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Edwin

Steeleye Span
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 Come all  ye wild  young people  and listen  to my song
 I will unfold  concerning  gold that guides  so many wrong
 Young Emma  was a servant  maid who loved  a sailor bold
 Who ploughed  the main  much gold to  gain for his love  so we've been told.
 He ploughed  the main  for seven  years and then  return-ed home
 As soon as he  set foot  on shore unto  his love did go
 He went  unto young Emma's  house his gold  all for to show
 That he  had gained  upon the main  all in the lowlands low.
 Young Edwin he  sat drinking  till time  to go to  bed
 He little thought  a sword  that night would part  his body and head
 Young Edwin  he got into  bed and scarcely  was asleep
 When Emily's  cruel parents  soft into  his room did creep
 They stabbed  him, dragged  him out  of bed and to  the sea did go
 They sent his body floating,  down to  the lowlands low
 "Oh father,  where's the stranger  came here  last night to lay?"
 "Oh he  is dead  no tales  can tell" the father  he did say.
 The fishes of  the ocean  swim o'er  my lover's breast
 His body rolls  in motion  I hope  his soul's at rest
 The shells  upon the sea  shore rolling  to and fro
 Remind  me of  young Edwin  that ploughed  the lowlands low
 So many  a day  she passed  away and tried  to ease her mind
 Crying "Oh my friends,  my love  is gone and I  am left behind"
 And Emma  broken hearted  was to Bedlam  forced to go
 Her shrieks  were for  young Edwin  that ploughed  the lowlands low.

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Readable chord sheet for Edwin by Steeleye Span

Come [Gm]all ye [D]wild young [Gm]people and [D7]listen to my [Gm]song
I will unf[D]old con[Gm]cerning gold that [D7]guides so many [Gm]wrong
Young E[Bb]mma was a [F]servant maid who [Gm]loved a sailor b[D]old
Who [Gm]ploughed the [D]main much gold to[Gm] gain for his [D7]love so we've been [Gm]told.

He [Gm]ploughed the [D]main for [Gm]seven years and [D7]then return-ed [Gm]home
As soon as [D]he set [Gm]foot on shore un[D7]to his love did [Gm]go
He [Bb]went unto young [F]Emma's house his [Gm]gold all for to [D]show
That [Gm]he had [D]gained upon the [Gm]main all in the [D7]lowlands [Gm]low.

Young [Gm]Edwin [D]he sat [Gm]drinking till [D7]time to go to[Gm] bed
He little [D]thought a [Gm]sword that night would [D7]part his body and [Gm]head
Young [Bb]Edwin he got [F]into bed and [Gm]scarcely was asl[D]eep
When [Gm]Emil[D]y's cruel [Gm]parents soft in[D7]to his room did [Gm]creep

They [Gm]stabbed him, [D]dragged him [Gm]out of bed and [D7]to the sea did [Gm]go
They sent his [D]body [Gm]floating, down [D7]to the lowlands [Gm]low
"Oh [Bb]father, where's the [F]stranger came [Gm]here last night to [D]lay?"
"Oh [Gm]he is [D]dead no [Gm]tales can tell" the [D7]father he did [Gm]say.

The [Gm]fishes [D]of the [Gm]ocean swim [D7]o'er my lover's [Gm]breast
His body [D]rolls in [Gm]motion I [D7]hope his soul's at [Gm]rest
The [Bb]shells upon the [F]sea shore [Gm]rolling to and [D]fro
Remi[Gm]nd me [D]of young [Gm]Edwin that [D7]ploughed the lowlands [Gm]low

So [Gm]many a [D]day she [Gm]passed away and [D7]tried to ease her [Gm]mind
Crying "Oh my [D]friends, my [Gm]love is gone and [D7]I am left be[Gm]hind"
And [Bb]Emma broken [F]hearted was to [Gm]Bedlam forced to [D]go
Her [Gm]shrieks were [D]for young [Gm]Edwin that [D7]ploughed the lowlands [Gm]low.

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