Chords for Frankie Laine 'High Noon' Original 1952 78 rpm
Tempo:
143.3 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Fm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Eb]
Do not forsake me, oh my darling, on this our wedding
[Ab] day.
[Fm]
Do not forsake [Bb] me, oh [Eb] my [Cm] darling, [Gm]
wait, [G]
[Bb] wait along.
[Eb]
I do not know what fate awaits me.
I only know I must [Ab] be brave,
[Eb] [Fm]
and I must [Eb] face a man who hates me.
[Bb]
Or lie [Eb] a coward, [Bb]
[Ab] a craving [Eb] coward,
[Ab] or lie [Eb] a coward [Ab]
in [Eb] my grave.
[Ab] Oh, to be torn twixt love and [Eb] duty, supposing I lose my fair-haired beauty,
[Ab] look at that big hand move [Eb] along, near and high noody.
[Ab] He made a vow while in state [Eb] prison, vowed it would be my life for his,
and [Abm] I'm not afraid of death, but [Eb] oh, what [Bb] will I do if you leave [D]
me?
[Eb] Do not forsake me, oh my darling, you made that promise as [Ab] a bride.
[C]
[Fm] Do not [D]
forsake me, oh [Eb] my darling,
[Ab] although [Eb] you're grieving,
[Ab] don't think [Eb] of leaving, [Ab] now [Eb] that I need you by my side.
[D] Wait along,
[Eb] wait
[Ab] along, wait [Eb]
along.
[G] [N]
[Eb]
Do not forsake me, oh my darling, on this our wedding
[Ab] day.
[Fm]
Do not forsake [Bb] me, oh [Eb] my [Cm] darling, [Gm]
wait, [G]
[Bb] wait along.
[Eb]
I do not know what fate awaits me.
I only know I must [Ab] be brave,
[Eb] [Fm]
and I must [Eb] face a man who hates me.
[Bb]
Or lie [Eb] a coward, [Bb]
[Ab] a craving [Eb] coward,
[Ab] or lie [Eb] a coward [Ab]
in [Eb] my grave.
[Ab] Oh, to be torn twixt love and [Eb] duty, supposing I lose my fair-haired beauty,
[Ab] look at that big hand move [Eb] along, near and high noody.
[Ab] He made a vow while in state [Eb] prison, vowed it would be my life for his,
and [Abm] I'm not afraid of death, but [Eb] oh, what [Bb] will I do if you leave [D]
me?
[Eb] Do not forsake me, oh my darling, you made that promise as [Ab] a bride.
[C]
[Fm] Do not [D]
forsake me, oh [Eb] my darling,
[Ab] although [Eb] you're grieving,
[Ab] don't think [Eb] of leaving, [Ab] now [Eb] that I need you by my side.
[D] Wait along,
[Eb] wait
[Ab] along, wait [Eb]
along.
[G] [N]
Key:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Fm
D
Eb
Ab
Bb
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do not forsake me, oh my darling, _ _ _ _ _ _ on this our _ wedding _
[Ab] _ day.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
Do not forsake [Bb] me, oh [Eb] my _ _ [Cm] darling, _ _ _ [Gm]
wait, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] wait along.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
I do not know what fate awaits me. _ _ _ _ _ _
I only know I must [Ab] be brave,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
and I must [Eb] face a man who hates _ _ _ me.
_ [Bb] _
Or lie [Eb] a coward, _ [Bb]
[Ab] a craving _ [Eb] coward, _ _
[Ab] or lie [Eb] a _ coward [Ab] _
_ in [Eb] my _ _ grave.
_ _ _ [Ab] Oh, to be torn twixt love and [Eb] duty, supposing I lose my fair-haired beauty,
[Ab] look at that big hand move _ [Eb] along, near and high noody.
_ [Ab] He made a vow while in state [Eb] prison, vowed it would be my life for his,
and [Abm] I'm not afraid of death, but [Eb] oh, what [Bb] will I do if you leave _ _ [D]
me?
_ _ [Eb] Do not forsake me, oh my darling, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you made that promise as [Ab] a bride.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] Do not [D]
forsake me, oh [Eb] my _ darling, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ although [Eb] you're grieving,
_ _ [Ab] _ don't think [Eb] of leaving, _ _ [Ab] _ now [Eb] that I need you _ by my side.
_ _ _ _ [D] Wait _ along, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ wait _
[Ab] _ along, _ _ wait [Eb] _
along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Do not forsake me, oh my darling, _ _ _ _ _ _ on this our _ wedding _
[Ab] _ day.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _
Do not forsake [Bb] me, oh [Eb] my _ _ [Cm] darling, _ _ _ [Gm]
wait, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] wait along.
_ _ _ [Eb] _
I do not know what fate awaits me. _ _ _ _ _ _
I only know I must [Ab] be brave,
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
and I must [Eb] face a man who hates _ _ _ me.
_ [Bb] _
Or lie [Eb] a coward, _ [Bb]
[Ab] a craving _ [Eb] coward, _ _
[Ab] or lie [Eb] a _ coward [Ab] _
_ in [Eb] my _ _ grave.
_ _ _ [Ab] Oh, to be torn twixt love and [Eb] duty, supposing I lose my fair-haired beauty,
[Ab] look at that big hand move _ [Eb] along, near and high noody.
_ [Ab] He made a vow while in state [Eb] prison, vowed it would be my life for his,
and [Abm] I'm not afraid of death, but [Eb] oh, what [Bb] will I do if you leave _ _ [D]
me?
_ _ [Eb] Do not forsake me, oh my darling, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you made that promise as [Ab] a bride.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Fm] Do not [D]
forsake me, oh [Eb] my _ darling, _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ although [Eb] you're grieving,
_ _ [Ab] _ don't think [Eb] of leaving, _ _ [Ab] _ now [Eb] that I need you _ by my side.
_ _ _ _ [D] Wait _ along, _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ wait _
[Ab] _ along, _ _ wait [Eb] _
along. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _