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Seven Spanish Boots Lyrics And Chords

Folk Song, Written by Bob Dylan and covered by Ronnie Drew and Eleanor Shanley. 
This song is sometimes called Boots Of Spanish Leather. I have included the tin whistle sheet music in the key of G.The song was also recorded by Nancy Griffith, The Lumineers, Mandolin Orange, The Forest Rangers to name a few.Ronnie Drew and Eleanor Shanley teamed up for several songs including A Couple More Years Song which was big for Dr. Hook back in the day.Boots of Spanish leather sheet music notes in G in solfege​ now added.
[Em]Oh, I'm sailin' away my [D]own true [G]love,
I'm sailin' a[D]way in the [G]morning.
Is there [Em]]something I can send you from a[G]cross the sea,
From the [Em]place that [D]I'll be [G]landing?


No, [Em]there's nothin' you can[D] send me, my own[G] true love,
There's nothin' I[D] wish to be [G]ownin'.
Just carry [Em]yourself back to me [G]unspoiled,
From [Em]across that [D]lonesome [G]ocean.


Oh, but I just thought you might want something fine
Made of silver or of golden,
Either from the mountains of Madrid
Or from the coast of Barcelona.


Oh, but if I had the stars from the darkest night
And the diamonds from the deepest ocean,
I'd forsake them all for your sweet kiss,
For that's all I'm wishin' to be ownin'.


That I might be gone a long time
And it's only that I'm askin',
Is there something I can send you to remember me by,
To make your time more easy passin'.


Oh, how can, how can you ask me again,
It only brings me sorrow.
The same thing I want from you today,
I would want again tomorrow.


I got a letter on a lonesome day,
It was from her ship a-sailin',
Saying I don't know when I'll be comin' back again,
It depends on how I'm a-feelin'.


[Em]Well, if you, my love, must think that-a-way,
I'm sure your mind is roamin'.
I'm sure your heart is not with me,
But with the country to where you're goin'.


So take heed, take heed of the western wind,
Take heed of the stormy weather.
And yes, there's something you can send back to me,
Spanish boots of Spanish leather.
​🎵 Boots of Spanish Leather

Key: G Major
Time Signature: 6/8 (slow rolling waltz feel)
Tempo: ~75–85 BPM

🎸 STRUMMING PATTERN (6/8 time)

If you prefer to strum rather than fingerpick:

↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑
(count: 1 2 3 4 5 6)

Alternate (simpler waltz feel):

↓ (↓↑) ↓ (↓↑)
Accent beat 1 gently in each bar for that sway.

🎸 FINGERPICKING PATTERN (6/8 folk ballad)

Use this throughout verses for that Dylan-style roll.

(T = thumb, I = index, M = middle)

T – I – M – T – M – I
(count 1 2 3 4 5 6)

Thumb (T) alternates between root and 4th/5th string

Index and middle pluck G and B strings

Keep it rolling and even — like waves on the sea

🪶 Fingerpicking Tab (All Verses)
Verse 1

(“Oh I’m sailin’ away, my own true love…”)

   Em                                D                    G
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2---|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3-|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0---------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2------------------------------|------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|------------------------|--3--------------------|
 Oh I'm sailin’ away, my own true love, I’m sailin’ away in the morning

   Em                                 G
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2------------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|--3--------------------|
 Is there something I can send you from across the sea,

   Em                    D                     G
e|--------0-----------0---|--------2-----------2---|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------|----2-------2---2-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2---------|--0-----------0---------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2----------------------|------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0----------------------|------------------------|--3--------------------|
 From the place that I’ll be landing

Verse 2

(“No, there’s nothin’ you can send me, my own true love…”)

   Em                                D                    G
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------2-----------2---|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------3---3-------3---3-|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----2-------2---2-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0---------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2------------------------------|------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|------------------------|--3--------------------|
 No, there’s nothin’ you can send me, my own true love

   Em                                  G
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2------------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|--3--------------------|
 There’s nothin’ I wish to be ownin’

   Em                                G
e|--------0-----------0-----------|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0---------|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------0-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2-----------------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2------------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0------------------------------|--3--------------------|
 Just carry yourself back to me unspoiled

   Em                    D                     G
e|--------0-----------0---|--------2-----------2---|--------3-----------3---|
B|------0---0-------0---0-|------3---3-------3---3-|------0---0-------0---0-|
G|----0-------0---0-------|----2-------2---2-------|----0-------0---0-------|
D|--2-----------2---------|--0-----------0---------|--0-----------0---------|
A|--2----------------------|------------------------|--2--------------------|
E|--0----------------------|------------------------|--3--------------------|
 From across that lonesome ocean

🎧 Performance Tips

Keep the rhythm smooth and rolling, like gentle waves.

Use your thumb for the alternating bass, but don’t rush.

Add a light strum (using your nails) on the final beat of some measures for variation.

Let open strings ring out — it adds a haunting resonance Dylan often used.

Optional capo: Try Capo 3rd fret to match Dylan’s original recording.
This songs sounds very much like The Leaving Of Liverpool except there's no chorus in this one, even the chord structure is very similar, This song was released by Bob Dylan in 1964 on the album The Times They Are A Changing, while The Leaving Of Liverpool is around since 1860s. Lyrics are courtesy of http://www.bobdylan.com/#/songs/boots-spanish-leather This version by Ronnie Drew and Eleanor Shanley is from the album A Couple More Years.
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