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Aunt Ann used to sing the Maid of the Blackrock Shore, and she never missed a verse. Ed recalls part of the song, but these lines stuck in him memory: For seven long years I waited on the maid from the Blackrock Shore. Ed loved the old songs that were sung by the people of his region.

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Hornpipe One title Only 1 transcription Has lots of stepwise movement Has some stepwise movement Never repeats a note major D 4/4 Has notes text No chords explore more...

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X:6545
T:The Blackrock Shore
O:england
R:Hornpipe
C:Ed Reavy
M:4/4
L:1/8
N:Aunt Ann used to sing the
N:Maid of the Blackrock Shore, and
N:she never missed a verse. Ed recalls part
N:of the song, but these lines stuck in him memory:
N:For seven long years
N:I waited on the maid
N:from the Blackrock Shore.
N:Ed loved the old songs that were sung by the people of his region.
K:D
g|fedc dAFA|GFGF EDCE|DFAF EGBG|FAdf gfed|
fefd gfec|defd AGFA|GFEG FEDF|1EDCE D3 z:|
2EDCE D2 EF||GFED CEA,C|DFAc d2 cd|edef gfga|
bgec dAFA|dfaf bgec|defd AGFA|GFEG FEDF|
1EDCE D2 EF:|2EDCE D3||

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