Intro: Dm Dm F C Verse 1: Dm F C Dm Cold blows the wind to my true love and gently drops the rain Dm F C Dm Cold blows the wind to my true love and gently drops the rain F C Gm F C Dm I only had but one true love and in greenwood she lies slain F C Gm F C Dm and in greenwood she lies slain
Interlude 1: Dm Verse 2: Dm F C Dm I'll do as much for my true love as any young man may Dm F C Dm I'll do as much for my true love as any young man may F C Gm F C Dm I'll sit and mourn along her grave for a twelve-month and a day F C Gm F C Dm for a twelve-month and a day Interlude 2: Dm Verse 3: Dm F C Dm When the twelve months and one day was past the ghost began to speak: Dm F C Dm the ghost began to speak: F C Gm F C Dm "Why sit thou'st here along my grave and will not let me sleep?" F C Gm F C Dm Dm and will not let me sleep?" Dm F C Dm "There's one thing that I want sweetheart, there's one thing that I crave Dm F C Dm "There's one thing that I want sweetheart, there's one thing that I crave F C Gm F C Dm And that is a kiss from your lily white lips then I'll go from your grave" F C Gm F C Dm Dm then I'll go from your grave" Dm F C Dm "My lips they are as cold as clay my breath smells earthy strong Dm F C Dm "My lips they are as cold as clay my breath smells earthy strong F C Gm F C Dm And if you kiss my cold clay lips your days they won't be long F C Gm F C Dm Dm your days they won't be long Dm F C Dm Go fetch me water from the desert and blood from out of stone Dm F C Dm Go fetch me water from the desert and blood from out of stone F C Gm F C Dm Go fetch me milk from a fair maid's breast that a young man never had known" F C Gm F C Dm Dm that a young man never had known" Dm F C Dm 'Twas down in Cupid's Garden where you and I would walk Dm F C Dm 'Twas down in Cupid's Garden where you and I would walk F C Gm F C Dm The finest flower that ever I saw is withered to a stalk F C Gm F C Dm is withered to a stalk Interlude: Dm Verse 4: Dm F C Dm The stalk is withered and dry sweetheart the flower will ne'er return Dm F C Dm The stalk is withered and dry sweetheart the flower will ne'er return F C Gm F C Dm And since I lost my one true love what can I do but mourn? F C Gm F C Dm what can I do but mourn? Interlude: Dm Verse 5: Dm F C Dm "When shall we meet again sweetheart? When shall we meet again?" Dm F C Dm "When shall we meet again sweetheart? When shall we meet again?" Ending: F C Gm Gm F C Dm F C Gm Gm F C Dm F C Gm F C Dm "Ere the oaken leaves that fall from the trees are green and spring up again" F C Gm F C Dm are green and spring up again" F C Gm Gm F C Dm F C Gm F C Dm "Ere the oaken leaves that fall from the trees are green and spring up again" F C Gm F C Dm are green and spring up again"
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