Pretty Polly chords by Judy Collins

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
 (E minor) Polly, Pretty Polly,
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
 (B minor) come  (E minor) go long with me  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor) Polly, Pretty Polly,  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
come  (E minor) go long with me  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor) 
Em 
Be (E minor) fore we get married,
A 
Em 
 (A major) some  (E minor) pleasure to see

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Verse 2

She jumped up behind him

and away they did ride

She jumped up behind him,

away they did go

Over the mountains, and valleys so low.

Verse 3
Em 
Oh  (E minor) Willie, oh Willie, I'm a feared for my life
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
 (B minor) Oh  (E minor) Willie, oh  (B minor) Willie,
Em 
Bm 
Em 
I'm a feared  (E minor) for my  (B minor) life  (E minor) 
I'm afraid you mean to murder me,
A 
Em 
 (A major) and leave me be (E minor) hind

Verse 4
Em 
Pretty  (E minor) Polly, Pretty Polly,
you guessed about right
Polly, Pretty Polly,
you guessed about right
I've been diggin' your grave,
A 
Em 
 (A major) for the best part of last  (E minor) night

Verse 5
Em 
She knelt  (E minor) down before him,
Bm 
pleading for her life  (B minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) She knelt down before him,
Bm 
Em 
pleading for her life,  (B minor)  (E minor) 
Let me be a single girl,
A 
 (A major) if I can't be your wife
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (B minor) 

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor) He  (E minor) stabbed her to the heart,
and her heart blood did flow
He stabbed her to the heart,
and her heart blood did flow
And into the grave,
A 
Em 
 (A major) Pretty Polly did  (E minor) go.

Interlude 1

Verse 7
Em 
He  (E minor) through a little dirt on
Bm 
her and started for home  (B minor) 
Em 
Bm 
Em 
He  (E minor) through a little dirt  (B minor) over  (E minor) her
and started for home
Leaving nobody there,
A 
Em 
 (A major) but the wild birds to  (E minor) moan

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) 
A debt to the devil, Willie must pay
A debt to the devil, Willie must pay
A 
Em 
A 
 (A major) For  (E minor) killing Pretty Polly, an (A major) d  running, and running,
Em 
C 
D 
 (E minor) and  (C major) running,  (D major) and running away.