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Barbara Allen

 D          A              D 
Twas in the merry month of May, 
                G         D 
When green buds all were swellin, 
      D7      G      D         Bm 
Sweet William on his death bed lay 
    D       A7      D 
For love of Barbara Allen. 

            A              D 
He sent his servant to the town, 
                   G       D 
To the place where she was dwellin, 
    D7            G          D      Bm 
Saying, "You must come to my master dear, 
        D       A7      D 
If your name be Barb´ry Allen." 


            A              D 
So, slowly, slowly she got up, 
           G        D 
And slowly she drew nigh him, 
       D7    G        D       Bm 
And the only words to him did say, 
       D      A7           D 
"Young man, I think you´re dyin." 

              A             D 
He turned his face unto the wall, 
              G      D 
And death was in him wellin, 
      D7        G       D          Bm 
"Good-bye, good-bye to my friends all, 
   D       A7      D 
Be good to Barb´ry Allen." 

            A                D 
When he was dead and laid in grave, 
              G           D 
She heard the death bells Knellin, 
     D7   G         D       Bm 
And every stroke to her did say: 
      D       A7      D 
"Hard-hearted Barb´ry Allen." 

               A                 D 
"Oh mother, oh mother, go dig my grave, 
             G        D 
Make it both long and narrow; 
       D7     G       D        Bm 
Sweet William died of love for me, 
    D      A7     D 
And I will die of sorrow." 

                A                 D 
"And father, oh father, go dig my grave, 
             G        D 
Make it both long and narrow, 
      D7      G    D        Bm 
Sweet William died on yesterday, 
    D      A7    D 
And I will die tomorrow." 

                  A                        D 
Barb´ry Allen was buried in the old church-yard, 
                  G            D 
Sweet William was buried beside her; 
        D7             G           D      Bm 
Out of Sweet William´s heart there grew a rose, 
    D          A7        D 
Out of Barb´ry Allen´s, a briar. 

              A                      D 
They grew and grew in the old church-yard, 
               G       D 
Til they could grow no higher; 
       D7       G             D       Bm 
At the end they formed a true lovers´ knot, 
        D         A7        D 
And the rose grew round the briar.  
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