Capo on 4th Fret.
[Verse 1]
A D
Don't sing love songs you'll wake my mother,
A Bm
She's sleeping here right by my side,
G Em
And in her right hand, a silver dagger
Bm-G A
She says that I can't be your bride
[Verse 2]
(same chords progression)
All men are false, says my mother,
They'll tell you wicked, lovin' lies.
The very next evening, they'll court another,
Leave you alone to pine and sigh.
[Verse 3]
(same chords progression)
My daddy is a handsome devil
He's got a chain five miles long,
And on every link a heart does dangle
Of another maid he's loved and wronged.
[Verse 4]
(same chords progression)
Go court another tender maiden,
And hope that she will be your wife,
For I've been warned, and I've decided
To sleep alone all of my life.
