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The Blacksmith by Foster And Allen

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Verse 1:
 Chord diagramA augmentedA           Chord diagramE MajorE               Chord diagramA augmentedA
Twenty years ago last Christmas, came a temper to my wife
     Chord diagramF#F#       Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
Stole the only flower I cherished, and I vowed I'd have his life
Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
In the street one day I met him, in my eyes that villain grinned
     Chord diagramF#F#         Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramE MajorE
Then the course of Cain came o'er me, 't was on that very day I sinned.

Chorus:
 Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB
Sure I dreamed as the hammer strikes the anvil
 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
And I dream as the sparks light on the floor
Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramA augmentedA
Of my true eyed turtle dove, she's the only girl I love
     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramC# minorC#m       Chord diagramA augmentedA
As she stood outside that good old smithy door.

Verse 2:
 Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramA augmentedA
Twelve months passed then came my trial, in the court I saw my wife
    Chord diagramF#F#        Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramE MajorE
And I heard her beg for mercy, when they sentenced me for life.
 Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
For twelve long years I read her letters, the only comfort I can tell,
    Chord diagramF#F#         Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
When I heard that she was dying, 't was then my lonely spirits fell.

Chorus:
 Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB
Sure I dreamed as the hammer strikes the anvil
 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
And I dream as the sparks light on the floor
Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramA augmentedA
Of my true eyed turtle dove, she's the only girl I love
     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramC# minorC#m       Chord diagramA augmentedA
As she stood outside that good old smithy door.

Verse 3:
 Chord diagramA augmentedA              Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA
Late one night I dodged the warder, over the prison wall I sprang
     Chord diagramF#F#         Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
Then go home foot sore and weary, at the breaking of the dawn.
 Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramE MajorE                 Chord diagramA augmentedA
She was glad, so glad to see me, in my arms that night she died,
     Chord diagramF#F#        Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
Then the warder rushed the doorway, and they found me there inside.
 Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramA augmentedA
When they saw her lifeless body, and I kneeling on the floor
      Chord diagramF#F#       Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramBB     Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramBB    Chord diagramE MajorE
They said "Jack my lad we trust you, come back when you've laid her low."

Chorus:
 Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramA augmentedA                Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramBB
Sure I dreamed as the hammer strikes the anvil
 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE MajorE                Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
And I dream as the sparks light on the floor
Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramE MajorE              Chord diagramA augmentedA
Of my true eyed turtle dove, she's the only girl I love
     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramC# minorC#m       Chord diagramA augmentedA
As she stood outside that good old smithy door.

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