Chords with lyrics
Verse 1:
A augmentedA A/C#A/C#
Pretty, fair damsel in the garden
D MajorD D/F#D/F#
Brave, young soldier riding by
A augmentedA D MajorD
He rode up to her to view her
B minorBm D MajorD
My pretty, fair miss, won't you fancy me?
Verse 2:
A augmentedA A/C#A/C#
You're not a man of a noble honor
D MajorD D/F#D/F#
You're not the man I had taken you to be
A augmentedA D MajorD
Or you wouldn't impose on a single lady
B minorBm D MajorD
Who your bride can never be
Verse 3:
A augmentedA A/C#A/C#
I have a true love in the army
D MajorD D/F#D/F#
And he's been there for seven long years
A augmentedA D MajorD
And if he stays there seven years longer
B minorBm D MajorD
No other man can marry me
Verse 4:
A augmentedA A/C#A/C#
Perhaps he's on some water course drowned
D MajorD D/F#D/F#
Perhaps he's on some battlefield slain
A augmentedA D MajorD
Perhaps he's to some fair girl married
B minorBm D MajorD
My pretty, fair miss, you'll never see him again
Verse 5:
A augmentedA A/C#A/C#
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy
D MajorD D/F#D/F#
Or if he's on some battlefield slain
A augmentedA D MajorD
Or if he's to some fair girl married
B minorBm D MajorD
I love the girl that married him