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Key: C Pattern continues throughout song: D D D G G D D G D Bm Bm A G A Bm G A Bm F# G A D ♫ Verse 1: D G William and Davy were born in one hall G D G They grew side by side, as they grew strong and tall D Bm Bm A G Shared most things, only quarrelled now and then A Bm G A In twenty years they were fine young men Bm F# G A D In twenty years they were fine young men
♫ Verse 2: D G William and Davy their hearts have been won G D G For each young man she's the very same one D Bm Bm A G Her eyes are blue; she has soft and snowy skin A Bm G A A fairer maiden there never has been Bm F# G A D A fairer maiden there never has been ♫ Verse 3: D G Said William to Davy this girl I must wed G D G She fills my dreams like she fills my head D Bm Bm A G Please be kind her true lover I'll be him A Bm G A Around the ocean I'm willing to swim Bm F# G A D Around the ocean I'm willing to swim ♫ Verse 4: D G Oh dearest William well you must play fair G D G She's in my heart and she will always be there D Bm Bm A G And I am sure that she loves me more than thee A Bm G A In her arms I soon will be Bm F# G A D In her arms I soon will be ♫ Verse 5: D G Said William to Davy, away let us ride G D G Unto her and we'll stand side by side D Bm Bm A G There she'll choose who she'll love and who she'll wed A Bm G A And who will lie with her in her bed Bm F# G A D Who will lie with her in her bed ♫ Verse 6: D G The brothers they rode through wind and through rain G D G Each of them her heart for to gain D Bm Bm A G They rode until they were standing at her door A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore ♫ Verse 7: D G Then swiftly the maiden she opened the door G D G Young William and Davy, come round here no more D Bm Bm A G Wed I am, oh and happy I will be A Bm G A Gold and silver he gave to me Bm F# G A D Gold and silver he gave to me ♫ Verse 8: D G William and Davy were born in one hall G D G They rode side by side and they never did stall D Bm Bm A G They both have lost the girl that they adore A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore A Bm G A still sore Bm F# G A D still sore
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