry my soul away 

F 
Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
C 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Am 
The queen didnae want me so she sent me to the king 
C 
The king said close your eyes and count to sixteen 

F 
Bluebell, Cockleshell, 1 2 3 
C 
Stand at ease, bend your knees 
Am 
Bow to the west, salute to the east 
C 
We're all sitting on our mammy's knees 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante