Barbara Allen Chords by Jerry Reed
Tempo:
96.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] In Scarlet Town where I was born, there [F#] was a fair [B] maid dwellin'
[E] Maid [B] every year, cry Willow Day, [G#m] and her name [F#] was [B] Bud Lynn
[E] Was in the merry [F#] month [B] of May, when [F#] green buds they [B] were swellin'
[E] Sweet [B] William, on his deathbed lay, for the [F#] love of love, [B] a'layin'
[E] He [B] sent his servant to the town, [F#] to the place where she [B] was dwellin'
Cried and masturbated to his side, in [F#] your name he bore [B] the man
Slowly, slowly she got up, and slowly [F#] she [B] went a-knivin'
And [E] [B] when she pulled the curtain back, said [F#] young man I [B] think you're dyin'
[E] Oh [B] yes I'm sick, I'm very sick, and [F#] I will be [B] no better
Until I've had the love of one, the love of [F#]
[B] Bud Allen
Father, [C]
father, go dig my grave, dig [G] it deep, [C] deep and narrow
Sweet old William died for me today, [G] I'll die for him [C] tomorrow
They buried her in the old courtyard, sweet [G] old William's grave [C] was nigh her
And from his heart there grew a rose, [G] and from her heart [C] grew a briar
[G] They grew [C] and grew [G] up the [C] courtyard wall, [G] till they could grow [C] no higher
Then grew as one, not no more, the red, red [G]
[C] rose and the briar
The red, [G] red rose [C] and the briar
[N]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [B] In Scarlet Town where I was born, there [F#] was a fair [B] maid dwellin'
[E] Maid [B] every year, cry Willow Day, [G#m] and her name [F#] was [B] Bud Lynn
[E] Was in the merry [F#] month [B] of May, when [F#] green buds they [B] were swellin'
[E] Sweet [B] William, on his deathbed lay, for the [F#] love of love, [B] a'layin'
[E] He [B] sent his servant to the town, [F#] to the place where she [B] was dwellin'
Cried and masturbated to his side, in [F#] your name he bore [B] the man
Slowly, slowly she got up, and slowly [F#] she [B] went a-knivin'
And [E] [B] when she pulled the curtain back, said [F#] young man I [B] think you're dyin'
[E] Oh [B] yes I'm sick, I'm very sick, and [F#] I will be [B] no better
Until I've had the love of one, the love of [F#]
[B] Bud Allen
Father, [C]
father, go dig my grave, dig [G] it deep, [C] deep and narrow
Sweet old William died for me today, [G] I'll die for him [C] tomorrow
They buried her in the old courtyard, sweet [G] old William's grave [C] was nigh her
And from his heart there grew a rose, [G] and from her heart [C] grew a briar
[G] They grew [C] and grew [G] up the [C] courtyard wall, [G] till they could grow [C] no higher
Then grew as one, not no more, the red, red [G]
[C] rose and the briar
The red, [G] red rose [C] and the briar
[N]
Key:
B
F#
C
G
E
B
F#
C
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [B] In Scarlet Town where I was born, there [F#] was a fair [B] maid dwellin' _
_ _ _ [E] Maid [B] every year, cry Willow Day, [G#m] and her name [F#] was _ [B] Bud Lynn _ _ _ _
[E] Was in the merry [F#] month [B] of May, when [F#] green buds they [B] were swellin'
_ _ _ _ [E] Sweet [B] William, on his deathbed lay, _ for the [F#] love of love, [B] a'layin' _ _ _
[E] He [B] sent his servant _ to the town, [F#] to the place where she [B] was dwellin'
Cried _ _ and masturbated _ to his side, in [F#] your name he bore [B] the man
_ Slowly, _ _ _ _ slowly she got up, _ and slowly [F#] she [B] went a-knivin'
And _ [E] _ [B] when she pulled the curtain back, said [F#] young man I _ [B] think you're dyin' _ _ _
[E] Oh [B] yes I'm sick, I'm very sick, and [F#] I will be [B] no better
_ Until _ _ I've had the love of one, the love of [F#] _ _
[B] Bud Allen
Father, [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ father, _ go dig my grave, dig [G] it deep, [C] deep and narrow
_ _ _ Sweet old William died for me today, _ [G] I'll die for him [C] tomorrow _ _
_ They buried her in the old courtyard, sweet [G] old William's grave [C] was nigh her
_ _ _ And from his heart there grew a rose, _ [G] and from her heart [C] grew a briar _ _ _
[G] They grew [C] and grew [G] up the [C] courtyard wall, [G] till they could grow [C] no higher _
_ _ _ Then grew as one, not no more, the red, red [G] _ _
[C] rose and the briar
_ _ _ The red, [G] red rose _ [C] and the briar _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ [B] In Scarlet Town where I was born, there [F#] was a fair [B] maid dwellin' _
_ _ _ [E] Maid [B] every year, cry Willow Day, [G#m] and her name [F#] was _ [B] Bud Lynn _ _ _ _
[E] Was in the merry [F#] month [B] of May, when [F#] green buds they [B] were swellin'
_ _ _ _ [E] Sweet [B] William, on his deathbed lay, _ for the [F#] love of love, [B] a'layin' _ _ _
[E] He [B] sent his servant _ to the town, [F#] to the place where she [B] was dwellin'
Cried _ _ and masturbated _ to his side, in [F#] your name he bore [B] the man
_ Slowly, _ _ _ _ slowly she got up, _ and slowly [F#] she [B] went a-knivin'
And _ [E] _ [B] when she pulled the curtain back, said [F#] young man I _ [B] think you're dyin' _ _ _
[E] Oh [B] yes I'm sick, I'm very sick, and [F#] I will be [B] no better
_ Until _ _ I've had the love of one, the love of [F#] _ _
[B] Bud Allen
Father, [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ father, _ go dig my grave, dig [G] it deep, [C] deep and narrow
_ _ _ Sweet old William died for me today, _ [G] I'll die for him [C] tomorrow _ _
_ They buried her in the old courtyard, sweet [G] old William's grave [C] was nigh her
_ _ _ And from his heart there grew a rose, _ [G] and from her heart [C] grew a briar _ _ _
[G] They grew [C] and grew [G] up the [C] courtyard wall, [G] till they could grow [C] no higher _
_ _ _ Then grew as one, not no more, the red, red [G] _ _
[C] rose and the briar
_ _ _ The red, [G] red rose _ [C] and the briar _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _