Whummil Bore Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays396

Whummil Bore by Steeleye Span is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, D and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro 
G A G A D  A  Bm 
G A G A D  A  D 

Verse 
Bm         D            A          G 
Seven long years have I served the king 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D        G         A            Bm   A        G 
Though I ne'er got sight of his daughter, but once 
    A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 

Verse 
  Bm      D         A       G 
I saw her through a whummil bore 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D        G         A        Bm  A  G 
Though I ne'er got sight of her no more 
    A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 

Instrumental 
Bm  D  A  G    A  D  A 
D G  A  Bm A G    A G A D  A  D 

Verse 
Bm       D       A      G 
Two were putting on her gown 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D   G        A         Bm   A    G 
And ten were stitching pins therein 
    A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 

Verse 
Bm       D           A        G 
Two were fitting her shoes so neat 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D   G        A        Bm   A  G 
And two were buckling them so sweet 
    A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 

Instrumental 
Bm  D  A  G    A  D  A 
D G  A  Bm A G    A G A D  A  D 

Verse 
Bm        D       A        G 
Five were combing down her hair 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D     G         A        Bm  A  G 
But I ne'er got sight of her no more 
    A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 

Verse 
    Bm       D           A        G 
Her neck and breast were like the snow 
  A      D   A 
Long and lonely 
D        G        A           Bm     A  G 
But then from the bore, I was forced to go 
    A  G   A   D  A  Bm 
Lovely one and only.... 
G   A  G   A   D  A  Bm 
Lovely one and only.... 
G   A  G   A   D  A  D 
Lovely one and only.... 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

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