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Pentangle - Lord Franklin Chords

Chord reference D, G, Em, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]I was homeward bound one night [G]on the deep [Em]Swinging in my hammock I [A]fell asleep I [D]dreamed a dream and I [G]thought it [D]true [Em]Concerning [A]Franklin and his [G]gallant [D]crew[G]

[D]With a hundred seamen he [G]sailed away [Em]O’er frozen oceans in the [A]month of May [D]To seek a passage a[G]round the [D]pole [Em]Where we poor [A]seamen must [G]sometimes [D]go[G]

[D]Through cruel hardships they [G]mainly strove [Em]Their ship on mountains of [A]ice was drove [D]Only the Eskimo with his [G]skin ca[D]noe [Em]Was the only [A]one that [G]ever came [D]through [G]

[D] [G] [Em] [A] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [A] [G] [D] [G] [D]In Baffin’s Bay where the [G]whale fishes blow [Em]The fate of Franklin no [A]man may know [D]The fate of Franklin no [G]tongue can [D]tell [Em]Lord Franklin [A]alone with his [G]sailors does [D]dwell[G]

[D]And now my body it [G]gives me pain [Em]For my long lost Franklin I would [A]cross the main [D]Ten thousand pounds I would [G]freely [D]give [Em]To know on [A]earth that my [G]Franklin does [D]live [G] [D] [A] [G]

Artist Pentangle
Album Cruel Sister
Genres Folk
Year 1970
Key D

How to Play Lord Franklin on Guitar?

Pentangle - Lord Franklin can be played in the key of D using the D, G, Em, A chords.

  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Lord Franklin with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.