Botany Bay - Kate Rusby (Live Edinburgh Festival 2002) video free download
Botany Bay - Kate Rusby (Live Edinburgh Festival 2002)
Farewell to old England forever
Farewell to me sweetheart as well
Oh keep me child safe in your arms love
I need you like no words can tell
Too ra ly too ra ly adity
Too ra ly too ra ly ay
Too ra ly too ra ly adity
Sailing to Botany Bay
The captain that is our commander
He sails by the stars and the sun
If e'er well I live I'll return again
To me darling sweet kisses I'd run.
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For seven long years he's transported
Seven long years and a day
Oh I wish I were drowned on the ocean bed
For they've taken my true love away
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If I had the wings of a turtle dove
I'd soar on me pinions and fly
I'd fly to the arms of me Polly love
And in her sweet bosom I'd lie.
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Comments
12 years ago
Milnersdeucecoupe
Haha, and then you have guys like Phil Keaggy who can't seem to stick with the same tuning through a single song! Actually I think Kate does almost all her songs in some sort of open tuning. Usually DADGAD or DADGBD, which is fine by me! Much easier to play, and just sounds incredible!12 years ago
watchingtelly
Ah, I didn't think of DADGAD, which would explain the ringing sound of the guitar. I saw Nils Lofgren a couple of years ago, and I don't think he used the same tuning for more than one song!12 years ago
Milnersdeucecoupe
@gregpasha Sounds like you've already figured it out or you're really close to it, but the trick is to tune your guitar DADGAD and capo on the 2nd fret. Then you're about 90% there. She uses 2 and 1 finger chords a lot with the lower 3 strings (DAD) but strums all the strings and uses the open chord as sort of a drone.12 years ago
Greg Bailey
@watchingtelly, thanks for the help, yeah, it's definitely in A, and I think it sounds closer with ADE, open chords.12 years ago
watchingtelly
@gregpasha It's a three chord trick - try it in G, C and D, or if you'd rather, in C, F and G. Listening to the pitch of it, Kate is playing it in the key of A, but she's a devil for having a capo up and down the neck. My money would be on capo 2nd fret, playing it in a G shape. Give that a go and let me know how you get on!12 years ago
Greg Bailey
does anyone have chords/tab for this?Related Videos
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