Mumford And Sons - The Banjolin Song

this is the version they played on balcony tv back in 08 so it may be a tad
different than the recorded version . it’s pretty easy to pick up the strumming
pattern when you listen to the song .

standard tuning . no capo .

intro :

slowly :

E | – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – |
B | – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
G | – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
D | – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
A | – 2 – 3 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 0 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 0 |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |

then faster :

E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 2 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 0 – |
E | – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

slowly again : G C G Am 4

xg C G Am G
she stole my heart and made me sing

C G Am
she tore me limb from limb

G C G Am G
i did not think that i could love

C G
or be loved that way

( fast strumming )
Am G C G Am G C G
aga – aa – ain – aa – aa – aa – ain aaaga – aa – ain – aa – aa – aa – ain

( repeat the same pattern for second verse )

how glad i was to be myself

and use my heart once more

how glad i was to be a man

and love that girl that i

ado – oo – ore – oo – ore – oo – ore ado – oo – ore – oo – ore – oo – ore

( slow strumming )

Am G C G
well my eyes will see the light again

Am G C G
and my heart will bleed right again

( fast again )
Am G C G
well my eyes will see the light again

Am G C G
and my heart will bleed right again

G C G Am x3

Am G C G
aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

aa – aagh – aa – aa – aagh aa – aagh – aa – aagh

G G G

the end