Key: D minor
Verse 1
The burning Thames I have to cross.
F
Dm
Oh, I must be guided without a stumble
And when he came to his
true love's window
He knelt down gently on a stone
She rose her head from her
C
Am
C
down -soft pillow,
Dm
Am
Disturbing me from
E
Am
middle of night's rest
Oh I'm your lover and can't discover
I pray your eyes love and let me in
For I'm fatigued from
Am
C
Am
E
Am
Besides, I'm wet into the skin.
Now this young girl rose and
put on her clothing,
She quickly let her own true love in,
Am
C
Am
Till that long night was near an end
O' Willie dear, O' dearest Willie
Where is that colour you'd some time ago
Oh Mary dear, the clay has changed me,
Dm
Am
I'm but the ghost of your weird Leo.
Then oh cock, oh cock,
oh handsome cockerel,
I pray you not crow until it's day,
F
Am
And your comb I'll make
E
Am
of the silver cry.
But the cock it crewed,
and it crewed so fully,
It crewed three hours before it was day,
Not be the light of the moon,
nor the light of day.
Then it's Willie dear,
oh dearest Willie,
whenever shall I see you again?
When
And the fish they fly, love,
And the sea runs dry, love,
E
Am
And the rocks they melt In the heat of the sun.
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsAm F Dm C E
More songs by A. L. Lloyd
Discover chords for more songs to play
Related songs
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users