Barbara Allen
Colin MeloyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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
Twas round and about last mar in this tide
When the green leaves were swellin
That Young Jimmy Grove of the West Country
fell in love with Barbara Allen
/
He sent his men into the town
to the place where she was dwellin
/
Oh will ye come to my master, dear
If ye name be Barbara Allen
(repeat as above)
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 youre dyin.
Oh, yes Im sick, Im 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.
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Readable chord sheet for Barbara Allen by Colin Meloy
[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 [Em] [G] [Em] [G] [Em]Twas round and about last m[D]ar in this t[B7]ide [Am]When the gr[D]een leaves were swe[Em]llin [Em]That Young Jimmy Grove of the W[D]est Cou[B7]ntry [Am]fell in love with [D]Barbara A[Em]llen [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] (repeat as above) 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 youre dyin. Oh, yes Im sick, Im 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]