Ballad Of A Fair Young Lady

Cm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Cm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Bb Eb Cm Oh a fair young lady I Bb Cm Used to see when walking buy Bb Cm Caught my love by happenstance Bb Cm Now I rarely catch a glance Fm Ab Eb I wish that I had known her all the while Eb Fm Cm Well I got my courage up Bb Cm On an empty coffee cup Bb Cm Went a callin' at her door Bb Cm She let me in at my implore Fm Ab Eb Well I listened as she told me of the year Fm Ab Eb When far away she lost her love so dear Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Bb Eb Cm She said my sweetheart in Tennessee Bb Cm Built a banjo just for me Bb Cm Made of wood as red as clay Bb Cm But it hurts my heart to play Fm Ab Eb And he's gone to find his fortune in the hills Eb Cm And I said this continents too wide Bb Cm For you to spend your life inside Bb Cm Your much too beautiful you know Bb Cm To have no other place to go Fm Ab Eb But she turned her back to me and walked away Fm Ab Eb Well I never cared for banjo anyway Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Eb Cm Gm Ab Bb Eb Cm Bb Eb