Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
Verse 1:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Fare thee well, gentle maid, I'll see you on your way
G+G E minorEm A minorAm Am/F#
And the sun will rise tomorrow and wash my sins away
G+G C majorC D MajorD
For I know that I've abused you, but I only had a day
G+G E minorEm A minorAm Am/F#
And I know that's why you left me, in your own sad little way
G+G D MajorD
I am gone, disappeared
G+G C majorC Em/B A minorAm Am/F# G+G C majorC D MajorD
But I hear a young dove crying three thousand miles from here
Verse 2:
G+G C majorC D MajorD
Some would say you were a loser, 'cause you play a loser's game
G+G E minorEm A minorAm Am/F#
But then if I am a winner, why then am I so ashamed
G+G C majorC D MajorD
If you hear a young dove crying, you'll know it's me to blame
G+G E minorEm A minorAm Am/F#
For I never got her number, I never knew her name
G+G D MajorD
Now she's gone, disappeared
G+G C majorC Em/B A minorAm Am/F# G+G
But I hear a young dove crying, three thousand miles from here