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Verse:
   Em    Cx4
EmOh she looked out of the wCindow
EmAs white as any mCilk
EmBut he looked in the Cwindow
EmAs black as any Csilk
Em"Hello hello hellCo hello
EmHello you coal black Csmith
EmOh what is your silly Csong?
EmYou shall never change my Cmaiden name
EmThat I have kept so lCong
Em C
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd, yes"
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave, yes"
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"Than I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
 Em   Cx2
Verse:
EmA maiden will I Cdie"
Em C
EmA maiden will I Cdie"
Em C
EmThen she became a dCuck
EmA duck all on the stCream
EmAnd he became a water Cdog
Em C
EmAnd fetched her back aCgain
 Em   Cx2
EmThen she became a hCare
EmA hare all on the pClain
EmAnd he became a greCyhound dog
Em C
AmAnd fetched her back again
EmThen she became a fCly
EmA fly all in the aCir
EmAnd he became a spCider
Em C
And fetched her to his lEmairC  
Em C
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd 
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave 
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
 Em   Cx2
Verse:
EmA maiden will I Cdie"   x7
Em  C
EmOh she looked out of the wCindow
EmAs white as any mCilk
EmBut he looked in the Cwindow
EmAs black as any Csilk
Em"Hello hello hellCo hello
EmHello you coal blacAmk smith
AmOh what is your silly song?
AmYou shall never change my maiden name
AmThat I have kept so lEmong
 Em   Cx2
Chorus:
EmI'd rather die a maiCd 
EmBut then she saCid
Em"And be buried in my Cgrave 
EmAnd then she saCid
Am"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,
EmA maiden will I Cdie" 
Verse:
EmThen she became a dCuck
EmA duck all on the stCream
EmAnd he became a water Cdog
EmAnd fetched her back aCgain
EmThen she became a hCare
EmA hare all on the pClain
EmAnd he became a greCyhound dog
AmAnd fetched her back once more
EmThen she became a fCly
EmA fly all in the aCir
EmAnd he became a spCider
Em C
And fetched her to his lAmair
AmAnd fetched her to his lair
[Spoken word part: "Man is a best of prey..."]
Ending (also spoken): 
And she became a corpse,
A corpse all In the ground
And he became the cold grey clay
And smothered her all around

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Oh Coal Black Smith

by Current 93

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Verse:

Em C

Oh she looked out of the window

Em C

As white as any milk

Em C

But he looked in the window

Em C

As black as any silk

Em C

"Hello hello hello hello

Em C

Hello you coal black smith

Em C

Oh what is your silly song?

Em C

You shall never change my maiden name

Em C

That I have kept so long

Em C

Chorus:

Em C

I'd rather die a maid, yes"

Em C

But then she said

Em C

"And be buried in my grave, yes"

Em C

And then she said

"Than I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,

Em C

Verse:

Em C

A maiden will I die"

Em C

A maiden will I die"

Em C

Then she became a duck

Em C

A duck all on the stream

Em C

And he became a water dog

Em C

And fetched her back again

Em C

Then she became a hare

Em C

A hare all on the plain

Em C

And he became a greyhound dog

Em C

And fetched her back again

Em C

Then she became a fly

Em C

A fly all in the air

Em C

And he became a spider

Em C

And fetched her to his lair

Em C

Chorus:

Em C

I'd rather die a maid

Em C

But then she said

Em C

"And be buried in my grave

Em C

And then she said

"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,

Em C

Verse:

Em C

A maiden will I die" x7

Em C

Oh she looked out of the window

Em C

As white as any milk

Em C

But he looked in the window

Em C

As black as any silk

Em C

"Hello hello hello hello

Em Am

Hello you coal black smith

Oh what is your silly song?

You shall never change my maiden name

Am Em

That I have kept so long

Em C

Chorus:

Em C

I'd rather die a maid

Em C

But then she said

Em C

"And be buried in my grave

Em C

And then she said

"That I'd have such a nasty, husky, dusky, musty, fusty coal black smith,

Em C

A maiden will I die"

Verse:

Em C

Then she became a duck

Em C

A duck all on the stream

Em C

And he became a water dog

Em C

And fetched her back again

Em C

Then she became a hare

Em C

A hare all on the plain

Em C

And he became a greyhound dog

And fetched her back once more

Em C

Then she became a fly

Em C

A fly all in the air

Em C

And he became a spider

Em C

And fetched her to his lair

[Spoken word part: "Man is a best of prey..."]

Ending (also spoken):

And she became a corpse,

A corpse all In the ground

And he became the cold grey clay

And smothered her all around

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