Barbara Allan
Frank Turner
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[Intro] E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|---|-----------------|--2--------- B|---|-----------------|--3--------- G|---|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------- D|---|-----------4-----|--0--------- A|---|-----------------|------------ E|---|-----------------|------------ somewhat pamled muted. It's a bit o E|--------------------|----------- B|---3-3-5-3-0--0-0-0-|----------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|---|-----------------|--2--------- B|---|-----------------|--3--------- G|---|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------- D|---|-----------4-----|--0--------- A|---|-----------------|------------ E|---|-----------------|------------ A little different this time aroun E|--------------------|--2-------- B|---3-3-5-0-0--0-0-0-|--3-------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--2-------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0-------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------(Played mostly palm muted again) [Verse]D G It being the springtime of the yearD G The flowers were freshly bloomingD G A young man from my home countryA D Fell in love with Barbara AllenD G This young man took sick and went to bedD G And he called out for Barbara AllenD G She came to him and softly said:A D Young man I think you are dyingD G I am not dying! the young man saidD G One kiss from you would cure meD G One kiss from me you'll never seeA Though I thought that you're heartD was breakingD G Or do you not remember last Sunday nightD G Out in the ballroom dancingD You danced all night with theG village brideContinues after the adA D and slighted Barbara Allen[Riff] (x2) E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|---|-----------------|--2--------- B|---|-----------------|--3--------- G|---|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------- D|---|-----------4-----|--0--------- A|---|-----------------|------------ E|---|-----------------|------------ DIFFED NT AGAIN ha. again a guess. E|--------------------|----------- B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|----------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------[Verse]D G He went and called a serving maidD G but she was slow in comingD There’s a watch & chain in theG window thereA D Give them to Barbara AllenD G She’d not been gone to very farD When she heard that church bellG tollingD G Each toll that the bells did makeA D Rang out for Barbara AllenD G She’d not covered a mile or twoD G When she saw that Funeral ComingD G Lay down lay down the corpse she criedA D So I may gaze upon himD G They laid that down corpse down in the ground,D G There she fell lamentingD G Oh why, oh why a young man criedA D Can this be Barbara Allen?[Riff] (x2) E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|---|-----------------|--2--------- B|---|-----------------|--3--------- G|---|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------- D|---|-----------4-----|--0--------- A|---|-----------------|------------ E|---|-----------------|------------ E|--------------------|----------- B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|----------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------[Verse]D G She ran back to her father’s gate.D G There she stopped lamentingD G Oh Father Father dig my grave,A D Dig it deep and narrow,D G A young man died for me today,A D I’ll die for him tomorrow,[Riff] E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|--------------------|----------- B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|----------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|-----------------|--2----------- B|-----------------|--3----------- G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2----------- D|-----------4-----|--0----------- A|-----------------|-------------- E|-----------------|-------------- E|---|-----------------|--2--------- B|---|-----------------|--3--------- G|---|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------- D|---|-----------4-----|--0--------- A|---|-----------------|------------ E|---|-----------------|------------ E|--------------------|----------- B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|----------- G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|----------- A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|----------- E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------[Verse]D G They both were buried in the old church yardD G but she was buried higherD G From her grave a red rose grew,A D G D From his grave a briar