Banks Of The Ohio chords by Doyle lawson

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Verse 1
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I  (D major) ask my love to take a  (A major) walk,
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just to walk a little way.  (D major) 
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As we walk, oh may we  (G major) talk,
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all about  (D major) our  (A major) wedding day.  (D major) 
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Only say that you'll be mine  (A major) 
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In our home we'll happily be  (D major) 
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Down beside where the  (A major) waters flow  (G major) 
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On the  (D major) bank (A major) s  of the Ohio  (D major) 
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Willie dear, that cannot be  (A major) 
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Another's wife I'm pledged to  (D major) be
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And away now I must  (G major) go
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Far from the banks  (D major)  (A major) of the Ohio  (D major) 
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I took her by her lily -white  (A major) hand
And dragged her down
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to where the waters stand  (D major) 
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There I threw her in to drown  (G major) 
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Watched her  (D major) as  (A major) she floated down  (D major) 
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I started home between twelve and  (A major) one
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Faking off what I had  (D major) done
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I killed the girl by love you  (G major) see
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Because she would  (D major) not  (A major) marry me  (D major) 
The very next morning,
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about half past  (A major) four
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The sheriff knocked upon my door  (D major) 
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Said, Willie, you must come and  (G major) go
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Down to the  (D major) banks  (A major) of the Ohio
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 (D major) Only say that you'll be  (A major) mine,
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and our home we'll happily be  (D major) 
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Down beside where the waters  (G major) flow,
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on the banks  (D major)  (A major) of the Ohio  (D major) you