A Soalin Cifras

The Intro can be played as many times as there are intruments
in the group adding one instrument each time through. On the Peter, Paul,
and Mary recroding this is four times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pZkNsVx9IA
 
Also, a vocal descant can be added at various points.  In the recording this is
most notable in Verse 4 where the soloist sings to the tune of
"Bood Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", while the discant vocalist sings the words and
tune of the chorus.
 
This transcription is taken from the sheet music which is in the key
of F#m, the same as the recording.  For easier play, capo the
second fret and play in the key of Em
 
[Intro]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m  C#m7  F#m                    C#m7       F#m          C#m7
Hey,  ho,  nobody home, meat, nor drink, nor money have I none
F#m                        C#m7  F#m
Yet shall we be merry, hey  ho,  nobody home.
F#m       C#m7       F#m          C#m7
Meat, nor drink, nor money have I none
F#m                        C#m7  F#m
Yet shall we be merry, hey  ho,  nobody home.
Hey  ho,  nobody home.
 
 
[Instrumental]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
 
 
[Chorus]
F#m     C#m7    F#m                    C#m7       F#m
Soal, a soal, a soal cake Please, good mis-sus, a soal cake
   F#m      C#m7    F#m     C#m7
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
F#m      C#m7     F#m         C#m7
Any good thing to make us all merry
F#m7    C#m7   F#m                    C#m7    F#m
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all.
 
 
[Instrumental]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
 
 
[Verse 1]
    F#m       C#m7   F#m                            C#m7     F#m
God Bless the master of this house, and the mis-tress     al-so
    F#m     C#m7   F#m                      C#m7  F#m
And all the little children that round your table grow
    F#m   C#m7     F#m                C#m7       F#m
the cattle in your stable, the dog by your front door.
    F#m      C#m7        F#m                       C#m7      F#m
And all that dwells with-in your gates we wish you ten times more.
 
 
[Chorus]
F#m     C#m7    F#m                    C#m7       F#m
Soal, a soal, a soal cake Please, good mis-sus, a soal cake
   F#m      C#m7    F#m     C#m7
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
F#m      C#m7     F#m         C#m7
Any good thing to make us all merry
F#m7    C#m7   F#m                    C#m7    F#m
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all.
 
 
[Instrumental]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
 
 
[Verse 2]
    F#m    C#m7      F#m                  C#m7    F#m
Go down in-to   your cellar, and see what you can find,
       F#m     C#m7    F#m                C#m7    F#m
If the barrels are not emp-ty we hope you will be kind
   F#m      C#m7    F#m                  C#m7      F#m
We hope you will be kind with your apple and straw-ber’
          F#m     C#m7    F#m               C#m7      F#m
For we'll come no more a 'soalin' till this time next year
 
 
[Chorus]
F#m     C#m7    F#m                    C#m7       F#m
Soal, a soal, a soal cake Please, good mis-sus, a soal cake
   F#m      C#m7    F#m     C#m7
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
F#m      C#m7     F#m         C#m7
Any good thing to make us all merry
F#m7    C#m7   F#m                    C#m7    F#m
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all.
 
 
[Instrumental]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
 
 
[Verse 3]
    F#m         C#m7 F#m                 C#m7 F#m
The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin
  F#m    C#m7   F#m             C#m7  F#m
I have a little pocket to put a penny in
       F#m     C#m7  F#m              C#m7    F#m
If you haven't got a penny, a ha' pen-ny will do
       F#m     C#m7    F#m              C#m7  F#m
If you haven't got a ha' penny then God bless you
 
 
[Chorus]
F#m     C#m7    F#m                    C#m7       F#m
Soal, a soal, a soal cake Please, good mis-sus, a soal cake
   F#m      C#m7    F#m     C#m7
An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry
F#m      C#m7     F#m         C#m7
Any good thing to make us all merry
F#m7    C#m7   F#m                    C#m7    F#m
One for Peter, two for Paul Three for Him who made us all.
 
 
[Verse 4]
   F#m                           D               A
Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place
    F#m                            D                 A
And with true love and brotherhood each other now em-brace
     F#m          E      C#m7   F#m               E
This holy tide of Christ-mas of beauty     and of grace
 
 
[Tag]
D E  A          C#          F#m
O-oh tidings of comfort and joy
 
[Outro]
F#m  C#m7  F#m  C#m7  F#m
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