Oysterband - The oxford girl

^DI met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A D}I met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A} Is it ^Atrue what you^D hear, did he do it out of fear Was the ^Aday drawing ^Gnear when the ^Dchild would start to show Was it r^Aage or sha^Dme, or the damage to his name Was it ^F#msomething worse, does ^Ganybody ^Aknow Did she ^Apay the pr^Dice, for making men look twice Like a gl^Aimpse of parad^Gise across the ^Ddull and bitter land Did she ^Apass them ^Dby, did she dare to meet their eye Did she ^F#mscorn them all and ^Gdid they unders^Atand

A gr^Gief to her father, d^Did she really leave him A lover to her brother, ^Gyes we all believe ^Ahim Tempt^Cation to look better, ^Gno better than she should ^Dbe Unf^F#maithful to her lover, ^Ghe always knew ^Ashe would be

She said I ^Bmnever had a ^Gchance to ^Dprove them wrong My time was ^Gshort, the story ^Along No I ^Bmnever had a ^Gchance to ^Dprove them wrong It's always ^Gthem who write the ^Asong

^DI met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A D}I met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A} Did he ^Ago to g^Dround, was the suitcase ever found Did the ^Apolice come storming ^Ground on a ^Dtrail already cold Did he ^Alead them a ^Ddance, did he run away to France Or did he ^F#mshop himself ^Gbefore the day was ^Aold Now she was ^Abound to ^Dloose if she set her face to choose They ^Anever could ^Gexcuse her for ^Dstirring up their fears She was ^Amuch to ^Dyoung, now the earth has stilled her tongue You can ^F#mhear the voices ^Gcalling down the ^Ayears

She said I ^Bmnever had a ^Gchance to ^Dprove them wrong My time was ^Gshort, the story ^Along No I ^Bmnever had a ^Gchance to ^Dprove them wrong It's always ^Gthem who write the ^Asong

^DI met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A D}I met a man whose brother said he ^Gknew a man who ^Aknew the Oxford gi^Drl ^{G Bm A}