How to Play Gosport Nancy on Guitar?

Bellowhead - Gosport Nancy can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, A, Am7 chords. 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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. 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 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. For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Gosport Nancy with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Bellowhead - Gosport Nancy Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, A, Am7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Nancy Johnson, [C]she’s [G]my darling [G]she’s my every [C]wak[G]ing [D]thought. [G]How she greets me [C]when [G]she meets me [A]when my ship gets [D]in to port [G]All the Gosport [D]lad[G]ies, they [Am7]do the best they [D]can, But for [G]Making a bed for a [C]sailor’s head there’s [Am7]none like [D]my girl [G]Nan.

[G]Gosport girls [C]can drink for [G]England.[G]Gosport girls they [C]loves [G]their [D]tot [G]Rum and brandy, [C]gin and [G]shandy, [A]Gosport girls will [D]drink the lot! [G]All the Gosport [D]lad[G]ies, they [Am7]swig the flowing [D]can, But for[G]knocking it back with [C]Honest Jack there’s [Am7]none like [D]my girl [G]Nan.

[G]Oh Nancy [D]can’t you see [C]you’re the only [G]girl [Em]for [D]me! [G]How I dream [C]of love[G]ly Nancy [G]when I’m sailing [D]on the [G]sea.

[G]Gosport girls,they’re [C]good at [G]dancing[G]they’re the best there [C]is [G]no [D]doubt. [G]When the music [C]sets [G]them [G]prancing [A]how they’ll fling their [D]skirts about! [G]All the Gosport [D]lad[G]ies, they [Am7]do the French Can [D]Can But for [G]real high kicks and [C]fancy tricks there’s [Am7]none like [D]my girl [G]Nan.

[G]Nancy Johnson [C]keeps [G]a barroom [G]where the boys can [C]take [G]their [D]ease [G]She will wake me [C]and [G]she’ll shake me, [A]she will do what [D]ever she please. [G]All the Gosport [D]lad[G]ies, they [Am7]do the best they [D]can But for [G]making a bed for a [C]sailor’s head there’s [Am7]none like [D]my girl [G]Nan

[G]Oh Nancy [D]can’t you see [C]you’re the only [G]girl [Em]for [D]me! [G]How I dream [C]of love[G]ly Nancy [G]when I’m sailing [D]on the [G]sea.

[G]Sailors they get [C]all the [G]money, [G]soldiers they get [C]none [G]but [D]brass [G]I do luv a [C]jolly [G]sailor, [A]soldiers they can [D]kiss my ass [G]All the Gosport [D]lad[G]ies, they [Am7]do the best they [D]can But for [G]loving a tar or a [C]drink in a bar there’s [Am7]none like [D]my girl [G]Nan

[G]Oh Nancy [D]can’t you see [C]you’re the only [G]girl [Em]for [D]me! [G]How I dream [C]of love[G]ly Nancy [G]when I’m sailing [D]on the [G]sea.

Artist Bellowhead

Album Revival

Genres Folk

Year 2014

Key G

Bellowhead - Gosport Nancy can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, A, Am7 chords.

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 C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
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 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.
For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

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

You can play Gosport Nancy with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.