The Nightingale
Capo 1st Fret
(There are two words were I could not put an apostrophe in - (they are I m and we
ll), so just put it in yourself as I have left the space).
A D E A
As I went a walking one morning in May
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I met a young couple who fondly did stray
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One was a young maid so sweet and so fair
A D E A
And the other was a soldier and a brave grenadier
Chorus
A D E A
And they kissed so sweet and comforting as the clung to each other
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They went arm and arm along the road like sister and brother
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They went arm in arm along the road til they came to a stream
A D E A
And they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing
A D E A
Well out of his knapsack he took a fine fiddle
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And he played her such a merry tune that you ever did hear
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And he played her such a merry tune that the valley did ring
A D E A
And they both sat down together love to hear the nightingale sing
Repeat Chorus
A D E A
Well I m off to India for seven long years
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Drinking wines and strong whiskeys instead of cool beers
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And if ever I return again it will be in the spring
A D E A
And we ll both sit down together love to hear the nightingale sing
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Oh soldier, Oh soldier, will you marry me
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Oh no said the soldier that never can be
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For I have a wife at home in my own country
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And she is the sweetest thing that you ever did see
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