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Locks & Bolts chords by 
Oscar Brand
N/A•
Verse 1
D
F#m
When I was a kid, a long time ago,
D
I heard a song that I love dearly.
A
D
It's called My True Love,
Golden Hair,
or even Locks and Bolts.
The principle,
I guess, is like that of the fellow
F#m
who went to the woman down in the southern
D
mountains
and said, Mother, I want to marry
Bessie Hatchel
F#m
from down the way.
D
And the mother says, You do?
Is she a virgin, son?"
And he said, Yes,
mother, she is.
And she says, Well, we can't marry then,
because if she ain't good
enough for her folks,
A
D
she ain't good enough for ours. Well...
G
And so on this song, for some reason,
D
in the old ballad, the young man was not supposed to marry the young girl,
A
but he married her. Oh,
D
let me tell you of my love,
A
D
she is a lovely sweet one,
F#m
she is the darling of my life,
G
A
has made it a complete one.
D
A
F#m
Me and my love lay down to rest
G
All on a summer's day
A
D
F#m
When I awoke, I was alone
Eb
D
My love was stolen away
A
D
I followed to her father's house,
A
D
followed for my dear.
F#m
The servant said, on every hand,
G
A
Oh no, she is not here.
D
F#m
And then I heard her own soft voice
G
A
come from the highest window.
D
Oh, love, dear love,
F#m
I would come down,
G
Em
A
but a lock and bolts do hinder.
D
A
D
My anger flew, my sword I drew,
A
D
into that house I'd enter.
Her father and three armoured men
F#m
G
Gainst me that door did hinder
A
D
F#m
With angry cry I raised my sword
G
D
And at them I did batter
A
D
And so with fear they all fell back
F#m
Em
D
And through that house did scatter
F#m
I took my love into my arms,
G
D
to my breast I hold her.
A
D
Her lovely hair, like golden strings,
F#m
D
Eb
F#m
A
come twisting down my shoulder.
D
And all you men who love a girl
and someone soon would
D
hinder must do as I,
for my true love,
G
D
though locks and bolts should bar you.
Thank you. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you.
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