Kate Rusby – Bitter Boy (Ukulele)

C                   F    C
There was a boy, a bitter boy,

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Who's golden heart I saw gleaming,

              C         F   C
I thought I'd win the heart within,

           Am              G C
But now I know that I was dreaming.

C                    F     C
But I will rise, and I will sing,

          Am          G
Until the day I can't conceal it,

          C         F     C
Because I hold the saddest song,

              G              F C
And I wish to God I cannot feel it.

C                   F    C
Then the boy, the bitter boy,

           Am              G
He came to me for rest and healing,

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He reached in his chest, deep in his breast,

             Am                   G C
Held out the heart for me still gleaming.

C                     F     C
But I will rise, and I will sing,

          Am          G
Until the day I can't conceal it,

          C      F     C
Because I hold the saddest song,

              G              F C
And I wish to God I cannot feel it.

C                 F     C
Then the boy, me and the boy,

              Am                 G
We walked for miles through stormy weather,

         C        F          C
Hand in hand, we roamed the land,

             Am       G      C
And held the gleaming heart together.

C                    F     C
But I will rise, and I will sing,

          Am          G
Until the day I can't conceal it,

            C         F     C
Because I hold the saddest song,

               G            F C
And I wish to God I cannot feel it.

C                  F     C
Then the boy, the bitter boy,

           Am                G
He came to take the gleaming treasure,

                  C           F   C
He reached in my chest, deep in my breast,

             Am       G      C
And took the gleaming heart forever.

C                    F     C
But I will rise, and I will sing,

          Am            G
Until the day I can't conceal it,

          C         F     C
Because I hold the saddest song,

              G              F C
And I wish to God I cannot feel it.