Bruton Town chords

[INTRO]
[Am] [C] [G] [Am]
[Am] [C] [D] [Em]
[Em] [C] [G] [Am]
[Am] [G] [Am]

[VERSE]
In Bruton [C]town there [G]lived a far[Am]mer
Who had two [C]sons and a [D]daughter [Em]dear
By day and [C]night they [G]were con[Am]spiring
To fill their par[G]ents' heart with [Am]fear

[VERSE]
One brother [C]said un[G]to the [Am]other
"I think our [C]servant courts our [D]sister [Em]dear
I'll put an [C]end to [G]all their [Am]courtship
I'll send him [G]silent to his [Am]grave”

[VERSE]
They ask-ed [C]him to [G]go a-hunt[Am]ing
Without [C]any [D]fear or [Em]strife
And these two [C]bold and [G]wicked vil[Am]lains
They took away this [G]young man's [Am]life

[VERSE]
And in the [C]ditch, there [G]was no wa[Am]ter
Where only [C]bush and [D]briars [Em]grew
They could not [C]hide the [G]bloody slaugh[Am]ter
So in the ditch his [G]body they [Am]threw

[VERSE]
When they re[C]turn-ed [G]home from hunt[Am]ing
She ask-ed [C]for her [D]servant [Em]man
"I ask be[C]cause I [G]see you whis[Am]per
So brothers [G]tell me if you [Am]can”

[VERSE]
"Oh, sister, [C]sister, you [G]do offend [Am]me
Because you [C]so ex[D]amine [Em]me
We've lost him [C]where we've [G]been a-hunt[Am]ing
No more of [G]him we could not [Am]see”

[VERSE]
As she lay [C]dreaming [G]on her pil[Am]low
She thought she [C]saw her [D]heart's de[Em]light
By her bed[C]side as [G]she lay weep[Am]ing
He was dressed all [G]in his bloody [Am]coat

[VERSE]
"Don't weep for [C]me, my [G]dearest jew[Am]el
Don't weep for [C]me nor [D]care or [Em]pine
For your two [C]brothers [G]killed me cru[Am]el
In such a place [G]you may me [Am]find”

[VERSE]
As she a[C]rose the [G]very next morn[Am]ing
With heavy [C]sigh and [D]bitter [Em]groan
The only [C]love that [G]she admi[Am]red
She found in the [G]ditch where he was [Am]thrown

[VERSE]
The blood u[C]pon his [G]lips was [Am]drying
Her tears were [C]salter [D]than [Em]brine
She sometimes [C]kissed him, [G]sometimes cry[Am]ing
"Here lies the [G]dearest love of [Am]mine”

[VERSE]
Three days and [C]nights she [G]did sit by [Am]him
And her poor [C]heart was [D]filled with [Em]woe
Till cruel [C]hunger [G]crept upon [Am]her
And homeward [G]she then did [Am]go

[VERSE]
When she re[C]turn-ed [G]to her broth[Am]ers
"Sister, what [C]makes you [D]look so [Em]thin?”
"Brother, [C]don't you [G]ask the rea[Am]son
And for his [G]sake ye shall be [Am]hung”