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Verse 1
(D major) (C major) (D major) As (G major) she walked by
the (E minor) jailhouse door,
She (C major) spied a man with (B minor) head hung low,
(E minor) And all (C major) because of (G major) bolts and chains,
his (C major) homeland he would (A minor) never know. (D major) (C major) (D major)
I am (G major) a prisoner far (E minor) from home,
an (C major) d if you'll only steal (B minor) the key, (E minor)
I'll (C major) take you where the (G major) grass grows green
an (C major) d make of you my (A minor) great lady. (D major) (C major) (D major)
I can (G major) not go, I (E minor) dare not go,
afar (C major) to come your great (B minor) lady, (E minor)
for you (C major) have got a Scot (G major) land wife
And (C major) with her you have (A minor) babies (D major) three (C major) (D major)
But she (G major) has gone to her (E minor) father's stable
And (C major) she has gone to her
(B minor) mother's till (B major) (E minor)
And she (C major) has got the jail (G major) house key
and (C major) they have galloped
o (A minor) 'er the (D major) hill. (C major) (D major)
O (G major) pity, pity, (E minor) pity, please,
as (C major) I did (B minor) pity thee,
Or (E minor) fling (C major) me from your castle (G major) wall
And (C major) smash my slim (A minor) body? (D major) (C major) (D major)
Oh (G major) how could I ever pity (E minor) thee
When (C major) you are just a (B minor) common maid?
(E minor) So get (C major) you back to old (G major) England,
at your (C major) father's side you
(A minor) should have (D major) stayed. (C major) (D major)
Oh, (G major) false and faithless knight, (E minor) cried she,
I (C major) will go to my (B minor) father's side
(E minor) And (C major) he will prove to (G major) all Scotland
that (C major) I'm still fit for (A minor) some
man's (D major) bride. (C major) (D major)
Her mother, (G major) who was truly (E minor) queen,
she (C major) smiled a very know
(B minor) ing smile. (E minor)
You're (C major) not the first nor the (G major) only one
that (C major) a Scot's man (A minor) did be (D major) guile.
(C major) (D major) So come (G major) ye maidens, (E minor) young and old,
and (C major) from me take this (B minor) warning free.
A (B major) (E minor) Scot (C major) will never, (G major) never be true,
as (C major) no Scotsman will (A minor) ever
(D major) be. (C major) (D major) (G major) (E minor)
What (C major) fun it (B minor) (B major) (E minor) (C major) (G major) is (C major) (D major) sleigh
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