Chords for Tom Rush - Barb'ry Allen
Tempo:
84.2 bpm
Chords used:
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G
A
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [D]
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[A] [G]
[D]
In Scarlet Town, [G] where [D] I did dwell, There [A] was a fair [D] maid dwelling,
And [G] many lads cried [D] well a day, For [A] love of [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
And in the merry [G] [D] month of May, When [A] green buds they [D] are swelling,
Sweet [G] William on his [D] death bed lay, For love of [A] [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
Now he sent his servant [G] [D] down to her, And [A] down where she [D] was dwelling,
He said, [G] You must come to my [D] master dear, If your [A] name be Barbary [G] Allen.
[D]
Well slowly, slowly, [G] [D] rose she up, And [A] slowly drew [D] she nigh him,
And the [G] only words to [D] him she said, Young [A] man I think [G] you're dying.
[D]
Well he turned his face [G] unto [D] the wall, And [A] death was with [D] him a dealing,
He said, [G] Farewell my [D] comrades all, Be [A] kind to Barbary [G] Allen.
[D]
Now as she walked [G] her long [D] way home, She heard [A] the death [D] bell a-nelling,
And [G] every stroke did [D] seem to say, [A] Hard hearted [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Now her younger sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie [D] Barby take him,
Oh [G] it's time enough to [D] tell me now, When his [A] head's stoned there [G] naked.
[D]
And her older sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie [D] Barbie take him,
Oh it's [G] time enough to [D] tell me now, When [A] his grave's closed there [G] naked.
[D]
Now mother, mother, [G] go [D] make my bed, And you [A] make it soft [D] and narrow,
Sweet [G] William died for [D] me today, I'll [A] die for him [G] tomorrow,
[D]
Sweet William was buried [G] in the old [D] church yard.
Now [A] Barbary Allen in [D] the choir, Out of [G] his breast [D] there grew a rose,
And out [A] of hers [D] a [G] briar.
[D]
Well they grew and they grew, [G] To [D] the old church town,
Till [A] they could grow [D] no higher, And [G] there they twined,
In a [D] true lovers knot, For all true [A] lovers to [G] admire.
[D]
[G] [D] [Ab] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
For all true lovers to admire.
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[D]
In Scarlet Town, [G] where [D] I did dwell, There [A] was a fair [D] maid dwelling,
And [G] many lads cried [D] well a day, For [A] love of [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
And in the merry [G] [D] month of May, When [A] green buds they [D] are swelling,
Sweet [G] William on his [D] death bed lay, For love of [A] [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
Now he sent his servant [G] [D] down to her, And [A] down where she [D] was dwelling,
He said, [G] You must come to my [D] master dear, If your [A] name be Barbary [G] Allen.
[D]
Well slowly, slowly, [G] [D] rose she up, And [A] slowly drew [D] she nigh him,
And the [G] only words to [D] him she said, Young [A] man I think [G] you're dying.
[D]
Well he turned his face [G] unto [D] the wall, And [A] death was with [D] him a dealing,
He said, [G] Farewell my [D] comrades all, Be [A] kind to Barbary [G] Allen.
[D]
Now as she walked [G] her long [D] way home, She heard [A] the death [D] bell a-nelling,
And [G] every stroke did [D] seem to say, [A] Hard hearted [G] Barbary Allen.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D]
[A] [G]
[D]
Now her younger sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie [D] Barby take him,
Oh [G] it's time enough to [D] tell me now, When his [A] head's stoned there [G] naked.
[D]
And her older sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie [D] Barbie take him,
Oh it's [G] time enough to [D] tell me now, When [A] his grave's closed there [G] naked.
[D]
Now mother, mother, [G] go [D] make my bed, And you [A] make it soft [D] and narrow,
Sweet [G] William died for [D] me today, I'll [A] die for him [G] tomorrow,
[D]
Sweet William was buried [G] in the old [D] church yard.
Now [A] Barbary Allen in [D] the choir, Out of [G] his breast [D] there grew a rose,
And out [A] of hers [D] a [G] briar.
[D]
Well they grew and they grew, [G] To [D] the old church town,
Till [A] they could grow [D] no higher, And [G] there they twined,
In a [D] true lovers knot, For all true [A] lovers to [G] admire.
