The Blacksmith Chords by Planxty

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_ A [Em] blacksmith [D] courted me, [Em] nine [Bm] months [E] and better. _
[Em] He fairly won [D] my heart, [Em] wrote me [Bm] a [Em] letter. _
With his hammer in his hand, he looked quite [Dm] clever. _
[D] And [Em] if [D] I [Em] was with my love, _ I'd [E] live forever. _ _ _
_ [Em] But where is my [D] love gone?
[Em] With his cheeks like roses. _
_ And his good black billy [D] cock gone, _ [C] decked [E] around with _ primroses.
[Em] I'm afraid [D] the [A] [E] scorching sun will shine and burn [D] his beauty.
[Em] And if I was with my [G] _
[Em] love, I'd do my duty. _ _
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Strange news has come [D] to town, [Em] strange news is carried. _ _
Strange news flies up [D] and down, that [C] my love [Bm] is [Em] married.
_ _ I wish them both much _ joy, though they [D] can't hear me.
[Em] And may [Bm] God [Em] reward him well, for the [E] slighting of me. _ _ _ _
[Em] Don't you remember [D] when _ [Em] you lay beside me?
And you said you'd [D] marry _ me, and [Em] not deny me.
If I said [D] I'd [A] [E] marry you, it was only for to [D] try you.
[E] So bring [G] your [A] [G] witness, love, _ [Em] and [E] I'll not deny _ you.
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_ _ _ _ O witness have [D] I none, save [Em] God _ Almighty.
_ And may he reward [F#] you well, [Em] for the _ slighting of me.
Her lips grew [A]
pale [Em] and warm, [Em] it made her poor heart [D] _ tremble.
[Em] To [Bm] think [Em] she loved a one, and he [E] proved _ _ deceitful. _ _ _ _ _
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