Below is an ABC notation of this song. It is transposed, as accurately as I can, from number 2 in a series of 24- page songbooks called "New City Songster" produced by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger. This particular one is dated Sept 1969 and cost 2/6 – half a crown - (12.5p). Although the song is in 4/4 time some bars are 6/4 and the chords given here are not quite what I would use. As I say I am only transposing here, not reinterpreting.


This tune is not quite the same as that which Christy sings. I gather that Christy has some difficulties getting the hang of the original and spent some time twisting it into a shape that suited him.

X:1
T:The Companeros
C:Ewan MacColl
M:4/4
Q:1/4=160
K:C
G|"C"cdcA|"G"BcBG"F"A>c|"C"AG3|z4|
cde>c|"G"dcB>G"F"Ac|"C"AG3|z3G|
"Dm"D>EFE|"F"GE"G"DD|"Dm"DEFE|"F"GE"G"DG/G/|
G>FFE|ED3|z3d|dddd|
fdec|"F"dBA>G|"G7"FA"C" FEDC|FEGE|"G"D4|z4|
"G7"zGcB|"C"AGz2|"F"zE"G7"F>E|"C"DCz2|
cdec|de"G"dBcd|"F"cBGE|
"G7"FAG>F|"C"EC2|z3