Am         G        F C         G       C       F
She was in the flowery garden when first she caught my eye
        Am         G     F  C   G       F       C
And I just a marching soldier she smiled as I passed by
        C       Em              Am          C          F               G
The flowers she held were fresh and fair, her lips were full and red
        Am         G        F   C       G       F       C
And as I passed that shady bower, these words to me she said

[Chorus]

C               F               C       F       G
"Last night we spoke of love, now we're forced to part
        Am         G        F    C      G       F       C
You leave to the sound of a marching drum and the beat of a lovers heart"


[Verse 2]

        Am         G        F    C      G       C       F
She was by the shore in the evening when next I saw my dear
        Am         G        F    C      G       F       C
Running barefoot by the waterside, she called as I drew near
        C       Em              Am          C          F               G
The sunlight glanced at the water's edge making fire of her auburn hair
        Am         G        F C         G       F       C
My young heart danced at her parting words that hung in the evening air


[Verse 3]

        Am         G        F C         G       C       F
She was on the Strand next morning when orders came to sail
        Am         G        F C         G       F       C
And as we slipped our ropes away I watched her from the rail
        C       Em              Am          C          F               G
She threw me a rose, which fell between us, and floated on the Bay
        Am         G        F C         G       F       C
And as our shippulled from the shore, I heard her call and say


[Verse 3]

        Am         G        F C         G       C       F
Now the soldier's life won't suit me, sweet music is my trade
        Am         G        F C         G       F       C
For I'd rather melt the hardest heart than pierce it with a blade
        C       Em              Am          C          F               G
Let the time be short till I return to my home in the mountains high
        Am         G        F C         G       F       c
And the loving girl who stole my heart with these words as I passed by