The Well Below The Valley The Magdalene Sisters Ost tab

The Well Below The Valley The Magdalene Sisters Ost

This is how I hear the version played by Pol McAdam at the beginning of 'The Magdalene Sisters'  


   Am    G        Cm/Csus2 Am7 
   A gen-tle-man was pas-sing by
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3---3---4---3---1--------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Cadd9                  Am7   
   he stopped for a drink as he got dry
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0---1------1---3---1------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2--0----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2---2---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
           F*  Am7        E7 
   At the well be-low the val-ley-o
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0---2---0-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--2----3---------------2---0--0------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Am7             E7  
   Green grows the li-ly-o
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-----2-----0------------------- bodhrán starts -------------------------|
D|------------------2--0-0--------------- playing ---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   Am7              E7
   Right a-mong the bush-es-o
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0--2----0-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---0--0------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

*or Dm/F
   
   Am  G    Cm/Csus2 Am7    Cadd9 Am7     F  Dm/F  E7
e|-5---3----3---3----0-------0----0-------1---1----0-------------------------|
B|-5---3----3h4p3----1-------3----1-------1---3----3-------------------------|--\
G|-5---4----5---5----0-------0----0-------2---2----1-------------------------|---\ Recommended 
D|-7---5----5---5----2-------2----2---0-2-3---3----0-------------------------|---/ voicings for guitar*
A|-7---5----3---3----0---0-2-3----0----------------2-------------------------|--/
E|-5---3-------------------------------------------0-------------------------|

*The version in the movie has no guitar; he only plays a tradistional Irish drum called a bodhrán.
The transition from Am7 to Cm/Csus2 may seem out of key, but I couldn't find another way to catch 
the Eb note (4th fret on the B string) otherwise.

Lyrics & Chords:

Am   G      Cm/Csus2 Am7   
A gentleman was passing by
Cadd9                  Am7
He stopped for a drink as he got dry
       F*   Am7       E7
At the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o (bodhrán starts playing)
Am7         E7
Down in the bushes-o

Am     G        Cm/Csus2 Am7
Me cup was full up to the brim
Cadd9                Am7
If I were to stoop I might fall in
    F*   Am7       E7
the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o
Am7             E7
Right among the bushes-o

Am      G      Cm/Csus2   Am7
He said to her you're swearing wrong
Cadd9                 Am7
for six fine children you've had born
       F*   Am7       E7
At the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o
Am7             E7
Right among the bushes-o

Am        G     Cm/Csus2 Am7
If you be a man of noble 'steem
Cadd9             Am7
You'll tell to me what happened to them
       F*   Am7       E7
At the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o
Am7             E7
Right among the bushes-o

Am          G       Cm/Csus2 Am7
Two burried beneath the stable door
       F*   Am7       E7
At the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o
Am7             E7
Right among the bushes-o

       Am   G         Cm/Csus2  Am7
You'll be seven years a-ringing a bell
Cadd9               Am7
But the Lord above, he save me soul
Am7
From all this hell
       F*   Am7       E7
At the well below the valley-o
Am7             E7
Green grows the lily-o
Am7             E7
Right among the bushes-o

(bodhrán solo)

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