Joan Baez - Once I Knew A Pretty Girl

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Am
Em , G , h7
Em , h7 , Em

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Em
once i knew a pretty girl
Am
i loved her as my life
Em G
i’d gladly give my heart and hand
h7
to make her my wife
Em h7 Em
ooh , to make her my wife

Em
she took me by the hand
Am
she led me to the door
Em G
she put her arms around me
h7
saying , please don’t come no more
Em h7 Em
ooh , please , come no more

well , i’d not been gone
but about six months
when she did complain
and she wrote me a letter
saying , please come back again .
ooh , please , come again

so i sent her an answer
just for to let her know
that no young man should venture
where once he could not go
ooh , where once he could not go .

so come all you young lovers
take a warning from me
and never hang your affections
on a green , growing tree
ooh , on a green , growing tree

for the leaves they will wither
roots will decay
and the beauty of a young girl
will soon fade away
ooh , will soon fade away