Loreena McKennitt - Banks of claudy

N.C.

As ^AmI walked ^Gout one^F morning, all ^Cin the month of ^EmMay Down ^Amby a ^Gflowery ^Fgarden, I ^Dmcarelessly did ^Amstray I over^Gheard a ^Fyoung maid, in ^Csorrow did com^Emplain All ^Amfor her ^Gabsent ^Flover, who ^Dmploughs the raging ^Ammain

I boldly ^Gstepped up^F to her and ^Cput her in sur^Emprise I ^Amknow she ^Gdid not ^Fknow me, I ^Dmbeing in dis^Amguise I says, "Me ^Gcharming ^Fcreature, my ^Cjoy, my heart's de^Emlight How ^Amfar have ^Gyou to ^Ftravel this ^Dmdark and dreary ^Amnight?"

"I'm in ^Gsearch of a faith^Fless young man, ^CJohnny is his ^Emname And a^Amlong the ^GBanks of ^FClaudy, I'm ^Dmtold he does re^Ammain" "This is the ^GBanks of ^FClaudy, fair ^Cmaid, whereon you ^Emstand But ^Amdon't de^Gpend on ^FJohnny, for ^Dmhe's a false young ^Amman Oh, don't de^Gpend on ^FJohnny, for ^Che'll not meet you ^Emhere But ^Amtarry ^Gwith me in ^Fyon greenwood, no ^Dmdanger need you ^Amfear ^{F Am Em Am}

Oh, it's six long ^Gweeks or ^Fbetter since ^CJohnny left the ^Emshore He's ^Amcrossing ^Gthe wild ^Focean where the ^Dmfoam and the billows ^Amroar He's crossing ^Gthe wild ^Focean for ^Chonour and for ^Emfame But ^Amthis I've ^Gheard, the ^Fship was wrecked all ^Dmon the coast of ^AmSpain" ^F

Oh, it's ^Amwhen she ^Gheard this^F dreadful news, she ^Cflew into des^Empair By the ^Amwringing ^Gof her ^Fmilk white hands and the ^Dmtearing of her ^Amhair "Say, if Johnny, ^Ghe is^F drowned, no ^Cman on earth I'll ^Emtake But through ^Amlonesome ^Ggroves and ^Fvalleys, I'll ^Dmwander for his ^Amsake"

Oh, it's when he ^Gsaw her^F loyalty, no ^Clonger could he ^Emstand He ^Amflew in^Gto her ^Farms saying, "^DmBetsy, I'm the ^Amman" Saying, "Betsy, ^GI'm the^F young man, the ^Ccause of all your ^Empain But ^Amsince we've ^Gmet on ^FClaudy Banks, we'll ^Dmnever part a^Amgain" ^F