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capo on 4th fret
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A D
don’t sing love songs you’ll wake my mother ,
A Bm
she’s sleeping here right by my side ,
G Em
and in her right hand , a silver dagger
Bm – G A
she says that i can’t be your bride

all men are false , says my mother ,
they’ll tell you wicked , lovin’ lies .
the very next evening , they’ll court another ,
leave you alone to pine and sigh .

my Daddy is a handsome devil
he’s got a chain five miles long ,
and on every link a heart does dangle
of another maid he’s loved and wronged .

go court another tender maiden ,
and hope that she will be your wife ,
for i’ve been warned , and i’ve decided
to sleep alone all of my life .

– thommy B woolcot