Chords for Pretty, Fair Maid in the Garden
Tempo:
96.95 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] [A] [Bb]
Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden When [Gm] a stranger [F] came a [Bb]-ridin' by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
She said, I have a true love who's in the army And he's [Gm] been gone [F] for seven long [Bb] years
[Dm] And if [Gm] he's gone for [Eb] seven years longer I'll [F] still be [Bb] waiting for him here
[Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Perhaps he's on some watercourse drowning [Gm] Perhaps he's on [F] some [Bb] battlefield slain
Perhaps he's [Dm] too [Eb] fair a girl married That you may [Bb]
never see him again
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy But [Gm] if he's on some [Bb] battlefield slain
And [Gm] if he's too fair [Eb] a girl married [Bb] I'll love the [F] girl that [Bb] married him
[Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] He took his hand out of his pocket [Gm] And on his [Cm] finger [F] they wore a [Bb] golden ring
And when she saw that [Eb] band a-shining A [Bb] brand new song her heart did sing
And then he threw his arms all around her [Gm] Kisses gave [Eb] her [Bb] one, two, three
Said, [Gm] I'm your true [Eb] loving soldier Just [Bb] come back [F] home to [Bb] marry thee
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden [Gm] When a stranger [F] came a [C]-riding [Bb] by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, [F] Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
[N]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Eb] [Bb] [A] [Bb]
Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden When [Gm] a stranger [F] came a [Bb]-ridin' by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
She said, I have a true love who's in the army And he's [Gm] been gone [F] for seven long [Bb] years
[Dm] And if [Gm] he's gone for [Eb] seven years longer I'll [F] still be [Bb] waiting for him here
[Eb]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Fm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Perhaps he's on some watercourse drowning [Gm] Perhaps he's on [F] some [Bb] battlefield slain
Perhaps he's [Dm] too [Eb] fair a girl married That you may [Bb]
never see him again
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy But [Gm] if he's on some [Bb] battlefield slain
And [Gm] if he's too fair [Eb] a girl married [Bb] I'll love the [F] girl that [Bb] married him
[Gm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] He took his hand out of his pocket [Gm] And on his [Cm] finger [F] they wore a [Bb] golden ring
And when she saw that [Eb] band a-shining A [Bb] brand new song her heart did sing
And then he threw his arms all around her [Gm] Kisses gave [Eb] her [Bb] one, two, three
Said, [Gm] I'm your true [Eb] loving soldier Just [Bb] come back [F] home to [Bb] marry thee
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden [Gm] When a stranger [F] came a [C]-riding [Bb] by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, [F] Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Cm
Bb
Eb
F
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden When [Gm] a stranger [F] came a [Bb]-ridin' by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
She said, I have a true love who's in the army _ And he's [Gm] been gone [F] for seven long [Bb] years
[Dm] And if [Gm] he's gone for [Eb] seven years longer I'll [F] still be _ [Bb] waiting for him here
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Perhaps he's on some watercourse drowning [Gm] Perhaps he's on [F] some [Bb] battlefield slain
Perhaps he's [Dm] too [Eb] fair a girl married That you may [Bb] _
never see him again
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy But [Gm] if he's on some [Bb] battlefield slain
And [Gm] if he's too fair [Eb] a girl married _ [Bb] I'll love the [F] girl that [Bb] married him _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ He took his hand out of his pocket [Gm] And on his [Cm] finger [F] they wore a [Bb] golden ring
And when she saw that [Eb] band a-shining A [Bb] brand new _ song her heart did sing
And then he threw his arms all around her _ [Gm] Kisses gave [Eb] her [Bb] one, two, three
Said, [Gm] I'm your true [Eb] loving soldier Just [Bb] come back [F] home to [Bb] marry thee
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden [Gm] When a stranger [F] came a [C]-riding [Bb] by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, [F] Pretty Fair _ [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _
_ Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden When [Gm] a stranger [F] came a [Bb]-ridin' by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, Pretty Fair [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride?
She said, I have a true love who's in the army _ And he's [Gm] been gone [F] for seven long [Bb] years
[Dm] And if [Gm] he's gone for [Eb] seven years longer I'll [F] still be _ [Bb] waiting for him here
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Perhaps he's on some watercourse drowning [Gm] Perhaps he's on [F] some [Bb] battlefield slain
Perhaps he's [Dm] too [Eb] fair a girl married That you may [Bb] _
never see him again
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy But [Gm] if he's on some [Bb] battlefield slain
And [Gm] if he's too fair [Eb] a girl married _ [Bb] I'll love the [F] girl that [Bb] married him _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ He took his hand out of his pocket [Gm] And on his [Cm] finger [F] they wore a [Bb] golden ring
And when she saw that [Eb] band a-shining A [Bb] brand new _ song her heart did sing
And then he threw his arms all around her _ [Gm] Kisses gave [Eb] her [Bb] one, two, three
Said, [Gm] I'm your true [Eb] loving soldier Just [Bb] come back [F] home to [Bb] marry thee
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Pretty Fair Maid was in her garden [Gm] When a stranger [F] came a [C]-riding [Bb] by
He came up to her [Eb] gate and called her Said, [F] Pretty Fair _ [Bb] Maid, would you be my bride? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _