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Cara Dillon - She Moved Through The Fair
CAPO: 3rd Fret
{INTRO:] G  
[VERSE 1:]
My Cyoung love said to Gme, "My Fmother won't Gmind
And my Ffather won't slight Gyou for Cyour lack of Gkind"
And she Fstepped away from Gme and Cthis she did Gsay
"It Cwill not be Glong, love, till Four wedding Gday"
[VERSE 2:]
She Cstepped away Gfrom me and she Fwent through the Gfair
And Ffondly I Gwatched her move Chither, move thGere
And she Fturned her way Ghomeward with Cone star aGwake
As the Cswan in the Gevening moves Fover the Glake
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   F    G    F    G    F    G    F    G    F    G    F    G    F    G    F  G  
[VERSE 3:]
The Cpeople were Gsaying, "No Ftwo were e'er Gwed
But Fone had a Gsorrow that Cnever was Gsaid"
And she Fsmiled as she Gpassed me with her Cgoods and her Ggear
And Cthat was the Glast that I Fsaw of my Gdear
[VERSE 4:]
Last Cnight she came Gto me, my Ftrue love came Gin
And she Fcame in so Geasy, her Cfeet made no Gdin
As she Flaid her hands Gon me and Cthis she did Gsay
"It Cwill not be Glong, love, 'til Four wedding Gday
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   C    G    F    G    F    G    C    G    F    G    C    G    C    G    F    C    F  G  
[OUTRO:]
No, Cit won't be Flong my Glove"
No, Cit won't be Flong my Glove"
No, Cit won't be Flong my Glove"

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She Moved Through The Fair

by Cara Dillon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Cara Dillon - She Moved Through The Fair

CAPO: 3rd Fret

{INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

C G F G

My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind

F G C G

And my father won't slight you for your lack of kind"

F G C G

And she stepped away from me and this she did say

C G F G

"It will not be long, love, till our wedding day"

[VERSE 2:]

C G F G

She stepped away from me and she went through the fair

F G C G

And fondly I watched her move hither, move there

F G C G

And she turned her way homeward with one star awake

C G F G

As the swan in the evening moves over the lake

F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 3:]

C G F G

The people were saying, "No two were e'er wed

F G C G

But one had a sorrow that never was said"

F G C G

And she smiled as she passed me with her goods and her gear

C G F G

And that was the last that I saw of my dear

[VERSE 4:]

C G F G

Last night she came to me, my true love came in

F G C G

And she came in so easy, her feet made no din

F G C G

As she laid her hands on me and this she did say

C G F G

"It will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day

C G F G F G C G F G C G C G F C F G

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[OUTRO:]

C F G

No, it won't be long my love"

C F G

No, it won't be long my love"

C F G

No, it won't be long my love"

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