Chords for Judy Collins - Barbara Allen (Re-Recording)
Tempo:
135.7 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Cm
Bb
D
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[D]
[Cm] [D]
Twas in the merry month [Cm] of May, [Ab] when the green buds [Cm] were swelling,
[Ab] A young man [Cm] on his desk bed [Fm] lay, for [Cm] the love [Ab] of [Eb] Barbara [Cm]
Allen.
[Ab] He
[Bb]
sent [Ab] his [Fm] servant to [Cm] the top, [Bb] sent [Ab] him [Gm] to dwell in,
[Ab] My master's [Cm] pick and he sends for you, [Eb] if [Ab] you are [Eb] Barbara [Cm]
Allen.
[Ab] [Cm]
[D] Oh, slowly, slowly [Cm] she got up, [Ab] slowly she [Gm] went nigh in,
[Ab] And all she [Fm] said when she got [Eb] there, was, [Ab] My true [C] love, [Cm] you're dying.
[Ab] He
[Bb]
[Cm]
turned his [D] face unto [Cm] the wall, [Ab] death was in [C] him [G] dwelling,
[Ab] Adieu, adieu to [D] my [Fm] sweet friends all, [Eb] be [Ab] kind to [Cm] Barbara Allen.
[Ab]
[Bb]
As she [Ab] walked down [Cm] the road to home, she [Bb] [Ab] saw his [Cm] mercy [G] coming,
[Ab] Oh, lay him down [D] on the cold, [Fm] cold ground, [Eb] that I [Ab] may gaze upon him.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm]
Oh, mother, mother, make my bed, [Bb]
[Ab] make it soft [Gm] and narrow,
For [Ab] my true love [Cm] has died [Fm] today, [Eb] I'll [Bb] die for [Cm] him tomorrow.
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] They [D] buried her by the old church [Cm]
tower, him [Ab] they laid [Gm] beside her,
[Ab] And from her grave grew [Gm] a red, red [Fm] rose, [Eb] and from his [Ab] grave grew [Cm] a briar.
[D]
[Ab] [Bb]
They grew to [Ab] the [Bb] top of the old [Cm] church tower, [Gm] till they [Eb] could grow [Gm]
[Ab] a twine in [Gm] her [Fm] true love's knot,
The [Bbm] red, red [Ab]
rose and the briar.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Cm]
[D] [Cm]
[D] [Cm]
[Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[D]
[Cm] [D]
Twas in the merry month [Cm] of May, [Ab] when the green buds [Cm] were swelling,
[Ab] A young man [Cm] on his desk bed [Fm] lay, for [Cm] the love [Ab] of [Eb] Barbara [Cm]
Allen.
[Ab] He
[Bb]
sent [Ab] his [Fm] servant to [Cm] the top, [Bb] sent [Ab] him [Gm] to dwell in,
[Ab] My master's [Cm] pick and he sends for you, [Eb] if [Ab] you are [Eb] Barbara [Cm]
Allen.
[Ab] [Cm]
[D] Oh, slowly, slowly [Cm] she got up, [Ab] slowly she [Gm] went nigh in,
[Ab] And all she [Fm] said when she got [Eb] there, was, [Ab] My true [C] love, [Cm] you're dying.
[Ab] He
[Bb]
[Cm]
turned his [D] face unto [Cm] the wall, [Ab] death was in [C] him [G] dwelling,
[Ab] Adieu, adieu to [D] my [Fm] sweet friends all, [Eb] be [Ab] kind to [Cm] Barbara Allen.
[Ab]
[Bb]
As she [Ab] walked down [Cm] the road to home, she [Bb] [Ab] saw his [Cm] mercy [G] coming,
[Ab] Oh, lay him down [D] on the cold, [Fm] cold ground, [Eb] that I [Ab] may gaze upon him.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm]
Oh, mother, mother, make my bed, [Bb]
[Ab] make it soft [Gm] and narrow,
For [Ab] my true love [Cm] has died [Fm] today, [Eb] I'll [Bb] die for [Cm] him tomorrow.
[C] [Ab]
[Bb] They [D] buried her by the old church [Cm]
tower, him [Ab] they laid [Gm] beside her,
[Ab] And from her grave grew [Gm] a red, red [Fm] rose, [Eb] and from his [Ab] grave grew [Cm] a briar.
