Barbara Allen chords by Pete Seeger
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (D major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major)
Twas in (D major) the merry month of
Verse 1
(G major)
May
When green (E minor) buds all were (D major) swelling,
(C major) Sweet William on his death bed lay
For love (G major) of (A minor) Barbara (D major) Allen.
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Verse 2
(G major) He sent his ser (D major) vant
to the (G major) town
To the place (E minor) where she was (D major) dwelling,
Saying you must come, to
(C major) my master dear (D major) (G major)
If your name (A minor) be Barbar (G major) a Allen.
So slowly, slowly (D major) she got
Verse 3
(G major) up
And slowly (E minor) she drew nigh (D major) him,
(C major) An d the only words to him (G major) did say
Young man I think (A minor) you're (D major) dy (G major) ing.
Verse 4
He turned his (D major) face unto the wall (G major)
And death was in (D major) him welling,
Good- (C major) bye, good- bye, to
my (G major) friends all
Be good to Bar (A minor) bar (D major) a (G major) Allen.
When he was dead and laid in grave (D major) (G major)
Verse 5
She heard the (E minor) death bell (D major) s knelling
And (C major) every stroke to her did (G major) say
Hard hearted (A minor) Barbar (G major) a Allen.
Verse 6
Oh mother, oh (C major) mother go dig
my (D major) grave (G major)
(E minor) Make it both (D major) long and narrow,
(C major) Sweet William died (G major) of love for me
And I (A minor) will (D major) die of sorrow.
Verse 7
(G major) An d father, oh father (C major) , go
(D major) dig my (G major) grave
Make it both (E minor) long and (D major) narrow,
Sweet (C major) William died on (G major) yesterday
And I will die (A minor) (D major) tomorrow.
(G major) Barbara Allen was
Verse 8
buried (D major) in the old
church (G major) yard
Sweet William was buried be (D major) side her,
Out (C major) of sweet William's
(G major) heart, there grew a rose
Out of Barbara (A minor) (D major) Allen's a briar.
Verse 9
(G major) They grew and (D major) grew in the
old (G major) churchyard
Till they could grow no (D major) higher
At (C major) the end they formed, a true
(G major) lover's knot
And the rose (A minor) grew round (D major) the briar.
(G major)
Barbara Allen
Pete Seeger
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