Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Barbara Dickson - Lovely Joan CAPO: 2nd Fret [INTRO:] D [VERSE 1:]

A ^Cfine young ^Gman it ^Dwas indeed He ^Cmounted upon his ^Gmilk white ^Dsteed He ^Crode, he ^Grode, him^Dself all a^Glone Un^Ctil he ^Gcame to ^DLovely Joan

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"Good ^Cmorning ^Gto you ^Dmy pretty maid" And "^CTwice good morning, ^Gsir" she ^Dsaid He ^Ctipped her the ^Gwink, she ^Drolled a dark ^Geye Said ^Che to him^Gself, "I'll be ^Dthere by and by"

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"Oh, ^Cdon't you ^Gthink these ^Dpooks of hay A ^Cpretty ^Gplace for us to ^Dplay So ^Ccome with ^Gme my ^Dsweet young ^Gthing And ^CI'll give ^Gyou my golden ^Dring"

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Then ^Che pulled ^Goff his ring of ^Dgold "My ^Cpretty little miss, do you ^Gthis be^Dhold I'll ^Cfreely ^Ggive it for your ^Dmaiden^Ghead" Her ^Ccheeks they ^Gblushed like the ^Droses red

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"Give ^Cme that ^Gring in^Dto my hand And ^CI will neither ^Gstay nor ^Dstand For ^Cthis would ^Gdo more ^Dgood to ^Gme Than ^Ctwenty ^Gmaiden^Dheads" said she

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And ^Cas he ^Gmade for the ^Dpooks of hay She ^Cleaped on his horse and ^Gtore a^Dway He ^Ccalled, he ^Gcalled, but it ^Dwas all in ^Gvain For ^CJoan, she ^Gnever looked ^Dback again

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Nor ^Cdid she ^Gthink her^Dself quite safe ^CNot till she came to her ^Gtrue lover's ^Dgate She's ^Crobbed him ^Gof his ^Dhorse and ^Gring And ^Cleft him to ^Grage in the ^Dmeadows green

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Barbara Dickson - Lovely joan