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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Art Garfunkel - Barbara Allen
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO:   C    G    F    G    F    C  G  
All in the Cmerry Gmonth of CMay,
When green buds all were Gswelling
Sweet FWilliam on his Cdeathbed lay
For love of FBarbara CAllenG  
He sent his Cservant Gto the Ctown,
The place where she did Gdwell in
Saying, "FMaster dear, has Csent me here
If your name be Barbara GAllen."
Then slowly, Cslowly Gshe got Am7up
And slowly Cshe went Gto him
And Fall she said when Cthere she came
Was, "Young man, I Fthink you're Gdying."
"Don't you reCmember the Gother Cnight
When we were in the Gtavern?
You dFrank a toast to the Cladies there,
And slighted FBarbara CAllen."F  G  
He turned his Cface unGto the Cwall,
He Am7turned his Fback uGpon her
"AFdieu, adieu, to Call my friends,
And be Fkind, be Gkind to Barbara CAllen."
INSTRUMENTAL:  
GAs she was Cwandering Go'er the Am7fields,
She Cheard the Fdeath bell Gknelling
And Fevery note, it Cseemed to say,
"Hard-hearted Barbara GAllen!"
The more it Ctolled the Gmore she Am7grieved,
She Cbursted out a-Gcrying
"Oh, Fpick me up and Ccarry me home,
I fear that I am Gdying."
INSTRUMENTAL:   C    Am7    F     G    C    Am7    F  G  
            ## Key Change - Up 3 semitones ##
              Eb  Bb  Eb  Ab  Bb
They buried EbWilly in the Bbold church Ebyard
And Barbara in the Bbnew one,
And from AbWilliam's grave, there Ebgrew a rose,
From Barbara's, a green Bbbriar
They grew and Ebgrew in the Bbold church Ebyard,
'Til they could Abgrow no Bbhigher,
And Abthere they tied in a Ebtrue lover's knot,
The red rose Bband the Ebbriar

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Barbara Allen

by Art Garfunkel

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Art Garfunkel - Barbara Allen

CAPO: 4th Fret

C G F G F C G

INTRO:

C G C

All in the merry month of May,

When green buds all were swelling

F C

Sweet William on his deathbed lay

F C G

For love of Barbara Allen

C G C

He sent his servant to the town,

The place where she did dwell in

F C

Saying, "Master dear, has sent me here

If your name be Barbara Allen."

C G Am7

Then slowly, slowly she got up

C G

And slowly she went to him

F C

And all she said when there she came

F G

Was, "Young man, I think you're dying."

C G C

"Don't you remember the other night

When we were in the tavern?

F C

You drank a toast to the ladies there,

F C F G

And slighted Barbara Allen."

C G C

He turned his face unto the wall,

Am7 F G

He turned his back upon her

F C

"Adieu, adieu, to all my friends,

F G C

And be kind, be kind to Barbara Allen."

INSTRUMENTAL:

G C G Am7

As she was wandering o'er the fields,

C F G

She heard the death bell knelling

F C

And every note, it seemed to say,

"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"

C G Am7

The more it tolled the more she grieved,

C G

She bursted out a-crying

F C

"Oh, pick me up and carry me home,

I fear that I am dying."

C Am7 F G C Am7 F G

INSTRUMENTAL:

## Key Change - Up 3 semitones ##

Eb Bb Eb Ab Bb

Eb Bb Eb

They buried Willy in the old church yard

And Barbara in the new one,

Ab Eb

And from William's grave, there grew a rose,

From Barbara's, a green briar

Eb Bb Eb

They grew and grew in the old church yard,

Ab Bb

'Til they could grow no higher,

Ab Eb

And there they tied in a true lover's knot,

Bb Eb

The red rose and the briar

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