Unquiet Grave

John Smith

key:

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[Verse 1]
Am            G
The wind doth blow,
C        D
today my love.
Am          G        C/G
A few small drops of rain.
Am         G
Never have had
    C        D
but one true love;
Em           C      D
In cold clay she is laid.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
Am         G
I'll do as much
    C       D
for my true love,
Am     G         C
As any young man may.
Am           G
I'll sit and mourn,
    C      D
all on her grave.
   Em            C     D
At twelve months and a day.

    Em            C       D
The twelve months and the day being gone.
Em            C        D
A voice spoke from the deep:

    Em    C
Who is it sits,
    D
all on my grave.
    Em       C      D
And will not let me sleep.

Am           G
'Tis I, 'tis I,
C              D
Thine own true love,
Am         G       C/G
Who sits upon your grave.
      Am        G
For I crave one kiss
     C          D
from your sweet lips.
Em          C     D
And that is all I seek.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
Am            G
You crave one kiss
        C         D
from my clay cold lips.
       Am        G      C/G
But my breath is earthy strong.
    Am      G
Had you one kiss
        C         D
from my clay cold lips:
     Em         C      D
Your time would not be long.

Am         G
My time be long,
   C       D
my time be short:
Am       G  C/G
Tomorrow or today.
    Am     G
May God in heaven
     C      D
have all my soul.
         Em        C       D
But I'll kiss your lips of clay.

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
Am      G      C      D
Down in yonder garden green.
Am       G       C/G
Where we used to walk.
    Am       G
The sweetest flower
     C    D
that ever grew
   Em       C      D
Is withered to the stalk.

    Am       G        C      D
The stalk is withered dry my love.
   Am       G      C/G
So will our hearts decay.
Am       G
Make yourself
   C       D
content my love.
     Em          C   D
Till death calls you away.

[Outro]
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