Tom: D
A A/C#
Pretty, fair damsel in the garden
D D/F#
Brave, young soldier riding by
A D
He rode up to her to view her
Bm D
My pretty, fair miss, won't you fancy me?
[Verse 2]
A A/C#
You're not a man of a noble honor
D D/F#
You're not the man I had taken you to be
A D
Or you wouldn't impose on a single lady
Bm D
Who your bride can never be
[Verse 3]
A A/C#
I have a true love in the army
D D/F#
And he's been there for seven long years
A D
And if he stays there seven years longer
Bm D
No other man can marry me
[Verse 4]
A A/C#
Perhaps he's on some water course drowned
D D/F#
Perhaps he's on some battlefield slain
A D
Perhaps he's to some fair girl married
Bm D
My pretty, fair miss, you'll never see him again
[Verse 5]
A A/C#
Well, if he's drowned, I hope he's happy
D D/F#
Or if he's on some battlefield slain
A D
Or if he's to some fair girl married
Bm D
I love the girl that married him
