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Once I Had A Sweetheart

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[Intro]
A Em
AOnce I had a Gsweetheart and Dnow I have AnoneEm  
AOnce I had a Gsweetheart and Dnow I have AnoneEm  
AHe's gone and Dleft me
GHe's gone and Aleft me
AmGone and left me in sorrow to mournEm  A  Em  
ALast night in sweet Gslumber I Ddreamed I did AseeEm  
ALast night in sweet Gslumber I Ddreamed I did AseeEm  
AMy own darling Djewel sat
Gsmiling by Ame
AmMy own darling jewel sat smiling by meEm  A  Em  
ABut when I awGakened I Dfound it not AsoEm  
ABut when I awGakened I Dfound it not AsoEm  
AMy eyes like some Dfountain with
Gtears overfAlowed
                                            Am   Em   A     Em(Indian Sitar-solo)
Eyes like some fountain with tears overflowed
AI'll venture through GEngland, through DFrance and through ASpainEm  
AI'll venture through GEngland, through DFrance and through ASpainEm  
AMy life I'll Dventure on
Gwatery Amain
AmMy life I'll venture on watery mainEm  A  Em  
AI'll set sail of Gsilver and Dsteer toward the AsunEm  
AI'll set sail of Gsilver and Dsteer toward the AsunEm  
AAnd my false love Dwill weep,
Gmy false love Awill weep
AmFalse love will weep for me after I'm goneEm  A  Em  
AAfter I'm Emgone, AAfter I'm Emgone, AAfter I'm Emgone...

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Once I Had A Sweetheart

by Pentangle

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

A Em

A G D A Em

Once I had a sweetheart and now I have none

A G D A Em

Once I had a sweetheart and now I have none

A D

He's gone and left me

G A

He's gone and left me

Am Em A Em

Gone and left me in sorrow to mourn

A G D A Em

Last night in sweet slumber I dreamed I did see

A G D A Em

Last night in sweet slumber I dreamed I did see

A D

My own darling jewel sat

G A

smiling by me

Am Em A Em

My own darling jewel sat smiling by me

A G D A Em

But when I awakened I found it not so

A G D A Em

But when I awakened I found it not so

A D

My eyes like some fountain with

G A

tears overflowed

Am Em A Em

(Indian Sitar-solo)

Eyes like some fountain with tears overflowed

A G D A Em

I'll venture through England, through France and through Spain

A G D A Em

I'll venture through England, through France and through Spain

A D

My life I'll venture on

G A

watery main

Am Em A Em

My life I'll venture on watery main

A G D A Em

I'll set sail of silver and steer toward the sun

A G D A Em

I'll set sail of silver and steer toward the sun

A D

And my false love will weep,

G A

my false love will weep

Am Em A Em

False love will weep for me after I'm gone

A Em A Em A Em

After I'm gone, After I'm gone, After I'm gone...

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