Beautiful Isle Oer The Sea chords by The Carter Family

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC

Verse 1:
 C majorC        FF
I will not be your sweetheart
   G+G          C majorC
I'll tell you the reason why
  C majorC       FF
My mama's always told me
  G+G        C majorC
To pass a drunkard by

Chorus:
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
G+G            C majorC
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
    G+G          C majorC
There's someone waiting for me

Instrumental:
C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC

Verse 2:
C majorC          FF
Now young man I will tell you
    G+G        C majorC
If you want my heart my hand
  C majorC        FF
You better quit your drinking
  G+G     C majorC
And be a sober man

Chorus:
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
G+G            C majorC
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
    G+G          C majorC
There's someone waiting for me

Verse 3:
  C majorC         FF
Go prove yourself be faithful
  G+G         C majorC
Go prove yourself be true
  C majorC        FF
And sometime in the future
  G+G        C majorC
Perhaps I'll marry you

Chorus:
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
G+G            C majorC
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
    G+G          C majorC
There's someone waiting for me

Instrumental:
C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC  FF  G+G  C majorC

Chorus:
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
G+G            C majorC
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
C majorC            FF
Beautiful isle o'er the sea, o'er the sea
    G+G          C majorC
There's someone waiting for me