Banks Of Sweet Primroses chords by Fairport Convention
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
(C major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
Traditional As (G major)
I (D major) walked (G major) out on a
(C major) midsummer's (D major) morning
For to view the fields (G major) and to (C major) take (D major) the air
Down by the (G major) banks of
the sweet (C major) prim (D major) roses
There I be (G major) held a most (C major) love (D major) lie fair.
(G major)
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Verse 2
Three short steps, I stepped (C major) up to (D major) her
Not knowing her (G major) as she passed (C major) me by (D major)
I stepped up to (G major) her,
think (C major) ing for to (D major) view her
She appeared to be (G major) like
some (C major) virtu (D major) ous bride. (G major)
Verse 3
I says: (G major) 'Fair (D major) (G major) maid,
where are (C major) you (D major) going?'
'And what's the oc (G major) casion
of all (C major) your (D major) brief?'
'I will make you as (G major) happy as (C major) any (D major) lady'
'If you will grant (G major) to me one small (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
(G major) (C major) (D major) (G major) relief'.
Verse 4
'Stand (G major) off, stand (D major) (G major) off,
you're a false (C major) (D major) deceiver'
'You are a false (G major) deceitful man, (C major)
I (D major) know'
Tis you that has caused (G major) my poor
(C major) heart to (D major) wander'
'And in your comfort (G major) lies
(C major) no (D major) (G major) refrain'.
Verse 5
(G major) So I'll (D major) go (G major) down to some
(C major) lonesome valley (D major)
Where no man on earth (G major)
shall (D major) there me find
Where the pretty little small (G major) birds
do (C major) change their (D major) voices
And every (G major) moment blows
(C major) bluster (D major) ous wind. (G major) (D major)
Verse 6
(G major) So come all (D major) young (G major) men who (C major) go a- sailing (D major)
Pray pay at (G major) tention to (C major) what I say (D major)
For there's many a dark (G major)
and a (C major) cloudy (D major) morning
Turns out to (G major) be a sun (C major) shiny (D major) (G major) day.
(D major) (G major) (C major) (D major)
Banks Of Sweet Primroses
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