Key: E major•
Verse 1
E
B
E
As I went a walking one morning in May
E
A
And the other was a soldier and
B
E
a brave grenadier
Verse 2
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Verse 3
E
A
And they both sat down together, love
B
E
To hear the nightingale sing
Verse 4
E
B
Out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle
E
A
And softly cried the fair maid
B
E
as the nightingale sings
Verse 5
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
B
F#m
Like sister and brother
B
E
They went arm in arm
Verse 6
along the road
E
A
And they both sat down together, love
B
E
B
E
To hear the nightingale sing
B
E
Interlude 1
F#m
B
E
B
E
A
B
E
Verse 7
E
B
Oh, I'm off to India for
Drinking wines and strong whiskies
E
A
And we'll both sit down together
B
E
love to hear the nightingale sing
Verse 8
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Verse 9
E
A
And they both sat down together,
love
B
E
To hear the nightingale sing
Verse 10
B
E
"Will you marry me?"
"Oh no", says the soldier,
E
A
And she is the finest little maid
B
E
that you ever did see
Verse 11
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Verse 12
the road
E
A
And they both sat down together,
love
B
E
To hear the nightingale sing
Outro 1
E
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B A F#m
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