Down In The Willow Garden

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Down In The Willow Garden chords *
American Folk 1958 (performed by the Everly Brothers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Willow_Garden
[Intro]
Em
G C G Em
Down in the willow garden,
G Em
where me and my love did meet
G C G Em
As we sat a-courtin',
G D G
my love fell off to sleep
Em D G Em
I had a bottle of burgundy wine,
G Em
my love she did not know
G C G Em
So I poisoned that dear little girl,
G D G
along the banks below
G C G Em
I drew a sabre through her,
G Em
it was a bloody knife
G C G Em
I threw her in the river,
G D G
which was a dreadful sight
Em D G Em
My father often told me,
G Em
that money would set me free
G C G Em
If I would murder that dear little girl,
G D G
whose name was Rose Connolly
Em D G Em
My father sits at his cabin door,
G Em
wiping his tear-dimmed eyes
G C G Em
For his only son soon shall walk,
G D G
to yonder scaffold high
Em D G Em
My race is run, beneath the sun,
G Em
the scaffold now waits for me
G C G Em
For I did murder that dear little girl,
G D Em
whose name was Rose Connelly
* Alternates:
Capo III
Em C#m
=
G E
=
C A
=
D B
=
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Em Am
=
G C
=
C F
=
D G
=
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Em F#m
=
G A
=
C D
=
D E
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Down In The Willow Garden chords *
American Folk  1958 (performed by the Everly Brothers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_in_the_Willow_Garden
[Intro]
Em
* Alternates:
Capo III
Em = C#m
G  = E
C  = A
D  = B
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Em = Am
G  = C
C  = F
D  = G
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
Em = F#m
G  = A
C  = D
D  = E
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Down In The Willow Garden Chords by The Everly Brothers

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