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Down In The Willow Garden
Folk / Bluegrass (performed by Dan Tyminski)
Intro: (same as 2nd half of verses played 1x)
C     G    C
G       Em
G              C
G   D  G
GDown in the willow garCden
Where Gme and my true love did Emmeet
GIt was there we went a courCting
GMy love fell Doff to Gsleep
CI had a bottle of Gburgundy Cwine
GMy true love she did not Emknow
GIt was there I murdered that dear little Cgirl 
GDown on the Dbanks beGlow
GI drew my saber through Cher
It Gwas a bloody Emknife
GI threw her into the riCver
GIt was an Dawful Gsight
CMy father often Gtold me Cson
That Gmoney would set me Emfree
GIf I'd but murder that dear little Cgirl 
GWho's name was DRose ConneGly
Riff: (same as verses played 1x)
G        C
  G    Em
G     C
G  D G
C     G    C
G       Em
G              C
G   D  G
GNow he stands at his cabin doCor
WiGping his tear dimmed Emeye
GGazing on his own dear Cson 
GUpon the Dscaffold Ghigh
CMy race is run beGneath the Csun 
The Gdevil is waiting for Emme
GFor I did murder that dear little gCirl 
GWho's name was DRose ConneGly
Outro: (play first half of verses 1x then entirety of verse all the way through 1x)
G        C
  G    Em
G     C
G  D G
G        C
  G    Em
G     C
G  D G
C     G    C
G       Em
G              C
G   D  G

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Down In The Willow Garden

by Dan Tyminski

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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------#

# This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

# song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Down In The Willow Garden

Folk / Bluegrass (performed by Dan Tyminski)

Intro: (same as 2nd half of verses played 1x)

C G C

G Em

G C

G D G

G C

Down in the willow garden

G Em

Where me and my true love did meet

G C

It was there we went a courting

G D G

My love fell off to sleep

C G C

I had a bottle of burgundy wine

G Em

My true love she did not know

G C

It was there I murdered that dear little girl

G D G

Down on the banks below

G C

I drew my saber through her

G Em

It was a bloody knife

G C

I threw her into the river

G D G

It was an awful sight

C G C

My father often told me son

G Em

That money would set me free

G C

If I'd but murder that dear little girl

G D G

Who's name was Rose Connely

Riff: (same as verses played 1x)

G C

G Em

G C

G D G

C G C

G Em

G C

G D G

G C

Now he stands at his cabin door

G Em

Wiping his tear dimmed eye

G C

Gazing on his own dear son

G D G

Upon the scaffold high

C G C

My race is run beneath the sun

G Em

The devil is waiting for me

G C

For I did murder that dear little girl

G D G

Who's name was Rose Connely

Outro: (play first half of verses 1x then entirety of verse all the way through 1x)

G C

G Em

G C

G D G

G C

G Em

G C

G D G

C G C

G Em

G C

G D G

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