Barbara Allen chords by
Brownie Ford
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Verse 1
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In yonder town where I did dwell,
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A A 
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G G 
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a little dwelt a fellow,
and everyone knew that he was
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in love with Barbara Allen.
He sent his servants into the town
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to see if they could find her,
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Saying, Master, dear, has sent me here,
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does she name me Bob Rylin?
Oh, slowly, slowly she got up,
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and so slowly she went to him.
All she said when she arrived
was,
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young man, I think you're dying.
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Oh, don't you remember
in yonder town,
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when we were in the garden?
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You drank to the health of a lady there,
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G G 
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but you slighted Barbara Allen.
Yes, I remember in yonder town,
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when we were in the garden
I gave the health of a lady there
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but my heart to Bob Rowland
He turned his pale face to the wall,
he turned
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And his back upon them

Verse 2

Sayin' fare you well,

my kind folks and friends

Verse 3

Be kind to Barbara Allen

Verse 4

Then she got up and started home

Verse 5

And she heard the birds singing

Verse 6

And every note they seemed to say

Verse 7
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Oh cruel Barbara Allen
Now when she'd reached
her father's home,
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she heard the death bell tolling.
G G 
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And every stroke it seems to say,
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G G 
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my heart is Barbara Alleyin.
She looked to the east
and she looked to the west.
C C 
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She saw the carps a -comin'
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Sayin' sit him down and open the casket
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C C 
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That I  may gaze upon him
They sat him down and opened the casket
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Get me nailed down by him cryin'
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Sayin' pick me up and carry me home
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G G 
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For I feel that I'm a -dyin'
Oh, mother, mother,
make my bed
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and make it long and narrow.
Sweet William died for me today,
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and I'll die for him tomorrow.
Oh, father, father,
dig my grave
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and dig it long and narrow.
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Sweet William died with
straight true love,
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and I'll die for him with sorrow.
They buried William in the old churchyard,
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G G 
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and Barbara there be side him.
A blood -red rose grew
from William's grave,
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but from Barbara's a green briar.
They grew and they grew
to the paling's top,
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They couldn't grow no higher.
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There they wrapped and tied
in a true love knot,
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And they lived and died together.

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