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The Turtle Dove

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[Verse 1]
EmFare you well my dear I Cmust Gbe Amgone
and Emleave you Amfor Da Emwhile
If I roam away I'll Ccome Gback Amagain
Though I Emroam ten CthouDsand Emmiles, Dmy Gdear
GThough I roam teCn AmthouDsand Emmiles
[Verse 2]
EmSo fair though art my CbonnGie Amlass
EmSo deep in Amlove Das EmI
EmBut I never will prove false to the Cbonnie Glass I Amlove
Till the Emstars fall Cfrom Dthe Emsky Dmy dGear
GTill the stars Cfall Amfrom Dthe Emsky
[Verse 3]
EmThe sea will never run Cdry Gmy Amdear
Nor the Emrocks never Ammelt Dwith the Emsun
But I never will prove false to the Cbonnie lGass I Amlove
Till Emall these Cthings Dbe Emdone Dmy Gdear
GTill all Cthese Amthings Dbe Emdone
[Verse 4]
EmO yonder doth sit that Clittle Gturtle Amdove
He doth Emsit on Amyonder Dhigh Emtree
A making a moan for the Closs of Ghis Amlove
As EmI will Cdo Dfor Emthee Dmy Gdear
GAs I Cwill Amdo fDor Emthee

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The Turtle Dove

by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Verse 1]

Em C G Am

Fare you well my dear I must be gone

Em Am D Em

and leave you for a while

C G Am

If I roam away I'll come back again

Em C D Em D G

Though I roam ten thousand miles, my dear

G C Am D Em

Though I roam ten thousand miles

[Verse 2]

Em C G Am

So fair though art my bonnie lass

Em Am D Em

So deep in love as I

Em C G Am

But I never will prove false to the bonnie lass I love

Em C D Em D G

Till the stars fall from the sky my dear

G C Am D Em

Till the stars fall from the sky

[Verse 3]

Em C G Am

The sea will never run dry my dear

Em Am D Em

Nor the rocks never melt with the sun

C G Am

But I never will prove false to the bonnie lass I love

Em C D Em D G

Till all these things be done my dear

G C Am D Em

Till all these things be done

[Verse 4]

Em C G Am

O yonder doth sit that little turtle dove

Em Am D Em

He doth sit on yonder high tree

C G Am

A making a moan for the loss of his love

Em C D Em D G

As I will do for thee my dear

G C Am D Em

As I will do for thee

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