Скачать или смотреть Les Sabots d'Hélène - Georges Brassens (guitar cover)

Cover of Georges Brassens' cheeky song "Les Sabots d'Hélène," about a poor girl with dirty clothes, and a dude who's able to look past her filthy dress and really admire her... legs. Yup, it's Brassens at his most ribald and risqué.

Chords below. I like to play it in a bouncy style, simply alternating the bass note with my thumb and playing the next two strings with my index and middle finger. The only exception is the "besoin d'eau" part, where I hit some higher notes in order to sound closer to the original.

Also, in case any other anglophones are wondering, the "three captains" part is apparently a reference to an old French folk song.

Enjoy!

(Capo on 1st fret)
G A D
Les sabots d'Hélène, étaient tout crottés,
G A D
Les trois capitaines l'auraient appelée vilaine
G F#
Et la pauvre Hélène, était comme une âme en peine
Bbm F# Bbm F#
Ne cherche plus, longtemps de fontaine, Toi qui as besoin d'eau
Bbm F# Bbm E7 A D
Ne cherche plus, aux larmes d'Hélène, va-t-en remplir ton seau

Etc.