William And Davy

D G William and Davy were born in one hall G D G They grew side by side, as they grew strong and tall D Bm Bm A G Shared most things, only quarrelled now and then A Bm G A In twenty years they were fine young men Bm F# G A D In twenty years they were fine young men D G William and Davy their hearts have been won G D G For each young man she's the very same one D Bm A G Her eyes are blue; she has soft and snowy skin A Bm G A A fairer maiden there never has been Bm F# G A D A fairer maiden there never has been D G Said William to Davy this girl I must wed G D G She fills my dreams like she fills my head D Bm A G Please be kind her true lover I'll be him A Bm G A Around the ocean I'm willing to swim Bm F# G A D Around the ocean I'm willing to swim D G Oh dearest William well you must play fair G D G She's in my heart and she will always be there D Bm A G And I am sure that she loves me more than thee A Bm G A In her arms I soon will be Bm F# G A D In her arms I soon will be D G Said William to Davy, away let us ride G D G Unto her and we'll stand side by side D Bm A G There she'll choose who she'll love and who she'll wed A Bm G A And who will lie with her in her bed Bm F# G A D Who will lie with her in her bed D G The brothers they rode through wind and through rain G D G Each of them her heart for to gain D Bm A G They rode until they were standing at her door A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts were sore D G Then swiftly the maiden she opened the door G D G Young William and Davy, come round here no more D Bm A G Wed I am, oh and happy I will be A Bm G A Gold and silver he gave to me Bm F# G A D Gold and silver he gave to me D G William and Davy were born in one hall G D G They rode side by side and they never did stall D Bm A G They both have lost the girl that they adore A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore A Bm G A Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore Bm F# G A D Their bellies empty, their hearts still sore A Bm G A ....still sore Bm F# G A D ....still sore