Barbara Allen chords by Shirley Collins

Verse:

Gm             F     D7
It was round and about last Martinmas tide
     Gm  F      Gm
When the green leaves were swellin'
   Gm            F    D7
That young Jimmy Grove of the West Country
    Cm        Gm
Fell in love with Barb'ry Allen

Chorus:

  Bb    F    Bb/A Gm
He sent his men into the town
    Bb     F    Eb
To the place where she was dwellin'
  Bb    F       Bb/A Gm
"Oh will you come to my master, dear,
    Bb   F    Gm
If your name be Barb'ry Allen?"

Verse:

  Gm       F    D7
And slowly, slowly got she up
  Cm       Gm
And slowly came she nigh him
  Gm        F     D7
And all she said when there she came
    Gm   F      Gm
"Young man, I think you're dyin'"

Chorus:

   Bb    F     Bb Bb/A Gm
"Oh, yes, I'm sick, I'm very  sick
 Bb   F     Eb
Indeed I think I'm dyin'
   Bb    F      Bb Bb/A Gm
But a word from you would revive me again
  Bb   D7   Gm
Oh lovely Barb'ry Allen"

Verse:

  Gm        F     D7
"Do you recall, young man," she said,
     Gm    F    Gm
"When the red wine you were spillin',
    Gm        F     D7
How you made the ladies' health go round
    Gm    Cm   Gm
And you slighted Barb'ry Allen?"

Chorus:

  Bb    F    Bb Bb/A Gm
And death is printed on his face
  Bb   F    Eb
And all his heart is stealin'
  Bb    F      Bb  Bb/A Gm
And again he cried as she left his side
   Bb   F    Gm
"Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen!"

Verse:

  Gm      F    D7
As she was goin' over the field
  Gm    F      Gm
She heard the death bells tollin'
  Gm        F     D7
And every sound that death bell gave:
   Cm       Gm
"Hard-hearted Barb'ry Allen!"

Chorus:

  Bb   F   Bb  Bb/A Gm
"Oh mother, mother make my  bed
  Bb   F    Eb
Oh make it soft and narrow
   Bb  F    Bb Bb/A Gm
Since Jimmy died for me to---day
   Gm   Dm  Gm