Salisbury Plain chords by Lisa Knapp

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Verse 1
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Da -da -dum, da -da -da -da -dum
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Da -da -dum, da -da -da -da -dum
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As  I   was a -walking on
Salisbury Plain
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It  was there I met
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a scamp in young blade
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Who kissed me and en
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ticed me  so
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Till along with him I was forced
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for to  go
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Well we came into
a public house at last
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An  d there for a man and
wife we did pass
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He called for strong ale, wine, and beer,
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Till at length to bed we berthed
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in  repair.
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Undress yourself, my darling,
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says he,
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Undress yourself and
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come to bed with me.
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Indeed, that I will, said she,
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If you'll keep all
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them flash girls away,
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Well, it's them flash girls
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you need not fear,
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For you'll be safeguarded, my  dear,
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I'll keep you like some lady gay,
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For I'll go robbing on
the King's Highway.
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So it's early next morning,
my true love arose
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And so nimbly he put
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on his clothes
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Straight away to the highway
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he set sail
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An  d   it's there
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he  robbed
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the coaches of the mail
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And now in Newgate jail,
my true love, do lie
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Expecting every mo  ment for to die
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May God have mercy on  his poor soul
For I think I hear the death bell
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for to  toll you