Joan Baez - Barbra Allen

traditional folk song , 4/4 , key of C

video performance :

| C | G7 | C
twas in the merry month of may
| F | C
when green buds all were swelling ,
| F
sweet william on his death bed
| C Em Am
his death bed lay
| G7 | C
for love of barbara allen

| C | G7 | C
he sent his servant to the town
| F | C
to the place where she was dwelling
| F
saying you must come
| C Em Am
to my master dear
| G7 | C
if your name be barbara allen .

| C | G7 | C
and slowly , slowly she got up
| F | C
and slowly she drew nigh him ,
| F | C Em Am
and the only words to him did say
| G7 | C
young man i think you’re dying

| C | G7 | C
he turned his face unto the wall
| F | C
and death was in him welling ,
| F | C Em Am
good – bye good – bye to my friends all
| G7 | C
be good to barbara allen

| C | G7 | C
when he was dead and laid in grave
| F | C
she heard the death bells knelling
| F
and every stroke
C Em Am
to her did say
| G7 | C
hard hearted barbara allen

| C | G7
oh mother oh mother go dig
| C | F | C
my grave and make it long and narrow ,
| F | C Em Am
sweet william died of love for me
| G7 | C
and i will die of sorrow

| C | G7
and father oh father go dig
| C | F | C
my grave and make it long and narrow ,
| F | C Em Am
sweet william died on yesterday
| G7 | C
and i will die tomorrow

| C | G7
barbara allen was buried in
| C
the old churchyard
| G7 | C
and the rose grew round the briar

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