Tuning: E A D G B E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barbara Allen – Joan Baez --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional Live at ‘Club 47’ in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFHTJ08U_Fg Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] / [Interlude]

^C1 + 2 +^C/G 3 + 4 + ^C1 + 2 +^C/G 3 + 4 + ^C1 + 2 +^C/G 3 + 4 + ^C1 + 2 +^C/G 3 + 4 + e|--0-------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----1-------1---|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|------0-------0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|3---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|--------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse 1-8] (C/E in Verse 4)

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[Verse 9] + coda

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | % | % | % | [Verse 1]

T’was in the ^G7merry month of ^CMay When green buds ^Fall were ^Cswelling, Sweet William ^Fon his ^Cdeath ^C/Bbed ^Amlay C G7 | C | % | % | % | For love of Barbara Allen.

[Verse 2]

He sent his ^G7servant to the ^Ctown To the place where ^Fshe was ^Cdwelling, Saying you must ^Fcome, to my ^Cmas^C/Bter ^Amdear C G7 | C | % | % | % | If your name be Barbara Allen.

[Verse 3]

And slowly, ^G7slowly she got ^Cup And slowly she ^Fdrew ^Cnigh him, And the only ^Fwords to ^Chim ^C/Bdid ^Amsay C G7 | C | % | % | % | Young man I think you're dying.

[Verse 4]

He turned his ^G7face into the ^Cwall And death was ^Fin him ^Cwellin’, Good-bye, good-^Fbye, to ^Cmy ^C/Bfriends ^Amall C G7 | C | % | % | % | Be good to Barbara Allen.

[Verse 5]

When he was ^G7dead and laid in ^Cgrave She heard the ^Fdeath bells ^Cknellin’ And every ^Fstroke to ^Cher ^C/Bdid ^Amsay C G7 | C | % | % | % | Hard hearted Barbara Allen.

[Verse 6]

O mother, o ^G7mother, go dig my ^Cgrave And make it ^Flong and ^Cnarrow, Sweet William ^Fdied of ^Clove ^C/Bfor ^Amme C G7 | C | % | And I will die of sorrow.

[Verse 7]

And father, o ^G7father, go dig my ^Cgrave And make it ^Flong and ^Cnarrow, Sweet William ^Fdied on ^Cyes^C/Bterd^Amay C G7 | C | % | % | % | And I will die tomorrow.

[Verse 8]

Barbara Allen was ^G7buried in the old church^Cyard Sweet William was ^Fburied be^Cside her, Out of sweet William's ^Fheart, there ^Cgrew ^C/Ba ^Amrose C G7 | C | % | % | % | Out of Barbara Allen's a briar.

[Verse 9] + coda

They grew and ^G7grew in the old church^Cyard Till they could ^Fgrow no ^Chigher At the end they ^Fformed, a ^Ctrue ^C/Blover's ^Amknot C G7 | C | F | C | C And the rose grew round the briar. (break) (break) (freely) (a tempo)

Joan Baez - Barbara allen