Banks Of The Bann chords

When [E] firstx to this [A] countryx a [E] strangerx I [E/G#] came,x
I [B] placedx my affections on a [A] maidx that was [B] young,x
She [C#m] beingx young and [A] tender,x her w[E]aistx was small and [A] slender,x
Kind [E] Naturex had [A] formedx her for [B] myx overt[E]hrow.x

On the [E] banksx of the [A] Bann,x where [E] Ixx first be[E/G#]heldxx her,
She [B] appearedx like fair Juno or a [A] Grecianx [B] queen,x
Her [C#m] eyesx shone like [A] diamonds,x her [E] hairx softly [A] twining,x
Her c[E]heeksx were like [A] rosesx or [B] bloodx drips in [E] snow.x

' [E] Twasx her cruel [A] parentsx that [E] firstx caused our [E/G#] variance,x
All [B] becausex I was poor and of a [A] lowx d[B]egree,x
But I'll [C#m] doxxx my end[A]eavourx to [E] gainx my love's [A] favour,x
[E] Althoughx she is [A] comex from a [B] richx fami[E]ly.x

My [E] namex is De[A]laney,x a [E] namex that won't [E/G#] shamex me,
And i[B]fxx I had saved money, I'd have [A] plentyx in s[B]tore,x
But [C#m] drinkingx and [A] courting,x night [E] ramblingx and [A] sporting,x
Are the [E] causex of my [A] ruinx and [B] absencex from [E] home.x

[E] Hadx I all the [A] moneyx that's [E] inx the West I[E/G#]ndies,x
Or [B] hadx I the gold of the [A] Africanx [B] shore,x
I would [C#m] spendx it on [A] pearlsx and on [E] youx my brown [A] girl,x
For t[E]here'sx no [A] otherx love on this [B] earthx I [E] adore.x

[E] Nowx since I have [A] gainedx her I'm [E] contentedx for [E/G#] life,x
I'll [B] putx rings on her fingers and [A] goldx in her [B] ear.x
We'll [C#m] livex on the [A] banksx of the [E] lovelyx Bann [A] river,x
And in [E] allx sorts of [A] splendourx I'll [B] stylex her my [E] dear.x