Chords
[Intro]
A D A
[Verse 1]
D Don't singA love songs, you'll wakeD my mother
She's sleeping Ahere right byBm my side
And in her Gright hand a silver Emdagger,
She says thatBm IG can't beA your bride.
[Verse 2]
G A All men areA7 false, says myD mother,
They'll tell youA wicked, lovin' Bmlies.
The very next Gevening, they'll court aEmnother,
Leave you aBmloneG to pine andA sigh.
[Verse 3]
G A My daddyA7 is a handsomeD devil
He's got a Achain five miles Bmlong,
And on eveGry link a heart does Emdangle
Of anotherBm maidG he's loved andA wronged.
[Verse 4]
G A Go court aA7nother tenderD maiden,
And hope that Ashe will be your Bmwife,
For I have Gbeen warned, and I've deEmcided
To sleep aBmloneG all of myA life. G A
