Townes van Zandt - Sixteen summers fifteen falls

^DbmLet me tell you a story 'bout a ^Bgirl I knew ^DbmFairest skin with^B eyes of blue ^DbmI swear to the Lord that I ^Bloved her true It's a ^Dbyear n^Abow she's been g^Dbone ^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmWell her spirit was as bright as the s^Boft sunshine ^DbmLips, the colour straw^Bberry wine ^DbmI wish to God, she s^Btill was mine The ch^Dbance wo^Abn't come aga^Dbin ^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmAfter first, we lay in lo^Bve's sweet bed ^DbmWith one look at her eyes, I m^Bight have read ^DbmAll the pain that was flying t^Bhrough her head Through my ^Dbguilt ^AbI could not s^Dbee ^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmOh I turned to her when the m^Borning came ^DbmHungry thoughts racing t^Bhrough my brain ^DbmBut the knife in her heart screamed ^Bherself she'd slain And a n^Dbote whis^Abpered love too s^Dboon ^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmHer old man screamed and her m^Bother cried ^DbmAll I could do was to wo^Bnder why ^DbmA girl in her youth was f^Borced to die Is l^Dboving^Ab such a cr^Dbime?^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmShe died Few in years with b^Breasts still small ^DbmSeeing sixteen summers and f^Bifteen falls ^DbmMe and my blindness never r^Bealized all The f^Dbear she^Ab kept ins^Dbide ^{Abm Dbm Abm}

^DbmLet me tell you a story 'bout a g^Birl I knew ^DbmFairest skin with ^Beyes of blue Dbm B (fade) I swear to the Lord that I loved her true