Key: A major
Verse 1
A
mistake
She was carrying my child but I was
too young and wild
B
E
For the burdens that marriage creates
Verse 2
A
So just like a coward I looked for a way out
D
A
I went where the Slank River flows
D
A
I left her a note inside of my coat
E
A
And quickly walked off down the road
Verse 3
they dragged the river
D
A
For the body that was not to be found
I watched from a hill while
they had my funeral
Verse 4
And they all kept saying what
D
A
shame it was I chose to die
Verse 5
D
A
Black velvet lace covered her face
and tears at my conscience
A
Bb
when she cried
Verse 6
shame locked inside me
Eb
Bb
My conscience led me back home
To a small country graveyard
where a plain wooden marker
Verse 7
banks of the river
Eb
Bb
Lorene seems to beckon to me
F
Bb
And I'll put your conscience to sleep
Verse 8
Eb
Bb
Black velvet lace covered her face
and tears at my conscience
F
Bb
Is the sound Lorene made when she cried
Verse 9
Bb
Eb
when she cried
Bb
F
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