Banks Of Claudy chords

[INTRO]
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[VERSE]
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As [Am]I walked [G]out one[F] morning, all [C]in the month of [Em]May
Down [Am]by a [G]flowery [F]garden, I [Dm]carelessly did [Am]stray
I over[G]heard a [F]young maid, in [C]sorrow did com[Em]plain
All [Am]for her [G]absent [F]lover, who [Dm]ploughs the raging [Am]main

[VERSE]
I boldly [G]stepped up[F] to her and [C]put her in sur[Em]prise
I [Am]know she [G]did not [F]know me, I [Dm]being in dis[Am]guise
I says, "Me [G]charming [F]creature, my [C]joy, my heart's de[Em]light
How [Am]far have [G]you to [F]travel this [Dm]dark and dreary [Am]night?"

[VERSE]
"I'm in [G]search of a faith[F]less young man, [C]Johnny is his [Em]name
And a[Am]long the [G]Banks of [F]Claudy, I'm [Dm]told he does re[Am]main"
"This is the [G]Banks of [F]Claudy, fair [C]maid, whereon you [Em]stand
But [Am]don't de[G]pend on [F]Johnny, for [Dm]he's a false young [Am]man
Oh, don't de[G]pend on [F]Johnny, for [C]he'll not meet you [Em]here
But [Am]tarry [G]with me in [F]yon greenwood, no [Dm]danger need you [Am]fear [F] [Am] [Em] [Am]

[VERSE]
Oh, it's six long [G]weeks or [F]better since [C]Johnny left the [Em]shore
He's [Am]crossing [G]the wild [F]ocean where the [Dm]foam and the billows [Am]roar
He's crossing [G]the wild [F]ocean for [C]honour and for [Em]fame
But [Am]this I've [G]heard, the [F]ship was wrecked all [Dm]on the coast of [Am]Spain" [F]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE]
Oh, it's [Am]when she [G]heard this[F] dreadful news, she [C]flew into des[Em]pair
By the [Am]wringing [G]of her [F]milk white hands and the [Dm]tearing of her [Am]hair
"Say, if Johnny, [G]he is[F] drowned, no [C]man on earth I'll [Em]take
But through [Am]lonesome [G]groves and [F]valleys, I'll [Dm]wander for his [Am]sake"

[VERSE]
Oh, it's when he [G]saw her[F] loyalty, no [C]longer could he [Em]stand
He [Am]flew in[G]to her [F]arms saying, "[Dm]Betsy, I'm the [Am]man"
Saying, "Betsy, [G]I'm the[F] young man, the [C]cause of all your [Em]pain
But [Am]since we've [G]met on [F]Claudy Banks, we'll [Dm]never part a[Am]gain" [F]

[OUTRO]
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