Current 93 - Tamlin

L^Emady margaret, lad^Gy margaret W^Das sowing at the ^Emseam ^GShe's al^Dl dressed in^A black And a^G thought came in her head to r^Emoam in the wood^Bms To pull fl^Aowers to fl^Emower her hat, my bo^Gys ^BmTo pull flower^As to flower her h^Bmat So she hoist^Emed up her pett^Gicoats a b^Dit above t^Emhe knee And s^Go nimbly she^D ran over the gr^Aound And w^Ghen she came to the m^Emerrygreen wo^Bmods She pul^Aled those br^Emanches down, my bo^Gys ^{Bm A}She pulled those branches d^Bmown S^Emuddenly she s^Gpied a fine you^Dng man ^Em He's standi^Gng^D by a ^Atree He say^Gs how dare you pu^Emll those branches down?^Bm Without ^Athe leav^Eme of me, my^G dear ^{Bm A}Without the leave of m^Bme Wel^Eml she says this ^Glittle wood i^Dt is my ^Emvery own ^GMy father ^Dgave it to m^Ae ^GI can pull thes^Eme branches^Bm down wi^Athout ^Emthe leave ^Gof thee, ^Bmyoung man ^AOh without the leave of t^Bmhee ^EmAnd he took^G her by the mi^Dlk-white h^Emand And by th^Ge gra^Dss-green ^Asleeve He p^Gulled her d^Emown at the foot of the b^Bmush He neve^Ar once asked he^Emr leave, my bo^Gys ^Bm O^Ah he never once asked her l^Bmeave A^Emnd when it^G was done sh^De twisted ab^Emout To^G ask he^Dr tr^Gue love's^A name ^GBut she nothi^Emng saw She nothing hea^Bmrd ^AAnd all the^Em woods gre^Gw dim^{Bm A}And all the woods g^Bmrew dim G A G A Bm ^EmThere's four and tw^Genty ladies^D all in the ^Emland ^GAnd they're all pl^Daying a chess^{A G}Except it was the lady marg^Bmaret And she's ^Agreen as any g^Emlass, my boys^{G Bm A}Oh she's green as any gl^Bmass ^AAnd these^Em four-and-twe^Gnty lad^Dies all in ^Emthe land ^GGrow as red^D any rose^{A G}Except th^Ae lady margare^Emt s^Bmhe's pale^A and wan^Em, my boys ^G Oh pale ^Bmand wan she g^Aoes ^{Bm Em}Up then spo^Gke the little^D serving^Em girl She ^Glifted ^Dher hand and smi^Aled She said^G i think my la^Ady's l^Emoved too lon^Bmg And no^Aw she ^Emgoes with child, my ^Gdears ^Bm Oh and n^Aow she goes with ch^Bmild ^EmUp then s^Gpoke the se^Dcond servi^Emng girl ^GOh ever and a^Dlas says ^Ashe ^GBut i think i kn^Aow a herb in the m^Emerry green w^Bmood That'll twi^Ane thy ba^Emby from the^Ge ^Bm It'll r^Aip off thy ba^Bmbe from thee So l^Emady margaret ^Gshe got her^Dself a com^Emb She made h^Gaste ^Dto comb her h^Aair And th^Gen she's away t^Emo the merry green ^Bmwoods As fa^Ast as she can ^Emtear, m^Gy boy^Bms As ^Afast as she ^Bmcan tear An^Emd she hadn't pu^Glled in the^D merry green w^Emoods A^G herb ^Dthat barely wo^An ^GWhen by her stand^Ems the young taml^Bmin He says ^Amargaret^Em leave i^Gt alone ^Bm Oh m^Aargaret leave it a^Bmlone ^EmWhy do you ^Gpull that bi^Dtter little her^Emb ^GThat herb^D that gro^Aws so grey ^GFor to destroy th^Emat fine yo^Bmung baby^A that ^Emwe got in ^Gour play, m^Bmy dear Oh that ^Awe got in our pl^Bmay W^Emell come tell me ^Gnow young ta^Dmling says^Em she ^GIf an earth^Dly man you ^Abe ^GI tell you no li^Emes, says young tam^Bmlin ^AI was chri^Emstened as ^Ggood as ^Bmthee I was chri^Astened as good as th^Bmee Bu^Emt as i rode a^G-hunting on a bi^Dtter bitter ni^Emght ^GIt was from m^Dy horse i ^Afell ^GAnd the queen of el^Emvin she caught^Bm me Into y^Aonder ^Emgreen hi^Gll to dw^Bmell Oh into ^Ayonder green hill to ^Bmdwell ^EmBut tonight is ha^Glloween lad^Dy ^Em The e^Glvin cau^Dght will r^Aide ^GAnd if you ^Emwould your true love w^Bmin By ^Athe mill^Embridge yo^Gu must hide, my^Bm dears By th^Ae millbridge you must hi^Bmde ^EmAnd first will run the bl^Gack horse ^DThen will the bro^Gwn ^GAnd th^Den will run the ^Awhite ^GYou hold him fa^Emst, you fear him no^Bmt ^AFor he's t^Emhe father of your chi^Gld, my love ^{Bm A}He's the father of you^Bmr child ^EmThey'll turn^G me on in your a^Drms lad^Emy I^Gnto many ^Da beasts so^A wild ^GBut you hold them ^Emfast, you fear no ill^{Bm A}It's the^Em father of your child, m^Gy love ^Bm It's^A the father of your chi^Bmld

^EmSo lady ma^Grgaret, she ge^Dts herself a c^Emomb ^GShe made hast^De to comb her ^Ahair ^GThen she's away^Em to the old millbrdi^Bmge ^AAs fast as ^Emshe could t^Gear, my bo^Bmys ^AAs fast as she could ^Bmtear ^EmAnd about the dead hour^G of the nig^Dht she^Em heard th^Ge bri^Ddles ri^Ang ^GOh my boys^Em, she had her he^Bmart more t^Ahan any^Em earthly thin^Gg it di^Bmd ^AMore than any earthly th^Bming ^EmAnd first run the b^Glack horse^D Then th^Eme brown ^GAnd then r^Daced by the wh^Aite Well ^Gshe held it fast, ^Emshe feared it n^Bmot For it's the fa^Ather of^Em her ch^Gild ^Bm It's the f^Aather of her child^Bm The th^Emunderoll ^Gacross^D the sky^{Em G} The st^Dars bla^Azed bright as day ^G The queen o^Emf elvin gave a ^Bmthrilling cry ^{A Em}Tamlin's away br^Gave boy^Bms ^ABrave tam^Bmlin's away ^EmThe very fi^Grst thing they tu^Drned him i^Emnto Is a l^Gion th^Dat runs s^Ao wild ^G But she held him fas^Emt, she feared him ^Bmnot He's the fa^Ather of her ch^Emild, my boys^{G Bm} He's the^A father of her chil^Bmd And the ^Emvery next thing^G they ^Dturned him ^Eminto ^GIt was a l^Doathsome s^Anake ^GHe says hold m^Eme fast, fear me^Bm not For i'm one of^A god's ow^Emn make^G, my love^Bm Oh i'm o^Ane of god's own m^Bmake And ^Emagain they ^Gchanged him^D all in her a^Emrms ^G To a r^Ded-hot bar of ^Airon ^GBut she held it f^Emast, she feared it^Bm not ^AIt did to h^Emer no^G harm ^Bm It ^Adid to her no h^Bmarm And th^Eme very last^G thing th^Dey changed him ^Eminto ^GWas like an^Dy naked m^Aan ^GShe flung her m^Emantle over him^{Bm A}She cried m^Emy love^G i've won i've^Bm won She ^Acried my lo^Bmve i've won ^EmBut the q^Gueen of elv^Din she called for a ^Embush ^G S^Dhe's red as an^Ay blood ^GI should have torn o^Emut your eyes, tam^Bmlin ^AAnd put in^Em two eyes o^Gf wood ^{Bm A}And put in two eyes of woo^Bmd