Blacksmith chords by Loreena Mckennitt

Chords with lyrics

Key: C majorC

C majorC          FF
A augmentedA blacksmith courted me
C majorC        G+G C majorC
Nine months and better
  FF
He fairly won my heart
   C majorC
Wrote me a letter
     FF
With his hammer in his hand
  C majorC
He looked quite clever
       FF
And if I was with my love
C majorC    G+G  C majorC
I'd live forever.

C majorC        FF
But where is my love gone
     C majorC      G+G C majorC
With his cheeks like roses
     FF
And his good black billycock on
    C majorC
Decked round with primroses
   FF
I'm afraid the scorching sun
   C majorC
Will shine and burn his beauty
       FF
And if I was with my love
C majorC     G+G C majorC
I'd do my duty.

C majorC        FF
Strange news is come to town
C majorC        G+G  C majorC
Strange news is carried
    FF
Strange news flies up and down
    C majorC
That my love is married.
 FF
I wish them both much joy
    C majorC
Though they can't hear me
       FF
And may God reward him well
     C majorC    G+G C majorC
For the slighting of me.

      FF
Don't you remember when
C majorC     G+G  C majorC
You lay beside me
    FF
And you said you'd marry me
  C majorC
And not deny me
   FF
If I said I'd marry you
    C majorC
It was only for to try you
       FF
So bring your witness love
     C majorC   G+G C majorC
And I'll not deny you.

C majorC     FF
No witness have I none
C majorC     G+G  C majorC
Save God Almighty
    FF
And may he reward you well
    C majorC
For the slighting of me.
   FF
Her lips grew pale and wan
  C majorC
It made a poor heart tremble
  C majorC     FF
To think she loved a one
    C majorC     G+G C majorC
And he proved deceitful.

C majorC          FF
A augmentedA blacksmith courted me
   C majorC     G+G C majorC
Nine months and better
  FF
He fairly won my heart
   C majorC
Wrote me a letter
     FF
With his hammer in his hand
  C majorC
He looked quite clever
       FF
And if I was with my love
  C majorC    G+G C majorC
I'd live forever.