[D]
[Ab] [Bb]
They grew to [Ab] the [Bb] top of the old [Cm] church tower, [Gm] till they [Eb] could grow [Gm]
[Ab] a twine in [Gm] her [Fm] true love's knot,
The [Bbm] red, red [Ab]
rose and the briar.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm] [Cm]
[D] [Cm]
[D] [Cm]
Key:
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Cm
Bb
D
Fm
Ab
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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Twas in the _ merry month [Cm] of May, [Ab] when the green buds [Cm] were swelling,
_ [Ab] A young man [Cm] on his desk bed [Fm] lay, for [Cm] the love [Ab] of _ _ [Eb] Barbara [Cm] _
Allen.
_ _ [Ab] _ He _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
sent [Ab] his [Fm] servant to [Cm] the top, [Bb] sent [Ab] him [Gm] to dwell in,
[Ab] My master's [Cm] pick and he sends for you, [Eb] if [Ab] you are _ _ [Eb] Barbara [Cm] _ _ _
Allen.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, slowly, _ slowly [Cm] she got up, [Ab] slowly _ she [Gm] went nigh in,
[Ab] And all she _ [Fm] said when she got [Eb] there, was, [Ab] My true _ _ [C] love, [Cm] you're dying.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ He _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ turned his [D] face unto [Cm] the wall, _ [Ab] death was in [C] him [G] dwelling,
_ _ [Ab] Adieu, adieu to [D] my [Fm] sweet friends all, [Eb] be [Ab] kind to _ [Cm] _ Barbara _ Allen.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
As she [Ab] walked _ down [Cm] the road to home, she [Bb] [Ab] saw his [Cm] mercy _ _ [G] coming,
[Ab] Oh, lay him down [D] on the cold, [Fm] cold ground, [Eb] that I [Ab] may _ gaze _ upon him.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, mother, _ mother, make my _ bed, [Bb]
[Ab] make it soft [Gm] and narrow, _ _
For [Ab] my true love [Cm] has died [Fm] today, _ [Eb] I'll [Bb] die for [Cm] _ him _ _ tomorrow. _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ They [D] buried her by the old church [Cm]
tower, him [Ab] they _ laid [Gm] beside _ her,
[Ab] And from her grave grew [Gm] a red, red [Fm] _ rose, [Eb] and from his _ _ [Ab] grave grew [Cm] a briar.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ They grew to [Ab] the _ [Bb] top of the old [Cm] church tower, [Gm] till they [Eb] could grow _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ a twine in [Gm] her [Fm] true love's _ _ _ knot, _
The [Bbm] red, red [Ab] _ _ _
rose _ and the briar.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Twas in the _ merry month [Cm] of May, [Ab] when the green buds [Cm] were swelling,
_ [Ab] A young man [Cm] on his desk bed [Fm] lay, for [Cm] the love [Ab] of _ _ [Eb] Barbara [Cm] _
Allen.
_ _ [Ab] _ He _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
sent [Ab] his [Fm] servant to [Cm] the top, [Bb] sent [Ab] him [Gm] to dwell in,
[Ab] My master's [Cm] pick and he sends for you, [Eb] if [Ab] you are _ _ [Eb] Barbara [Cm] _ _ _
Allen.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] Oh, slowly, _ slowly [Cm] she got up, [Ab] slowly _ she [Gm] went nigh in,
[Ab] And all she _ [Fm] said when she got [Eb] there, was, [Ab] My true _ _ [C] love, [Cm] you're dying.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ He _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ turned his [D] face unto [Cm] the wall, _ [Ab] death was in [C] him [G] dwelling,
_ _ [Ab] Adieu, adieu to [D] my [Fm] sweet friends all, [Eb] be [Ab] kind to _ [Cm] _ Barbara _ Allen.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
As she [Ab] walked _ down [Cm] the road to home, she [Bb] [Ab] saw his [Cm] mercy _ _ [G] coming,
[Ab] Oh, lay him down [D] on the cold, [Fm] cold ground, [Eb] that I [Ab] may _ gaze _ upon him.
[Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, mother, _ mother, make my _ bed, [Bb]
[Ab] make it soft [Gm] and narrow, _ _
For [Ab] my true love [Cm] has died [Fm] today, _ [Eb] I'll [Bb] die for [Cm] _ him _ _ tomorrow. _
_ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ They [D] buried her by the old church [Cm]
tower, him [Ab] they _ laid [Gm] beside _ her,
[Ab] And from her grave grew [Gm] a red, red [Fm] _ rose, [Eb] and from his _ _ [Ab] grave grew [Cm] a briar.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ They grew to [Ab] the _ [Bb] top of the old [Cm] church tower, [Gm] till they [Eb] could grow _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ a twine in [Gm] her [Fm] true love's _ _ _ knot, _
The [Bbm] red, red [Ab] _ _ _
rose _ and the briar.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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