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The Willow Maid

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Aminor

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[Intro]
Am Dm Am C Dm Em
Dm Am
[Verse]
A Amyoung man walked through the forest
With his quiver and Ghunting Ambow
He heard a young girl Dmsinging
And Amfollowed the Emsound beAmlow
There he found the Dmmaiden
Who Amlives in the EmwilAmlow
[Verse]
He Amcalled to her as she listened
From a ring of toadstools red
"Come with me, my Dmmaiden
Come Amfrom thy Emwillow Ambed"
She looked at him seDmrenely
And Amonly Gshook her Amhead
[Chorus]
"See Emme Amnow
A ray of light in the moondance
See Emme Amnow
I cannot Emleave this Amplace
Hear Emme Amnow
A strain of song in the forest
Don't Fask Cme
To follow Dwhere you Elead"
[Verse]
AmA young man walked through the forest
With a flower and coat of green
His love had hair like Dmfire
Her Ameyes an Gemerald Amsheen
She wrapped herself in Dmbeauty
So Amyoung and Gso seAmrene
[Verse]
He Amstood there under the willow
And he gave her the yellow bloom
"Girl, my heart you've Dmcaptured
Oh, AmI would Embe your Amgroom"
She said she'd wed him Dmnever
Not Amnear, nor Gfar, nor Amsoon
[Chorus]
"See Emme Amnow
A ray of light in the moondance
See Emme Amnow
I cannot Emleave this Amplace
Hear Emme Amnow
A strain of song in the forest
Don't Fask Cme
To follow Dwhere you Elead"C  Em  Am  
                   -follow where you lead-
Hey-ey Hey-ey Hey-ey DmHey-ey
[Verse]
AmA young man walked through the forest
With an axe sharp Gas a Amknife
"I'll take the green-eyed Dmfairy
And Amshe shall Gbe my Amwife
With her I'll raise my Dmchildren
With Amher I'll Glive my Amlife"
[Verse]
The Ammaiden wept when she heard him
When he said he'd Gset her Amfree
He took his axe and Dmused it
To Ambring down her Gancient Amtree
"Now your willow's Dmfallen
Now Amyou beGlong to Amme"
[Chorus]
"See Gme FnowG  
A Fray of Glight in the Dmmoondance
AmSee Gme FnowG  
I Fcannot Gleave this Dmplace
AmHear Emme Amnow
A strain of Gsong in the Amforest
Don't ask Cme
To follow Dwhere you Elead"G#m  Am  G#m  Am  
[Verse]
She Amfollowed him out the forest
And collapsed upDmon the Amearth
Her feet had walked but a distance
From the Ggreen land of her Ambirth
[Verse]
She Amfaded into a flower
That would bloom for Dmone bright Ameve
He could not take from the forest
What was never Gmeant to leAmave

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The Willow Maid

by Erutan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

[Intro]

Am Dm Am C Dm Em

Dm Am

[Verse]

A young man walked through the forest

G Am

With his quiver and hunting bow

He heard a young girl singing

Am Em Am

And followed the sound below

There he found the maiden

Am Em Am

Who lives in the willow

[Verse]

He called to her as she listened

From a ring of toadstools red

"Come with me, my maiden

Am Em Am

Come from thy willow bed"

She looked at him serenely

Am G Am

And only shook her head

[Chorus]

Em Am

"See me now

A ray of light in the moondance

Em Am

See me now

Em Am

I cannot leave this place

Em Am

Hear me now

A strain of song in the forest

F C

Don't ask me

D E

To follow where you lead"

[Verse]

A young man walked through the forest

With a flower and coat of green

His love had hair like fire

Am G Am

Her eyes an emerald sheen

She wrapped herself in beauty

Am G Am

So young and so serene

[Verse]

He stood there under the willow

And he gave her the yellow bloom

"Girl, my heart you've captured

Am Em Am

Oh, I would be your groom"

She said she'd wed him never

Am G Am

Not near, nor far, nor soon

[Chorus]

Em Am

"See me now

A ray of light in the moondance

Em Am

See me now

Em Am

I cannot leave this place

Em Am

Hear me now

A strain of song in the forest

F C

Don't ask me

D E C Em Am

To follow where you lead"

-follow where you lead-

Hey-ey Hey-ey Hey-ey Hey-ey

[Verse]

A young man walked through the forest

G Am

With an axe sharp as a knife

"I'll take the green-eyed fairy

Am G Am

And she shall be my wife

With her I'll raise my children

Am G Am

With her I'll live my life"

[Verse]

The maiden wept when she heard him

G Am

When he said he'd set her free

He took his axe and used it

Am G Am

To bring down her ancient tree

"Now your willow's fallen

Am G Am

Now you belong to me"

[Chorus]

G F G

"See me now

F G Dm

A ray of light in the moondance

Am G F G

See me now

F G Dm

I cannot leave this place

Am Em Am

Hear me now

G Am

A strain of song in the forest

Don't ask me

D E G#m Am G#m Am

To follow where you lead"

[Verse]

She followed him out the forest

Dm Am

And collapsed upon the earth

Her feet had walked but a distance

G Am

From the green land of her birth

[Verse]

She faded into a flower

Dm Am

That would bloom for one bright eve

He could not take from the forest

G Am

What was never meant to leave

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