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[Introduction]
C
[Verse 1]
Cold Fblows the wind to G7my true Clove
CAnd G7gently drops the GrainG7  
I've Cnever G7had but Cone true GloveG7  
CAnd in Fgreen-wood G7he lies Cslain
[Verse 2]
I'll Fdo as much for G7my true Clove
CAs G7any young girl GmayG7  
I'll Csit and G7mourn all Con his GgraveG7  
CFor a- Ftwelve month G7and a Cday
[Verse 3]
And wFhen twelve months and a G7day was Cpassed
CThe G7ghost did rise and GspeakG7  
"Why Csittest G7thou all Con my GgraveG7  
CAnd Fwill not G7let me Csleep? "
[Verse 4]
"Go Ffetch me water G7from the deCsert
CAnd G7blood from out of a GstoneG7  
Go Cfetch me G7milk from a Cfair maid's GbreastG7  
CThat a Fyoung man G7never has Cknown. "
[Verse 5]
"How Foft on yonder G7grave, sweetCheart
CWhere G7we were wont to GwalkG7  
The Cfairest G7flower that Ce'er I GsawG7  
CHas Fwithered G7to a Cstalk."
[Verse 6]
"The Fstalk is withered and G7dead, sweetCheart
CThe G7flower will never reGturn.G7  
And sCince I've G7lost my Cown true GloveG7  
CWhat Fcan I G7do but Cyearn."
[Verse 7]
"When Fwill we meet aG7gain, sweetCheart.
CWhen G7will we meet aGgain? G7"
"When the Cautumn G7leaves that Cfall from the GtreesG7  
CAre Fgreen and G7spring up aCgain."

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The Unquiet Grave

by Joan Baez

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Introduction]

[Verse 1]

F G7 C

Cold blows the wind to my true love

C G7 G G7

And gently drops the rain

C G7 C G G7

I've never had but one true love

C F G7 C

And in green-wood he lies slain

[Verse 2]

F G7 C

I'll do as much for my true love

C G7 G G7

As any young girl may

C G7 C G G7

I'll sit and mourn all on his grave

C F G7 C

For a- twelve month and a day

[Verse 3]

F G7 C

And when twelve months and a day was passed

C G7 G G7

The ghost did rise and speak

C G7 C G G7

"Why sittest thou all on my grave

C F G7 C

And will not let me sleep? "

[Verse 4]

F G7 C

"Go fetch me water from the desert

C G7 G G7

And blood from out of a stone

C G7 C G G7

Go fetch me milk from a fair maid's breast

C F G7 C

That a young man never has known. "

[Verse 5]

F G7 C

"How oft on yonder grave, sweetheart

C G7 G G7

Where we were wont to walk

C G7 C G G7

The fairest flower that e'er I saw

C F G7 C

Has withered to a stalk."

[Verse 6]

F G7 C

"The stalk is withered and dead, sweetheart

C G7 G G7

The flower will never return.

C G7 C G G7

And since I've lost my own true love

C F G7 C

What can I do but yearn."

[Verse 7]

F G7 C

"When will we meet again, sweetheart.

C G7 G G7

When will we meet again? "

C G7 C G G7

"When the autumn leaves that fall from the trees

C F G7 C

Are green and spring up again."

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