Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Chords: A x02220 Bm x24432 D xx02320 Fm 244222 G 355433 Standard Tuning Intro: Em D Em Bm D Fm Bm G A Verse 1: Em D Come all ye fair and tender ladies Em Bm Take warning how you court young men D Fm They're like the stars on a summers mornin' Bm G A First they appear and then they're gone

Verse 2: Em D My father is a handsome devil Em Bm He wears a chain that's five miles long D Fm On every link a heart does dangle Bm G A Of another maid he's loved and wronged Instrumental Break: Em D Em Bm D Fm Bm G A Verse 3: Em D If I had known before I courted Em Bm I never would have courted none D Fm no I'd of lock heart in box of golden Bm G A and fastened it up with a silver pin Verse 4: Em D I wish were a little sparrow Em Bm And I had wings and I could fly D Fm I'd fly away to my own false lover Bm G A and when he's talking I'd be nigh Instrumenal Break: Em D Em Bm D Fm Bm G A Verse 5: Em D But I am not a little sparrow Em Bm I have no wings nor can I fly D Fm So I'll sit right here and weep in sorrow Bm G A and try to pass my troubles by Outro: Em D Em Bm D Fm Bm G A D