Misc Traditional – On Top Of Old Smokey (Guitar)

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 On top of old Smokey all covered with snow

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 I lost my true lover for courting too slow

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 For courting's a pleasure and parting's a grief

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 And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief

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 For a thief will just rob you and take all your pay

                      G7                           C      
 But a false hearted lover will lead you to your grave

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 And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust

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 Not one boy in a hundred that a poor girl can trust

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 The'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies

                             G7                             C      
 Than the crosswalks on the railroad and the stars in the sky

                    F                     C     
 So come you young maidens and listen to me

                     G7                          C
 Never place your affections on a green willow tree 

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 For the leaves will wither and the roots will die

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 You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why

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 You'll all be forsaken and you'll never know why