Little Omie Wise Chords by Doc Watson

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[Bm] _ _ _ Oh listen to my story [A] I'll tell you no lies
[G] How [Bm] John Lewis did murder [F#m] poor little [Bm] Omie Wye _ _
He told her to meet him [A] at Adams' Springs
[Bm] He promised her money [F#] and other [Bm] fine things
_ So fool like she met [A] him at Adams' Springs
[Bm] No money he brought her nor [F#] other [Bm] fine things
_ _ Go with me little Omie [A] and away we will go
[Bm] We'll go and get married [F#] and no one [Bm] will _ _
She climbed up behind him [A] and away they go
[Bm] But off to the river were deep waters flow _ _ _ _
John Lewis, John Lewis, will [A] you tell me your mind
Do you intend to marry me [F#] or leave [Bm] me be
_ _ _ Little Omie, little [A] Omie, I'll tell you my mind
[Bm] My mind is to drown you [F#] and leave
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_ [Bm] _ _ _ Have mercy on my baby [A] and spare me my life
[Bm] I'll go home as a beggar and [F#m] never be [Bm] your _ wife
He kissed her and hugged her [A] and turned her around
Then [Bm] pushed her in deep [F#m] waters where he knew that she would [Bm] drown
_ He got on his pony [A] and away he did ride
[Bm] As the screams of little Omie [C#m] went down [Bm] by his side
T'was on a Thursday morning [A] the rain was pouring down
When the [Bm] people searched for Omie but [F#] she could not be found _ _
Two boys went to fish in [A] one fine summer day
And [Bm] saw little Omie's body go [C#m] floating [Bm] away _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ They threw their net around her [A] and drew her to the bank
Her [Bm] clothes all wet and muddy [F#] they laid her on [Bm] a plank
_ _ Then sent for John Lewis [A] to come to that place
And [Bm] brought her out before [F#] him so that he might see [Bm] her face _
He made no confession [A] but they carried him to jail
[Bm] No friends nor relations would [F#] go on [Bm] his bail _ _ _
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