The Girl I Left Behind Chords by Levon Helm

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_ _ _ _ _ _ There was a [C] wealthy old farmer [G] lived in a country nearby.
[D] Well, he had a [G] handsome daughter [C] on whom I [G] cast my eye.
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Whom I cast [G] my eye. _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] [G] Oh, [Em] I ask if it [C] made any [G] difference if I crossed over the plains.
[D] Likewise, would [G] she be true to [C] me till I [G] returned again.
[C] I [G] returned again. _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] [G] She [Em] said that [C] she'd be true to [G] me and her death doth prove unkind.
[D] So we kissed your [G] hands and parted [C] and I left my [G] girl behind.
[C] Left my [G] girl behind. _
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So I headed for [C] old Missouri, [G] kind faces for to see.
[D] There was one Miss [G] Molly Walker [C] fell deep in [G] love with me.
[C] Fell deep in [G] love with me. _ _ _
_ She said your pockets [C] shall be lined with [G] gold, your work and days will be o'er.
[D] If you consent [G] to marry [C] me, I swear you [G] won't no [C] more.
Swear you [G] won't no more. _
_ _ _ _ But if I consent [C] to marry [G] you, I'm sure I'd be to blame.
[D] For the girl that I [G] left [C] behind would laugh at [G] me for shame.
[C] Laugh at [G] me for shame. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [C] For the girl _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ I left behind would laugh at me for shame.
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