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"Barbara Allen" Traditional Folk [Verse 1]

^CIn Scarlet town, where I was born There was a f^Fair mai^Gd dwelling ^FMade every youth cr^Cy ^G/Bwell^Am away For ^Cher name ^Gwas Barbara ^CAllen

[Verse 2]

^CTwas in the merry month of May The green buds w^Fere a swelli^Gng ^FSweet William on his ^Cdea^G/Bthbed^Am lay For t^Che love o^Gf Barbara ^CAllen

[Verse 3]

^CHe sent his servant to the town To the place where s^Fhe was dwell^Ging ^FSaying you must come to m^Cy m^G/Baster ^Amdear If yo^Cur name be^G Barbara ^CAllen

[Verse 4]

^CSo slowly slowly she got up And slowly she ^Fdrew nigh ^Ghim ^FAnd the only words t^Co h^G/Bim di^Amd say "You^Cng man I^G think you^Cr dying."

[Verse 5]

^CHe turned his face unto the wall And death was ^Fin him we^Glling ^FGood-bye Good-bye to ^Cmy ^G/Bfriend^Ams all Be go^Cod to Ba^Grbara ^CAllen

[Verse 6]

^CAs she was walking oer the fields Ahe heard the de^Fath bell kne^Glling ^Fand every stroke it ^Csee^G/Bmed t^Amo say Hard^Chearted B^Garbara A^Cllen

[Verse 7]

^COh Mother mother make my bed Make it long^F and nar^Grow ^FSweet William died of ^Clov^G/Be for^Am me And ^CI will^G die of ^Csorrow

[Verse 8]

^CAnd Father, Father dig my grave Dig it lon^Fg and na^Grrow ^FSweet William died on ^Cyes^G/Bterda^Amy And I^C will d^Gie tom^Corrow

[Verse 9]

^CThey buried her in the old churchyard They buried ^FWilliam bes^Gide her A^Fnd From his heart grew a ^Cred^G/B red ^Amrose From ^CBarbara A^Gllens grew ^Ca briar

[Verse 10]

^CThey grew and grew to the old churchyard Till they co^Fuld grow no h^Gigher ^FAnd there they twined in a tr^Cue ^G/Blove'^Ams knot An^Cd the rose g^Grew round th^Ce briar

Misc Traditional - Barbara allen