The Holy Well chords by Jean Ritchie

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Verse 1
Em 
D 
 (E minor) As it fell out one May  (D major) morning,
Em 
D 
and  (E minor) upon a bright  (D major) holiday,
Em 
 (E minor) Sweet Jesus asked of his dear mother
if he might go and play.
D 
To play, to play, sweet Jesus  (D major) shall go,
Em 
Bm 
and to  (E minor) play now get you  (B minor) gone,
B 
Em 
 (B major) An (E minor) d   let me hear of no
complaint at night
when you come home.
D 
Sweet Jesus went down to yonder  (D major) town,
Em 
D 
Bm 
Em 
as  (E minor) far as the holy  (D major) well,  (B minor)  (E minor) 
And there did see as fine children
Bm 
B 
Em 
as any  (B minor) tongue  (B major) can  (E minor) tell.
D 
He said, God bless you, every (D major) one,
Em 
C 
Em 
D 
Em 
and your  (E minor) bodies,  (C major) Christ,  (E minor) save  (D major) and  (E minor) see.
And now, little children, I'll play with you,
Bm 
Em 
and you shall  (B minor) play  (E minor) with me.
D 
But they made answer to  (D major) him,
Em 
D 
Em 
No, thou art  (E minor) meaner than  (D major) us  (E minor) all.
Thou 'rt but a simple fair maid's child,
Bm 
Em 
Born in an  (B minor) ox's  (E minor) stall.
D 
Sweet Jesus turned him  (D major) round about,
Em 
D 
B 
Nor  (E minor) laughed, nor smiled,  (D major) nor  (B major) spoke,
Em 
But the  (E minor) tears came trickling from his eyes,
B 
Bm 
Em 
Like waters from  (B major)  (B minor) the  (E minor) rock.
D 
Sweet Jesus turned him  (D major) round about,
Em 
B 
to his  (E minor) mother's home went  (B major) he,
Em 
 (E minor) and said, I have been in yonder town,
Bm 
Em 
as after you  (B minor) may  (E minor) see.
D 
I said, God bless you,  (D major) every one,
Em 
Bm 
and your  (E minor) bodies, Christ, save and  (B minor) see,
B 
Em 
 (B major) And  (E minor) now, little children, I'll play with you,
Bm 
Em 
and you shall  (B minor) play with  (E minor) me.
D 
But they made answer to  (D major) me,
Em 
B 
no, they were  (E minor) lords and ladies'  (B major) sons,
Bm 
Em 
 (B minor)  (E minor) And I the meanest of them all,
Bm 
B 
Em 
born in an  (B minor) ox's  (B major)  (E minor) stall.
D 
Sweet Jesus, go down to  (D major) yonder town,
Em 
B 
As  (E minor) far as the holy well,  (B major) 
Em 
And  (E minor) take away those sinful souls,
B 
Em 
And dip them deep  (B major) in  (E minor) hell.
Bm 
Nay, nay, sweet Jesus smiled  (B minor) and said,
D 
Em 
Bm 
 (D major) Nay,  (E minor) nay, that may not  (B minor) be,
B 
Em 
 (B major) For  (E minor) there are too many sinful souls
Bm 
Em 
Cryin' out for the  (B minor) help  (E minor) of  me.
D 
Then up spoke the angel Gab (D major) riel
Em 
D 
B 
Upon  (E minor) a   good  (D major) -said  (B major) steven,
Em 
 (E minor) Although you were but a maiden's child,
You are the King of heaven.
You