Frank Turner – Barbara Allan (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro] E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| somewhat pamled muted. It's a bit of a guess what Frank does here. E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---3-3-5-3-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A little different this time around, again a guess by hearing the live version. E|--------------------|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---3-3-5-0-0--0-0-0-|--3--------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--2--------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|--0--------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(Played mostly palm muted again)
[Verse]
D G It being the springtime of the year D G The flowers were freshly blooming D G A young man from my home country A D Fell in love with Barbara Allen D G This young man took sick and went to bed D G And he called out for Barbara Allen D G She came to him and softly said: A D Young man I think you are dying D G I am not dying! the young man said D G One kiss from you would cure me D G One kiss from me you'll never see A D Though I thought that you're heart was breaking D G Or do you not remember last Sunday night D G Out in the ballroom dancing D G You danced all night with the village bride A D and slighted Barbara Allen [Riff] (x2) E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| DIFFERENT AGAIN ha. again a guess. E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G He went and called a serving maid D G but she was slow in coming D G There's a watch & chain in the window there A D Give them to Barbara Allen D G She'd not been gone to very far D G When she heard that church bell tolling D G Each toll that the bells did make A D Rang out for Barbara Allen D G She'd not covered a mile or two D G When she saw that Funeral Coming D G Lay down lay down the corpse she cried A D So I may gaze upon him D G They laid that down corpse down in the ground, D G There she fell lamenting D G Oh why, oh why a young man cried A D Can this be Barbara Allen? [Riff] (x2) E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G She ran back to her father's gate. D G There she stopped lamenting D G Oh Father Father dig my grave, A D Dig it deep and narrow, D G A young man died for me today, A D I'll die for him tomorrow, [Riff] E|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|-----------------| B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------| E|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------| B|-----------------|--3--------------|-----------------|--3--------------| G|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------|--2h4p2p0-----0--|--2--------------| D|-----------4-----|--0--------------|-----------4-----|--0--------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B|---0-0-2-2-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E|---3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
D G They both were buried in the old church yard D G but she was buried higher D G From her grave a red rose grew, A D G D From his grave a briar