Chords for Susan Reed: Barbara Allen (1956)

[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In Scarlet Town where I was born
_ There was [Eb] a fair [F] maid dwelling
_ _ _ [Eb]
Made every youth [Gm] cry well a day
Her name [F] was _ _ [Bb] Barbary Ellen _ _ _
All in the _ merry month of May
_ [Eb] When the green buds there was a [F] swelling _ _ _ [Eb] sweet William [Gm] on his deathbed lay _
for [Eb] the love of
[F] _ Barbary [Gm] Ellen
_ _ _ He sent his servant [F] to the [Bb] town
to the town [Eb] where she
[F] Was dwelling _ _ [Eb] my master bid you [Gm]
come with _ me if your [Eb] name be [F] _ [Bb] Barbary Ellen _ _
so _ _ slowly _ slowly
_ [F] [Bb] she got up _ and slowly [Ebm] _ [Eb] she
[F] Drew not _ _ _ [Eb] but all she _ said [Gm] when there she came
_ _ _ _ Was
[Bbm] Young [Eb] man, [Bb] I fear you're dying.
_ _ _ _ Oh
Yes, I'm sick.
I'm very sick.
Oh, [Eb] yes.
I'm not
[F] dying _ and _ [Eb] all because [Bb] I love you [Gm] _ so
_ _ [Eb]
hard-hearted [F] _ _ [Bb] Barbary Ellen
_ _ _ _ Oh, can you not the other day in the [Eb] town where I [F] was dwelling
_ _ [Eb] You drank a _ toast [Bb] to the ladies [Gm] round _
But [Eb] just slighted
[F] _ _ [Bb] Barbary Ellen.
_ _ _ _ Oh
Yes, I can I can it well
_ in [Eb] the town where you _
[F] _ Dwelling _ _ _ _ [Eb]
I gave a toast to [Gm] the ladies _ round
_ But [Eb] my _ love [F] to _ bar
_ Brienne [Bb] _ _ _ as _ _ _ she was _ _
_ _ _ [F] Walking or [Bb] the hill _ _ _ she _ [Eb] heard the
_ Every _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ note _ [Bb] did seem to _ _ [Gm] say _ [Eb] Hard _ [F]-hearted _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Barbary Ellen _ _ _ Oh _ father _ _ _ father
_ [F] _ Dig [Bb] my _ _ grave _ _ Oh
Dig it [Eb] _ _ _ deep _
_ [F] Sweet _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ William died _ _ _ [Bb] for me _ today
_ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Eb] I'll die [F] for _ him
_ _ [Bb] To _ _ _ _ _ me _ bury them _ there [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ churchyard _ _ in [Eb] death he _ was
[F] _ Beside _
_ _ _ [Eb] of his heart [Bb] grew a red [G] red row _ _
_ [Eb] and out of [F] her _ _
[Bb] sub Briar
_ They _ grew and grew
_ Round the old church tower _ _ _
till they [Eb] could _ [Bb] grow
_ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] and at the _ top
_ twined a true love
_ [G] _ _ _ The _
_ [Eb] red _ _ [F] rose _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _