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Gene Clark & Carla Olson
Fair and Tender Ladies
This is a way to play it in the same key of A, but with a capo and some easier chords.
Capo on 2nd Fret
Am G Am G
My daddy Amwas a handsome Ggambler he had a Amchain five miles Emlong
On every lCink Ama heart gets Ddangled of another Cmaid Amhe loved and Dwronged
He told to Amyou some loving Gstory He'd make you Amthink he'd leave them Emtrue
But love grows Ccold Amas love grows Dolder and fades Caway Amlike morning Ddew
I'd rather Ambe in some dark Ghollow where the Amsun refused to Emshine
Than to Clive Amhere in DMissouri with your Cmemory Amalways haunting my Dmind
Come all ye Amfair and tender Gladies take warning Amhow your court your Emman
They're like a Cstar Amon a summer Dmorning 
First they Cappear Amthen they're gone Dagain
Am G Am Em C Am D C Am D
Come all ye Amfair and tender Gladies take warning Amhow your court your Emman
They're like a Cstar Amon a summer Dmorning 
First they Cappear Amthen they're gone Dagain
Am G Am Em C Am D C Am D

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Fair And Tender Ladies

by Gene Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Gene Clark & Carla Olson

Fair and Tender Ladies

This is a way to play it in the same key of A, but with a capo and some easier chords.

Capo on 2nd Fret

Am G Am G

Am G Am Em

My daddy was a handsome gambler he had a chain five miles long

C Am D C Am D

On every link a heart gets dangled of another maid he loved and wronged

Am G Am Em

He told to you some loving story He'd make you think he'd leave them true

C Am D C Am D

But love grows cold as love grows older and fades away like morning dew

Am G Am Em

I'd rather be in some dark hollow where the sun refused to shine

C Am D C Am D

Than to live here in Missouri with your memory always haunting my mind

Am G Am Em

Come all ye fair and tender ladies take warning how your court your man

C Am D

They're like a star on a summer morning

C Am D

First they appear then they're gone again

Am G Am Em C Am D C Am D

Am G Am Em

Come all ye fair and tender ladies take warning how your court your man

C Am D

They're like a star on a summer morning

C Am D

First they appear then they're gone again

Am G Am Em C Am D C Am D

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