The Carter Family – The Banks Of The Ohio (Guitar)
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"The Banks of the Ohio" - The Carter Family (with Johnny Cash)
Track 2 of 12 on the album "Keep on the Sunny Side" (1964)
[Intro]
G D7 G
[Verse 1]
G D7 I asked my love to take a walk G Just to walk a little way G7 C And as we walked along, we'd talk G D7 G Of when would be our wedding day
[Chorus]
G D7 And only say (and only say) that you'll be mine (that you'll be mine) G In no other's (in no other's) arms entwined G7 C Down beside (down beside) where the waters flow G D7 G Down by the banks (down by the banks) of the Ohio
[Verse 2]
G D7 I plunged a knife into her breast G And I told her she was going to rest G7 C Crying, "Sweet Willy, don't murder me G D7 G I'm not prepared for eternity"
[Chorus]
G D7 And only say (and only say) that you'll be mine (that you'll be mine) G In no other's (in no other's) arms entwined G7 C Down beside (down beside) where the waters flow G D7 G Down by the banks (down by the banks) of the Ohio
[Verse 3]
G D7 I took her by her golden curls G And drug her down to the riverside G7 C And there I threw her in to drown G D7 G And I watched her as she floated down
[Chorus]
G D7 And only say (and only say) that you'll be mine (that you'll be mine) G In no other's (in no other's) arms entwined G7 C Down beside (down beside) where the waters flow G D7 G Down by the banks (down by the banks) of the Ohio
[Verse 4]
G D7 He's going home 'tween twelve and one G Crying, "Lord, what have I done?" G7 C "Oh, Lord, I've murdered the only girl I ever did love G D7 G Because she would not be my bride"
[Chorus]
G D7 And only say (and only say) that you'll be mine (that you'll be mine) G In no other's (in no other's) arms entwined G7 C Down beside (down beside) where the waters flow G D7 G Down by the banks (down by the banks) of the Ohio
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