INTRO: D G A D Bm A (2x)
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
A D
Is it true what you hear, did he do it out of fear
A G D
Was the day drawing near when the child would start to show
A D
Was it rage or shame, or the damage to his name
F#m G A
Was it something worse, does anybody know
A D
Did she pay the price, for making men look twice
A G D
Like a glimpse of paradise across the dull and bitter land
A D
Did she pass them by, did she dare to meet their eye
F#m G A
Did she scorn them all and did they understand
G D
A grief to her father, did she really leave him
G A
A lover to her brother, yes we all believe him
C G D
Temptation to look better, no better than she should be
F#m G A
Unfaithful to her lover, he always knew she would be
Bm G D
She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong
G A
My time was short, the story long
Bm G D
No I never had a chance to prove them wrong
G A
It's always them who write the song
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
A D
Did he go to ground, was the suitcase ever found
A G D
Did the police come storming round on a trail already cold
A D
Did he lead them a dance, did he run away to France
F#m G A
Or did he shop himself before the day was old
A D
Now she was bound to loose if she set her face to choose
A G D
They never could excuse her for stirring up their fears
A D
She was much to young, now the earth has stilled her tongue
F#m G A
You can hear the voices calling down the years
Bm G D
She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong
G A
My time was short, the story long
Bm G D
No I never had a chance to prove them wrong
G A
It's always them who write the song
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
D G A D G Bm A
I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl
