Fairport Convention - Little did i think

Little did I ^Fthink when the ^Gjudge first ^Amspoke Those ^Gawful words ^Fto ^Gme That I would ^Ffeel again the ^Gcold winds ^Amblow And a ^Gheart would beat in 'Babba^Fcombe' ^GLee ^Em

^AmI was born to lead a ^Clife of sorrow ^AmFriends hang their heads in ^Emshame ^GGrowing ^Ftired and ^Gweary of the ^Ammorrow ^GTortured by my terri^Fble ^Gname

When I was ^Ffifteen, my ^Gfather called to ^Amme Saying, "^GNow you are a man and ^Fall men ^Gwork There's a ^Flady and they ^Gsay her name's Miss ^AmKeyes Her ^Gpony's very old, it ^Fneeds a ^Gnurse" ^Em

For ^Ameighteen months I worked for ^Cher at Hadley Glen She was ^Amlike a mother to ^Emme But ^Amtime goes slowly ^Cwhen you're thinking wishfully Of ^Amall the other places to ^Gbe

There were ^Fboats drifting ^Gin the ^Amharbour There were ^Gsailors talking in ^Fthe ^Gtown That's the ^Flife for a ^Gboy who wants to ^Amwander For a ^Gman who doesn't want to ^Fsettle ^Gdown