[D]
[G] [D] [Ab] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
For all true lovers to admire.
[N]
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
In Scarlet Town, [G] where [D] I did dwell, There [A] was a fair [D] maid dwelling,
And [G] many lads cried [D] well a day, For [A] love of _ _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And in the merry [G] _ [D] month of May, When [A] green buds they _ [D] are swelling,
Sweet [G] William on his [D] death bed lay, For love of [A] _ _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now he sent his servant [G] _ [D] down to her, And [A] down where she _ [D] was dwelling,
He said, [G] You must come to my [D] master dear, If your [A] name be _ Barbary [G] Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well slowly, slowly, [G] _ [D] rose she up, And [A] slowly drew _ [D] she nigh him,
And the [G] only words to [D] him she said, Young [A] man I think _ [G] you're dying.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well he turned his face [G] unto [D] the wall, And [A] death was with [D] him a dealing,
He said, [G] Farewell my [D] comrades all, Be [A] kind to _ Barbary [G] Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now as she walked [G] her long [D] way home, _ She heard [A] the _ death [D] bell a-nelling,
And [G] every stroke did [D] seem to say, _ [A] Hard hearted _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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Now her younger sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie _ _ [D] Barby take him,
Oh [G] it's time enough to [D] tell me now, When his [A] head's stoned there _ [G] naked.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And her older sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie _ _ [D] Barbie take him,
Oh it's [G] time enough to [D] tell me now, When [A] his grave's closed there _ [G] naked.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now mother, mother, [G] go [D] make my bed, And you [A] make it _ soft [D] and narrow,
Sweet [G] William died for [D] me today, _ I'll [A] die for him _ [G] tomorrow, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sweet William was buried [G] in the old [D] church yard. _
Now [A] Barbary Allen in [D] the choir, Out of [G] his breast [D] there grew a rose, _
And out [A] of hers [D] a [G] briar.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well they grew and they grew, [G] To [D] the old church town,
Till [A] they could grow _ [D] no higher, And [G] there they twined,
In a [D] true lovers knot, For all true [A] lovers to [G] admire. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ For all true lovers to admire.
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
In Scarlet Town, [G] where [D] I did dwell, There [A] was a fair [D] maid dwelling,
And [G] many lads cried [D] well a day, For [A] love of _ _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And in the merry [G] _ [D] month of May, When [A] green buds they _ [D] are swelling,
Sweet [G] William on his [D] death bed lay, For love of [A] _ _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now he sent his servant [G] _ [D] down to her, And [A] down where she _ [D] was dwelling,
He said, [G] You must come to my [D] master dear, If your [A] name be _ Barbary [G] Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well slowly, slowly, [G] _ [D] rose she up, And [A] slowly drew _ [D] she nigh him,
And the [G] only words to [D] him she said, Young [A] man I think _ [G] you're dying.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well he turned his face [G] unto [D] the wall, And [A] death was with [D] him a dealing,
He said, [G] Farewell my [D] comrades all, Be [A] kind to _ Barbary [G] Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now as she walked [G] her long [D] way home, _ She heard [A] the _ death [D] bell a-nelling,
And [G] every stroke did [D] seem to say, _ [A] Hard hearted _ [G] Barbary Allen.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now her younger sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie _ _ [D] Barby take him,
Oh [G] it's time enough to [D] tell me now, When his [A] head's stoned there _ [G] naked.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And her older sister [G] she [D] came to her, She said, [A] Bonnie _ _ [D] Barbie take him,
Oh it's [G] time enough to [D] tell me now, When [A] his grave's closed there _ [G] naked.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Now mother, mother, [G] go [D] make my bed, And you [A] make it _ soft [D] and narrow,
Sweet [G] William died for [D] me today, _ I'll [A] die for him _ [G] tomorrow, _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
Sweet William was buried [G] in the old [D] church yard. _
Now [A] Barbary Allen in [D] the choir, Out of [G] his breast [D] there grew a rose, _
And out [A] of hers [D] a [G] briar.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well they grew and they grew, [G] To [D] the old church town,
Till [A] they could grow _ [D] no higher, And [G] there they twined,
In a [D] true lovers knot, For all true [A] lovers to [G] admire. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ For all true lovers to admire.
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