The Holy Well
The Holy Well

The Holy Well easy guitar chords by Jean Ritchie

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  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • C

  • Em

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • B

    2

  • C

    • Verse 1
    As it 
    fell 
    out 
    one 
    May 
    morning, 

    and 
    upon 
    a 
    bright 
    holiday, 

    Sweet 
    Jesus 
    asked 
    of his 
    dear 
    mother 

    if 
    he 
    might 
    go 
    and 
    play. 

    To 
    play, 
    to play, 
    sweet 
    Jesus 
    shall 
    go, 

    and to 
    play now 
    get 
    you 
    gone, 

    An
    d 
    let 
    me 
    hear 
    of 
    no 

    complaint 
    at 
    night 

    when 
    you 
    come 
    home. 

    Sweet 
    Jesus 
    went 
    down 
    to 
    yonder 
    town, 

    as 
    far 
    as 
    the holy 
    well, 

    And 
    there 
    did 
    see 
    as 
    fine 
    children 

    as 
    any 
    tongue 
    can 
    tell. 

    He 
    said, 
    God bless 
    you, 
    every
    one, 

    and 
    your 
    bodies, 
    Christ, 
    save 
    and 
    see. 

    And 
    now, 
    little 
    children, 
    I'll 
    play 
    with 
    you, 

    and 
    you 
    shall 
    play 
    with 
    me. 

    But 
    they 
    made 
    answer 
    to 
    him, 

    No, 
    thou 
    art 
    meaner 
    than 
    us 
    all. 

    Thou 
    'rt but 
    a 
    simple 
    fair 
    maid's 
    child, 

    Born 
    in 
    an 
    ox's 
    stall. 

    Sweet 
    Jesus 
    turned 
    him 
    round 
    about, 

    Nor 
    laughed, 
    nor 
    smiled, 
    nor 
    spoke, 

    But the 
    tears 
    came 
    trickling 
    from 
    his 
    eyes, 

    Like 
    waters 
    from 
    the 
    rock. 

    Sweet 
    Jesus 
    turned 
    him 
    round 
    about, 

    to 
    his 
    mother's 
    home 
    went 
    he, 

    and 
    said, 
    I have 
    been 
    in 
    yonder 
    town, 

    as 
    after 
    you 
    may 
    see. 

    I 
    said, 
    God 
    bless 
    you, 
    every 
    one, 

    and your 
    bodies, 
    Christ, 
    save 
    and 
    see, 

    And 
    now, 
    little 
    children, 
    I'll play 
    with 
    you, 

    and 
    you 
    shall 
    play 
    with 
    me. 

    But 
    they 
    made 
    answer 
    to 
    me, 

    no, 
    they 
    were 
    lords 
    and 
    ladies' 
    sons, 

    And 
    I 
    the 
    meanest 
    of 
    them 
    all, 

    born 
    in 
    an 
    ox's 
    stall. 

    Sweet 
    Jesus, 
    go down 
    to 
    yonder 
    town, 

    As 
    far 
    as 
    the holy 
    well, 

    And 
    take 
    away 
    those 
    sinful 
    souls, 

    And 
    dip 
    them 
    deep 
    in 
    hell. 

    Nay, 
    nay, 
    sweet 
    Jesus 
    smiled 
    and 
    said, 

    Nay, 
    nay, 
    that 
    may 
    not 
    be, 

    For 
    there 
    are 
    too 
    many 
    sinful 
    souls 

    Cryin' 
    out 
    for 
    the 
    help 
    of 
    me. 

    Then up 
    spoke 
    the angel 
    Gab
    riel 

    Upon 
    a 
    good 
    -said 
    steven, 

    Although 
    you 
    were 
    but 
    a 
    maiden's 
    child, 

    You 
    are 
    the 
    King 
    of 
    heaven. 

    You 

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