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Barbara Allan
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro]
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
somewhat pamled muted. It's a bit of a guess what Frank does here.
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-3-5-3-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A little different this time around, again a guess by hearing the live version.
E|--------------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-3-5-0-0--0-0-0-|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Played mostly palm muted again)
[Verse]
DIt being the springtime Gof the year
DThe flowers were freshly Gblooming
DA young man from my hGome country
Fell in Alove with Barbara DAllen
DThis young man took sick and Gwent to bed
And he cDalled out for Barbara GAllen
She Dcame to him and sGoftly said:
Young Aman I think you are Ddying
DI am not dying! the Gyoung man said
One Dkiss from you would Gcure me
One Dkiss from me you'll Gnever see
Though I Athought that you're heart was bDreaking
Or do you Dnot remember last GSunday night
Out Din the ballroom Gdancing
You Ddanced all night with the viGllage bride
and sAlighted Barbara DAllen
[Riff] (x2)
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
DIFFERENT AGAIN ha. again a guess.
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
He Dwent and called a serGving maid
but Dshe was slow in cGoming
There’s a Dwatch & chain in the Gwindow there
Give tAhem to Barbara DAllen
She’d Dnot been gone to vGery far
When she Dheard that church bell Gtolling
DEach toll that the Gbells did make
Rang Aout for Barbara DAllen
She’d Dnot covered a Gmile or two
When she Dsaw that Funeral GComing
Lay Ddown lay down the Gcorpse she cried
So AI may gaze uDpon him
They Dlaid that down corpse down Gin the ground,
DThere she fell laGmenting
Oh Dwhy, oh why a Gyoung man cried
Can Athis be Barbara DAllen?
[Riff] (x2)
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
She Dran back to her Gfather’s gate.
DThere she stopped lamGenting
Oh DFather Father dig my Ggrave,
ADig it deep and Dnarrow,
A yDoung man died for Gme today,
I’ll Adie for him Dtomorrow,
[Riff]
E|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
They Dboth were buried in the Gold church yard
but Dshe was buried Ghigher
FrDom her grave a Gred rose grew,
AFrom hDis gGrave a Dbriar
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Barbara Allan
by Frank Turner
Chords in this song · guitar
D
G
A
[Intro]
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
somewhat pamled muted. It's a bit of a guess what Frank does here.
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-3-5-3-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A little different this time around, again a guess by hearing the live version.
E|--------------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---3-3-5-0-0--0-0-0-|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Played mostly palm muted again)
[Verse]
D G
It being the springtime of the year
D G
The flowers were freshly blooming
D G
A young man from my home country
A D
Fell in love with Barbara Allen
D G
This young man took sick and went to bed
D G
And he called out for Barbara Allen
D G
She came to him and softly said:
A D
Young man I think you are dying
D G
I am not dying! the young man said
D G
One kiss from you would cure me
D G
One kiss from me you'll never see
A D
Though I thought that you're heart was breaking
D G
Or do you not remember last Sunday night
D G
Out in the ballroom dancing
D G
You danced all night with the village bride
A D
and slighted Barbara Allen
[Riff] (x2)
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
DIFFERENT AGAIN ha. again a guess.
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G
He went and called a serving maid
D G
but she was slow in coming
D G
There’s a watch & chain in the window there
A D
Give them to Barbara Allen
D G
She’d not been gone to very far
D G
When she heard that church bell tolling
D G
Each toll that the bells did make
A D
Rang out for Barbara Allen
D G
She’d not covered a mile or two
D G
When she saw that Funeral Coming
D G
Lay down lay down the corpse she cried
A D
So I may gaze upon him
D G
They laid that down corpse down in the ground,
D G
There she fell lamenting
D G
Oh why, oh why a young man cried
A D
Can this be Barbara Allen?
[Riff] (x2)
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G
She ran back to her father’s gate.
D G
There she stopped lamenting
D G
Oh Father Father dig my grave,
A D
Dig it deep and narrow,
D G
A young man died for me today,
A D
I’ll die for him tomorrow,
[Riff]
E|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|
E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|
B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------|
G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|
D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G
They both were buried in the old church yard
D G
but she was buried higher
D G
From her grave a red rose grew,
A D G D
From his grave a briar
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