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Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 and it's all for the love of thee"

"come in, come in  Cadd6

 my own true love

 and have a seat wiCadd6th me

 it's been three-fourths

of a long, long year

G (Begin strumming)

since together we have been"

"no I can't come in  Cadd6

 and I can't sit down

for I have but a momeCadd6 nt's time

 they say that you're married

to a house carpenter

 and your heart shall never be mine"

"well I could have maCadd6rried

 a king's daughter fair

she would have mCadd6 ar-ried me

 but I forsaked upon

her crowns of gold

G (Fiddle comes in)

and it's all for the love of thee"

 "now will you forsake Cadd6on

 your house carpenter

and goCadd6  along with me?

 I'll take you where

The grass grows green

 On the banks of the bitter reeds"

 Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6

 She pick'd up herCadd6 wee little babe

And kisses gave it tCadd6 hree saying,

 "stay right here my darling little one

 keep your papa company"

Break/Fiddle Solo: (Like the first) G, Cadd6 G Cadd6 G F G

Now they had not been  Cadd6

 On the ship two weeks

I swear it was nCadd6 ot three

 When his true love began

To weep and moan

 And she wept most bitterly

 "now are you weeping  Cadd6

 for my silver and gold

are you weepinCadd6 g for my store or are

you weeping for that house carpenter

 that you ne'er shall see no more?"

 Cadd6

curse, curse

 on the sailor she cried

a curse, a cursCadd6 e she swore

 "you robbed me of my sweet little babe

 that I ne'er shall see no more!"

 Break/Fiddle Solo: , Cadd6 Cadd6

(Slower)

well, they had not been  Cadd6

 on the ship three weeks

I swear it was noCadd6 t four

 Until there came a leak in the ship

  end.

And she sank to rise no more...