Polly Von
Peter, Paul & MaryVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
I shall tell of a hunter who's life was undone
By the cruel hand of evil and the setting of the sun
His arrow was loosed and it flew through the dark
And his true love was slain as the shaft found its mark
Well she'd her apron wrapped about her and he took
her for a swan, and oh and alas it was sh---e Polly Von
He ran up beside her and found it was she
He turned away his head for he could not bear to see
As he lifted her up he found she was dead
And a fountain of tears for his true love he shed
He bore her away to his home by the sea
Crying father, oh father I've murdered poor Polly
I've killed my sweet love in the flower of her life
I'd always intended that she'd be my wife
He roamed near the place where his true love was slain
He wept bitter tears, but his cries were all in vain
As looked to the lake, a swan glided by
And the sun slowly sank in the gray of the sky
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Readable chord sheet for Polly Von by Peter, Paul & Mary
[Am]I shall tell of a hunter who's[Dm] life was undone [Am]By the cruel hand of evil and the [E7]setting of the sun [Am]His arrow was loosed and it [Dm]flew through the dark [Am]And his true love was slain as the [E7]shaft found its [Am]mark Well she'd her [C]apron wrapped about her and he [G]took her for a [E7]swan, and [F]oh and alas it was [G]sh--[E7]-e Polly [Am]Von He ran up beside her and found it was she He turned away his head for he could not bear to see As he lifted her up he found she was dead And a fountain of tears for his true love he shed He bore her away to his home by the sea Crying father, oh father I've murdered poor Polly I've killed my sweet love in the flower of her life I'd always intended that she'd be my wife He roamed near the place where his true love was slain He wept bitter tears, but his cries were all in vain As looked to the lake, a swan glided by And the sun slowly sank in the gray of the sky