Johnny Sands Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]There was a man named Joh[Em]nny Sands
who [D]married Betty [G]Ague
And though it brought him gold [Em]and land,
she [D]proved a terrible [G]plague
For, oh, she [B]was a [G]scolding wife,
[C]full of caprice and [G]whim
She [C]made Johnny [G]tired of life,
and [Am]she grew tired of [G]him, of him,
and she grew [D]tired of [G]him
[C]Says [G]he, I think I'll [Em]drown myself
in the [G]river [D]there be[G]low
Said she, pray do you, [Em]elf,
I [D]wished it long [G]ago
Said he, upon the brink
I'll stand and [C]you run [G]down the hill
And [C]push me in with [G]all your might
Says [Am]she, my [C]love, I [G]will, I will
Says she, my [D]love, I [G]will
[D]For [G]fear that I should courage lack
and [D]try to save my [G]life
Pray tie my hands be[Em]hind my back,
I [D]will, replied his [G]wife
She tied him fast, as you may [C]think,
and when securely [G]done
She [C]said, now stand [G]upon the brink
while [Am]I pre[C]pare to [G]run,
to run while I [D]prepare to r[G]un
[C]So

[Verse 2]
[G]down the hill his [Em]lov ing bride
now [D]ran with all her [G]force

[Verse 3]
To push him in he [Em]stepped aside
and [D]she fell in, [G]course
Splashing, [Em]dashing [G]like a

[Verse 4]
fish,
[C]save me [D]Johnny [G]Sands
I [C]can't, dear, though

[Verse 5]
[G]much I wish,
for [Am]you have tied my [G]hands, my hands,
for you have [D]tied my [G]hands
Thank you.