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CMy young mGan weFars a fAmrown
AmWith hFis eyes all cDlosed and Asus4his head bCowed down,
GMy yCoung man nDever sleeps.
COh thAsus4e rain it Efalls upDmon his back,
DmThe dEust BbefoAmre his eyes is black,
FOft the tDimes, oft Dmthe timCes my young man weeps.
CMy young Gman weFars a cAmoat,
GOnce, loFng ago, a bonnie cGoat
GWhich mCy young mEman wore with pride.
CNow I Dmdress the coat all on his back,
GFor love for hEmim I wiAmll not lack,
AmBut to see it nDmow, thaEmt collier’s coat, I can’t abide.
CMy younFg man, where’s he gone?
COnce iFn his eDmyes my FwhoGle world shone
GNow my yAmoung man he loDmoks away.
DmMan and wifEme we used Gto be
NGow he’s lCike a chilAmd upon my knee
FAnd in my aDmrms I heGlp my yoCung man through the day.
CA young girFl no more am I
FBut I shalGl not weep and I will not cry,
GFor my yAmoung man needs Dmme still.
AmIf someoFne’s EmwatchinGg up above
GYou’ll sCee how mucAmh my dFear I love,
FSo leAsus4ave him hDmere, I neeGd him noCw and always will.
COh if someoFne’s EmwatchinGg up above
GYoCu’ll see hAmow much Fmy dear I love,
FAnd AmIf he Dmmust go, GleCt your best angels keep him well

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My Young Man

by Kate Rusby

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Asus4

C G F Am

My young man wears a frown

Am F D Asus4 C

With his eyes all closed and his head bowed down,

G C D

My young man never sleeps.

C Asus4 E Dm

Oh the rain it falls upon his back,

Dm E B Am

The dust before his eyes is black,

F D Dm C

Oft the times, oft the times my young man weeps.

C G F Am

My young man wears a coat,

G F G

Once, long ago, a bonnie coat

G C Em

Which my young man wore with pride.

C Dm

Now I dress the coat all on his back,

G Em Am

For love for him I will not lack,

Am Dm Em

But to see it now, that collier’s coat, I can’t abide.

C F

My young man, where’s he gone?

C F Dm F G

Once in his eyes my whole world shone

G Am Dm

Now my young man he looks away.

Dm Em G

Man and wife we used to be

G C Am

Now he’s like a child upon my knee

F Dm G C

And in my arms I help my young man through the day.

C F

A young girl no more am I

F G

But I shall not weep and I will not cry,

G Am Dm

For my young man needs me still.

Am F Em G

If someone’s watching up above

G C Am F

You’ll see how much my dear I love,

F Asus4 Dm G C

So leave him here, I need him now and always will.

C F Em G

Oh if someone’s watching up above

G C Am F

You’ll see how much my dear I love,

F Am Dm G C

And If he must go, let your best angels keep him well

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