Eva Cassidy – A Bold Young Farmer chords

[verse 1]

BbmA bold young farmer courted me
Bb                    Ab   Db Fm FHe stole my heart and my liberty
Bbm                        Bb    EbHe stole my heart without free goodwill
     Ab       Fm                   BbAnd I must confess that I love him still

[verse 2]

BbmI wish, I wish but it‘s all in vain
Bb               Ab  Db Fm FI wish I was a maid again
Bbm                 Bb     EbBut a maid again I never can be
       Ab            Fm                 BbSince such a young fellow lies still by me

[verse 3]

BbmThere sits a bird in yonder tree
Bb                      Ab   Db Fm FSome say he‘s blind and cannot see
Bbm                    Bb   EbAnd I wish it was the same with me
      Ab          Fm            BbBefore I took up with your company

[verse 4]

BbmI wish my babe so tiny was born
Bb                 Ab   Db  Fm FAnd smiling on his father’ s knee
Bbm                 Bb    EbAnd I poor girl was dead and gone
         Ab           Fm         BbWith the green grass growing all over me

[verse 5]

BbmGo dig my grave, dig long and deep
Bb                       Ab    Db  Fm FPlace a marble stone at my head and feet
Bbm              Bb          EbAnd on my heart put a snow white dove
      Ab            Fm          BbTo let the world know that I died for love