Chords for Maiden's Choice

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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ A peasant maid [G] of Aspect Fair went walking _ [Eb]
flowers in her hair
_ _ [Bb] Towards the [Cm] daily [Bb] market fair, a [Eb] basket in [F] her hair
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Thereupon she [Gbm] caught [Gm] the eye of [Bb] two who chanced [Cm] to be riding [Dm] by
[Bb] A knight upon [Eb] his stallion high, and a [F] lord who [Bb]
held
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Fair maid, [Bb] the [Cm] two [Bb]-handed exclaim, why walk in dust [Eb] to reach your aim?
No [Gm] woman could [Cm] by [Bb] any name be _ [Eb] beauteous [F] as thee
_ [Bb] Good says I have no [D] horse [Gm] or cart to make good [Cm] time as thou [Dm] both art
And [Bb] so I make [Eb] an early [C] start, the market [F] where's to see
_ _ _ Fair [Bb] maid, the knight [Cm] said [Bb] graciously, oh pretty, come [Eb] and ride with me
Thou [Gm] wouldst my truest [Bb] lady be until the day I die
[Dm] The sun and moon are in [Gm] your [F] [Eb] eyes, the purest blue [Cm] of [Dm] cloudless sky
_ True grace your form [Eb] _ _
[Cm] personifies, [F] I'd have you by [Bb] my side
_ _ [Eb] The lord [Cm] upon his [Bb] dappled grey, thought long and hard on [Eb] what to say
At last he simply [Cm]
said, [Bb] I pray you [Eb] would consider [F] _
_ [Dm] me
[Bb] Fair maid, said he, [D] away [Gm] we'll ride, _ [Eb] if you [Bb] consent to [Cm] be my [Dm] bride
_ [Bb] My keep is strong, [Eb] my love, _ _ its [F] lady you [Bb] would be _
[Eb] Tis [Gm] comfort and [Bb] security, your quest for truth [Eb] and purity
Fair [Bb] maid, what will [Cm] your [Bb] answer be, for whom [Eb] will you [F] decide?
[F] _ _ _
[Bb] While not at _ [Gm] Flannery, _ _ [Eb] the [Gm] lord has more to [Cm] [Dm] offer me
_ [Bb] With him I'll make [Eb] my go, _ _ and [Bb] to the fair [Eb] we'll [Dm] ride
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