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[Intro] Dm Am C Dm [Verse 1]
DmWe’ve met, we’ve met, mCy old true Amlove CWe’ve met, we’ve met, said Dmhe DmI’ve just returned from the Csalt, salt sea CAnd it's all for the love of Dmthee
Dm [Verse 2]
DmI could have married the KGing’s daDmughter fair DmShe would haveD marGriedDm me DmBut I’ve forsaken her cCrown Amof gold CAnd it's all for the love ofDm thee
C Dm [Verse 3]
DmCome in, come in, my Cold true Amlove CCome in, she said toDm him DmFor it’s been three fourths of aC long, long Amyear CSince together we haveDm been
[Verse 4]
DmNo, I can’t come in,G nor IDm can’t sit down DmFor I have but a momGent’sDm time DmAnd they say that you’re marrieCd to a house Amcarpenter CAnd your heart will never Dmbe mine
C Dm [Verse 5]
DmWill you come with me, my Cold true love? DmOh come with me, said he Dm DmAnd I’ll take you to where the Cgrass groAmws green COn the banks Dmof Bittery
Dm [Verse 6]
DmThen she picked up her sGweet lDittle babe DmAnd kisses she gave GitDm three DmSayin', stay at home my Cdarlin’ lAmittle babe CAnd keep your papa compDmany
Dm C Dm [Verse 7]
DmThen he jumped on a Cmilk white Amsteppe CAnd her on a dappleDm grey DmThey rode until they came to theC banks of Ama sea CThree hours before the break Dmof day
[Verse 8]
DmThey had not been on the ship two weeks DmI’m sure it waGms not Dmthree DmUntil his true love began toCm weep and to Ammourn CAnd she wept most Dmbitterly
Dm C Dm [Verse 9]
DmOh, is it for my sCilver you Amweep? CIs it for my sDmtore? DmOr is it for that Chouse cAmarpenter CWhose face you’ll never seeDm no more?
[Verse 10]
DmIt’s neither for you sGilver IDm weep DmAnd neither for Gyour Dmstore DmBut it’s all for the sake of my Csweet littAmle babe CWhose face I’ll never see Dmno more
Dm C Dm [Verse 11]
DmThen a curse, a curse to the Csailor she cried CA curse, a curse, Dmshe swore DmYou’ve robbed me of my hCouse caAmrpenter CWhose face I’ll never see Dmno more
[Verse 12]
DmThey had not been on the shGip three Dmweeks DmI’m sure it was Gnot Dmfour DmTill they sprang a leak in the Dbottom of the Amship CAnd it sunk for to rise nDo more
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