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Fair Margaret And Sweet William chords by June Tabor

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Intro]
Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA

Verse:
      Chord diagramD MajorD
Sweet William arose on a May morning
                          Chord diagramG+G
And he dressed himself in blue
   Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG+G
We want you to tell of that long love that's been
  Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G
Between Lady Margaret and you

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
"Oh, I know nothing of Lady Margaret's love
                          Chord diagramG+G
And I know she don't love me
  Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramB minorBm         Chord diagramG+G
Before tomorrow morning at eight of the clock
     Chord diagramD MajorD                      Chord diagramG+G
Lady Margaret a bride shall see"

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
Lady Margaret was a-sitting in her own bower room
                        Chord diagramG+G
Combing back her yellow hair
        Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
And she saw Sweet William and his new wedded bride
        Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
And the lawyers a-riding by

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
It's down she stood her ivory comb
                       Chord diagramG+G
And back she threw her hair
         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
And it's you may suppose and be very well assured
     Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramG+G
Lady Margaret was heard no more

Verse:
    Chord diagramD MajorD
The day being past and the night coming on
                        Chord diagramG+G
When most all men were asleep
Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramG+G
Something appeared to Sweet William and his bride
    Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramG+G
And stood at their bed feet

Verse:
         Chord diagramD MajorD
Saying, "How do you like your bed making
                         Chord diagramG+G
And how do you like your sheets?
    Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramG+G
And how do you like that new wedded bride
     Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramG+G
That lies in your arms and sleeps "

Verse:
      Chord diagramD MajorD
"Very well do I like my bed making
                         Chord diagramG+G
Much better do I like my sheets
    Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
But best of all is that gay lady
     Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
That stands at my bed feet"

Verse:
    Chord diagramD MajorD
The night being past and the day coming on
                        Chord diagramG+G
When most all men were awake
      Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
Sweet William he said he was troubled in his head
       Chord diagramD MajorD                           Chord diagramG+G
By the dreams that he dreamed last night

Verse:
      Chord diagramD MajorD
"Such dreams, such dreams cannot be true
                         Chord diagramG+G
I'm afraid they're of no good
  Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
I dreamed that my chamber was full of wild swine
       Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G
And my bride's bed floating in blood"

Verse:
Chord diagramD MajorD
He's called down his waiting men
              Chord diagramG+G
One by two by three
         Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
Saying, "Go and ask leave of my new wedded bride
        Chord diagramD MajorD                        Chord diagramG+G
If Lady Margaret I mayn't go and see"

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
He's rode up to Lady Margaret's own bower room
                       Chord diagramG+G
And tingled all on the ring
    Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG+G
And who was so ready as her own born brother
   Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
To rise and let him in

Verse:
    Chord diagramD MajorD
"Is Lady Margaret in her own bower room
                 Chord diagramG+G
Or is she in her hall?
   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramB minorBm      Chord diagramG+G
Or is she high in her chambery
 Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramG+G
Amongst the ladies all "

Verse:
      Chord diagramD MajorD
"Lady Margaret's not in her own bower room
                          Chord diagramG+G
Nor neither is she in her hall
Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG+G
She is in her long cold coffin
     Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramG+G
Lies pale against yon wall"

Verse:
   Chord diagramD MajorD
"Unroll, unroll those winding sheets
                      Chord diagramG+G
Although they're very fine
    Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramG+G
And let me kiss them cold pale lips
        Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G
Just as often as they've kissed mine"

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
It's first he's kissed her ivory cheeks
                         Chord diagramG+G
And then he's kissed her chin
    Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
And when he kissed them cold pale lips
Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramG+G
There was no breath within

Verse:
      Chord diagramD MajorD
Three times he's kissed her ivory cheeks
                            Chord diagramG+G
Three times he's kissed her chin
        Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG+G
And the last time he kissed them cold pale lips
   Chord diagramD MajorD                     Chord diagramG+G
It crushed his heart within

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
Lady Margaret died like it might be today
                           Chord diagramG+G
Sweet William he died on tomorrow
     Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramG+G
Lady Margaret she died for pure true love
      Chord diagramD MajorD                   Chord diagramG+G
Sweet William he died for sorrow

Verse:
     Chord diagramD MajorD
Lady Margaret was buried in yon churchyard
                         Chord diagramG+G
Sweet William was buried by her
    Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramG+G
And out of her grave sprung a red, red rose
       Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramG+G
Out of his a green, green briar

Verse:
    Chord diagramD MajorD
And they both growed up the old church wall
                             Chord diagramG+G
Till they could not grow any higher
         Chord diagramD MajorD            Chord diagramB minorBm        Chord diagramG+G
And they met and they tied in a true love's knot
    Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramG+G
Red rose around green briar

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