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Polly's Love chords by
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
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Fair

Maids are a -shining over

Valley and

Town

There once was a young girl,

her name it was

Miss

Brown

A young man came a -courting

her dear for to be

And he was my trader ship's carpenter,

was he?

Well the king,

needed sailors four to go off to sea

This made the young maiden

to cry and to say

William, oh

William, do not leave me here.

Remember the vows you

have made to your dear.

But it was early the next morning
C
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before it was day

He's gone to his

Polly, these words he did say

Polly, oh
D
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Polly, you must come along with me
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Before we get married,
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my friends, for to see

Then he's led her through the groves

and through the valleys so deep

This caused poor

Polly to cry and to weep

William, oh

William, you've led me astray
C
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On purpose to take my own sweet life away

No pardon will I give you

and there's no time to stand

And there in a moment drew

a knife with his hand

He stabbed her poor body

till red blood did flow

And into her grave her
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poor body did throw

Then he's covered her

body so safe and secure

He thought none would find her,

of that he was sure

Then he went on board ship

to sail the world around

Before that his murder would ever be found

It was early one morning
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before it was day

The captain came to him,

these words he did say

There's a murderer on board

and it's lately been done

Our ship, she's in mourn
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ing and cannot sail on

And up stepped one sailor,

indeed sanitised

And up -stepped one other, indeed, sir, not
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I,
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And up -stepped young

William to storm -cast and swear,

Indeed, sir, not
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I, sir, I vow and declare.

And as he was a -turning from the

captain with speed

He's met pretty

Polly, it's made his

heart bleed

She's ripped him,

she's stripped him, she's

I tore him in three,

crying that's all the matter of my baby and me.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • C

  • D

Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Polly's Love by Waterson:Carthy is B major.

The primary chords used in Polly's Love are B, E, F#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like B, E, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Polly's Love is approximately 50 beats per minute.

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