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Barbara Allen

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Eminor

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1/7

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 7Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

E|--G3---G/F#-3-----Em-0---D3---B72---C0--Am-0
B|--0----0------0---2---0---1---1
G|--0----0------0---3---2---0---2
D|--0----0------2---0---1---2---2
A|--x----x------2---0---2---3---0
E|--3----2------0---0---0---3---0
Capo: IV
Intro:  Em   G   Em   G  
EmTwas round and about last mDar in this tB7ide
AmWhen the grDeen leaves were sweEmllin’
EmThat Young Jimmy Grove of the WDest CouB7ntry
Amfell in love with DBarbara AEmllen
           G    G/F#    G  G/ F#  Em  
He sent his men into the town
Gto the place where G/F#she was dwCellin’
          G         G/F#   G  G/   F#    Em  
Oh will ye come to my master, dear
GIf ye name be BG/F#arbara AEmllen
Em G  Em G
Then slowly, slowly got she up
And slowly came she nigh him;
And all she said when e'er she came,
“Young man I think you’re dyin’.”
Oh, yes I’m sick, I’m very sick
Indeed I think I'm dyin'
But a word from you will revive me again
Oh lovely Barbara Allen
"Do you recall, young man," she said,
"When the red wine you were spillin'?
How you made the ladies' health go 'round
And you slighted Barbara Allen?"
And death is printed on his face
and all his heart is stealin'
but still he cried as she left his side,
"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"
(Play Chords once and let ring)
She was going over the field
she heard the death bell tollin'
and every sound the death bell gave---
"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"
Oh mother, mother make me a bed
Oh make it soft and narrow
since Jimmy died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow.
Outro:  Em   G   Em    G   Em   G   Em(let ring)

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Barbara Allen

by Colin Meloy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

G G/F# Em D B7 C Am

E|--3----3------0---3---2---0---0

B|--0----0------0---2---0---1---1

G|--0----0------0---3---2---0---2

D|--0----0------2---0---1---2---2

A|--x----x------2---0---2---3---0

E|--3----2------0---0---0---3---0

Capo: IV

Em G Em G

Intro:

Em D B7

Twas round and about last mar in this tide

Am D Em

When the green leaves were swellin’

Em D B7

That Young Jimmy Grove of the West Country

Am D Em

fell in love with Barbara Allen

G G/F# G G F# Em

He sent his men into the town

G G/F# C

to the place where she was dwellin’

G G/F# G G F# Em

Oh will ye come to my master, dear

G G/F# Em

If ye name be Barbara Allen

Em G Em G

Then slowly, slowly got she up

And slowly came she nigh him;

And all she said when e'er she came,

“Young man I think you’re dyin’.”

Oh, yes I’m sick, I’m very sick

Indeed I think I'm dyin'

But a word from you will revive me again

Oh lovely Barbara Allen

"Do you recall, young man," she said,

"When the red wine you were spillin'?

How you made the ladies' health go 'round

And you slighted Barbara Allen?"

And death is printed on his face

and all his heart is stealin'

but still he cried as she left his side,

"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"

(Play Chords once and let ring)

She was going over the field

she heard the death bell tollin'

and every sound the death bell gave---

"Hard-hearted Barbara Allen!"

Oh mother, mother make me a bed

Oh make it soft and narrow

since Jimmy died for me today

I'll die for him tomorrow.

Em G Em G Em G Em

Outro: (let ring)

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