One Morning In May chords by Jean Ritchie

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Verse 1
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 (C major) One  (G major) morning, one morning,
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one  (D major) morning in  (G major) May,
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I spot a fair couple inquir (D major) ing their  (G major) way.
They stood and concluded
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to  (C major) go by the  (G major) spring,
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 (C major) To see  (G major) the waters  (C major) gliding,
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hear the  (D major) nightingale  (G major) sing.
He hugged her, and he kissed her,
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and he  (D major) caught her round the  (G major) middle,
And out of his knapsack
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he  (D major) drew a fine  (G major) fiddle,
And he played her a tune
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of  (C major) the voluntary.  (G major) 
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Oh,  (C major) see  (G major) the water (C major) s are gliding,
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hear the  (D major) nightingales  (G major) sing,
Pretty soldier, pretty soldier,
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won't  (D major) you marry me?
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 (G major) Oh, no pretty lady that  (D major) never can  (G major) be
For I've got a wife at home
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 (C major) and children of  (G major) three
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An (C major) d  the  (G major) prettiest  (C major) little baby
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that you ever  (D major) did  (G major) see
I'll go to Kentucky and stay
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 (D major) there for  (G major) a year
Instead of cold water,
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my  (D major) drink shall be  (G major) beer
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And when I come back  (C major) it'll be in the spring
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 (G major) An (C major) d  I'll play  (G major) that  (C major) tune
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over and  (D major) over again
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 (G major) To  (C major) see  (G major) the waters a  (C major) -gliding,
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hear the  (D major) nightingales  (G major) sing