Barbara Allen
Key: DEnglish
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D'Twas in the Amerry month of DMay
When green buds Gall were Dswellin'
Sweet D7William Gon his Ddeath bed Bmlay
For Dlove of A7Barbara DAllen.
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He sent his Aservant to the Dtown
To the place where Gshe was Ddwellin'
D7Saying "You must Gcome to my Dmaster Bmdear
If your Dname be A7Barb'ry DAllen."
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So slowly Aslowly she got Dup
And slowly Gshe drew Dnigh him
And the D7only Gwords to Dhim did Bmsay
"Young Dman I A7think you're Ddyin'."
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He turned his Aface unto the Dwall
And death was Gin him Dwellin'
"Good-D7bye good-Gbye to my Dfriends Bmall
Be Dgood to A7Barb'ry DAllen."
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When he was Adead and laid in Dgrave
She heard the Gdeath bells Dknellin'
And D7every Gstroke to Dher did Bmsay:
"Hard-Dhearted A7Barb'ry DAllen."
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"Oh mother oh Amother go dig my Dgrave
Make it both Glong and Dnarrow;
Sweet D7William Gdied of Dlove for Bmme
And I Dwill A7die of Dsorrow."
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"And father oh Afather go dig my Dgrave
Make it both Glong and Dnarrow
Sweet D7William Gdied Don Bmyesterday
And I Dwill A7die Dtomorrow."
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Barb'ry Allen was Aburied in the old church-Dyard
Sweet William was Gburied beside Dher;
Out of D7Sweet William's Gheart there Dgrew a Bmrose
Out Dof Barb'ry A7Allen's a Dbriar.
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They grew and Agrew in the old church-Dyard
'Til they could Ggrow no Dhigher;
At the D7end they Gformed a true Dlovers' Bmknot
And the Drose grew A7round the Dbriar.