Widecombe Fair

Key: G Intro: Em Em Em Em Verse 1: Em G It was early dawn when we met out on the hillside D On our way to Widdecombe Fair Cadd9 To drink ourselves dry, make a big noise there Am D D Dsus4 D Six Devon lads with a younger boy Verse 2: Em G Whose mother had said, "Promise me now you'll watch for him D He's never slept out of home before Cadd9 And you know too well there'll be trouble in store" Am D D Dsus4 D I gave her my word and we crossed the moor

Verse 3: Em G It was growing dark, we stopped at the inn, when we saw her D Fair-faced in the candle-light Cadd9 Such a fine sight with her long black hair Am D Young Billy stared, and she stared right back Dsus4 Em But the landlord said she's spoken for, he said, "Leave me here alone G I'll meet you tomorrow, on your way back home D C Am At the cross-ways, at noon on the Whiddon Down Road D Em Em Em Em You go, and I'll stay, you boys go, and I'll stay" Verse 4: Em G I said take my watch and my chain, we all hit the road again D Four miles to the fairground, we had a fine time there Cadd9 Next day came, we waited in the rain D Dsus4 D At the crossroads, but the boy never came Verse 5: Em I said you go ahead, I returned to the inn G D But the landlord said that the last thing seen was a boy and a girl Cadd9 Am Out on the moor that was all he knew, and he showed me the door D I called and I cried, God knows I tried Em Until the long night came, his mother flew at me G She called me names, scratched my face D Said I was too blame, and asked would Cadd9 Am D Dsus4 D She ever see her sweet, sweet son again Verse 6: Em Well a year went by without one sign G I'm back at the inn to see what I'd find D And the wind whistled cold on the moor that night Cadd9 Am I thought I saw a couple in the pale moonlight D Em The landlord said, "It's you again, " from his pocket hung down my watch and chain G Tom I sat down on a stone and I cried D Knowing full well that the young lad died Cadd9 Am Tom, Tom, lend me your grey mare D I want to go back to Widdecombe fair Outro: Em With Bill and Jan, Peter and Dan, Harry and Pete, on the moors we'll meet Em All along down along out along lee Em All along down along out along lee