Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 Three bars Arpeggio (base then ( @ 3))

Finger an E chord and play bottom 5 strings repeating 5/6

Played as Intro and at end of every line. Phrasing very tricky, drawn out and sped up, I have tried

to transcribe accurately but not 100%. Close enough for Government work.

Deep and / dark are my / true love's / eyes, /

 Blacker / still / is the / winter's / turning, / /

 As the / sadness of / par - / ting / pro - / ves, / and

Brighter / now / is the / lan - tern / . burning, /

 That / lightens my / path / to - / oo / lo - / ve. / /

 No / fiddle / tune can / take the / ai- / r,

 But I'll / see / her / swift feet / dancing, / / and

 The / swirl of her / long / brow - / ow - n / ha / ir,

 Her / smiling / fa - / ce and / dark eyes / . glancing, /

 As we / stepped out Blink - / bon - / nn- / ny / Fa - / ir, / / and

If my / waiting / prove in / va - / in,

 I will / pack and / track e'er / take me. / / and

 The / long road will / ease / my / pa - / in.

 No / gem of / wo - / o - man - / kind will / make me, / /

 E'er / whisper / love's / words / a - / a / gain. / / /

 For in / drink I'll / keep good / compan - / y, /

 My ears will / rin - / ng with the / ta - verns / laughter, / / and

 I'll / hear not her / last / swee - / eet / sighs. /

 Then / who / oo?s to kno - / ow in the / morning after, / /

 That I / long for her / dear / da - / rk / ey - / es? / / / /