Tam Lin chords and lyrics - FAIRPORT CONVENTION

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[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]"I f[D]orbid you
maidens [G]all [Em]that wear gold in yo[D]ur hair
[Em]To travel to C[D]arte[G]rhaugh for y[Em]oung
Tam [D]Lin is [Em]there[D][Bm][D][Bm][D]

[Verse 2]
[Em]None that go [D]by [G]Carterhaugh
[Em]but they leave him a[D] pledge
[Em]Either their [D]mantles [G]of green [Em]or else
their [D]maidenhead"
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[Verse 3]
Janet [D]tied her kirtle green
[G]a b[Em]it above he[D]r knee
[Em]And she's gone[D] to Carterhaugh
[G]as [Em]fast as go ca[D]n she[Em][G]
[D]She'd

[Verse 4]
[Em]not pull[D]ed a double rose,
[G]a r[Em]ose but only tw[D]o
[Em]When up there [D]came young Tam [G]Lin [Em]says "Lady,
[D]pull no [Em]more"

[Verse 5]
"And [Em]why come [D]you to Carterhaugh
[G]wit[Em]hout command [D]from me?"
[Em]"I'll come and go", [D]young Janet said,
[G]"an[Em]d ask no lea[D]ve of the[Em]e"

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 6]
[Em]Janet [D]tied her kirtle [G]green
[Em]a bit abov[D]e her knee
[Em]And she's gone[D] to her fath[G]er
[Em]as fast as go ca[D]n sh[Em]e

[Verse 7]
Well, [Em]up then spoke her fa[D]ther d[G]ear
[Em]and he spoke meek [D]and mild
[Em]"Oh, and alas, [D]Janet," he said,
[G]"I [Em]think you go wi[D]th child[Em]"

[Verse 8]
"Well, [Em]if that be so[D]," Janet said,
[G]"my[Em]self shall bear the[D] blame
[Em]There's not a kn[D]ight in all your hall[G]
[Em]shall get the baby[D]'s name[Em][A][Em][D]

[Verse 9]
[Em]For if my love w[D]ere an earthly
[G]knight [Em]as he is an elfin[D] grey
[Em]I'd not chan[D]ge my own true love [G]for[Em]
any [D]knight you [Em]have"

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 10]
[Em]Janet [D]tied her kirtle green
[G]a b[Em]it above her knee[D]
[Em]And she's gone to Ca[D]rt[G]erhaugh
[Em]as fast as g[D]o can sh[Em]e

[Verse 11]
"Oh, [Em]tell to me, [D]Tam Lin," she said,
[G]"wh[Em]y came you here to dwel[D]l?"
[Em]"The Queen of Faer[D]ies caught me
[G]whe[Em]n from my hor[D]se I fel[Em]l[A][Em]

[Verse 12]
And [Em]at the end o[D]f seven ye[Em]ars
she pays a [D]tithe to [Em]hell
I so [D]fair and full of [Em]flesh and
feared it be [D]myself
[Em][Bm][D][Em]

[Verse 13]
But [D]tonight is [G]Hallowe'en [Em]and
the faerie [D]folk [Em]ride
Those that would [D]their true love win
[G]at [Em]Miles Cross they [D]must buy
[Em]So

[Verse 14]
first let [D]past the horses [G]black
[Em]and then let past th[D]e brown
[Em]Quickly run [D]to the white [G]steed
[Em]and pull the r[D]ider d[Em]own[A]
[Em]For

[Verse 15]
I'll ride [D]on the white [Em]steed,
[G]the[Em] nearest to the town[D][Em]
For I was [D]an earthly knight,
[G]the[Em]y give me tha[D]t renown
[Em]

[Verse 16]
Oh, they will turn [D]me in your [G]arms
[Em]to a newt or a[D] snake
[Em]But hold me tigh[D]t and fear not,
[G]I a[Em]m your baby's[D] fathe[Em]r

[Verse 17]
[Em]And they will [D]turn me in your
[G]arm[Em]s into a li[D] on bold
[Em]But hold me tigh[D]t and fear not a[G]nd[Em]
you will [D]love your [Em]child[D][G]

[Verse 18]
And [Em]they [D]will turn me in your [G]arms
[Em]into a naked[D] knigh[Em]t
But cloak me [D]in your [G]mantle [Em]and keep me [D]out
of [Em]sight"

[Interlude 3]
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[Em]
In [D]the middle of

[Verse 19]
the [Em]night
she heard [D]the bridle ring
[Em]She heeded what [D]he did say a[G]nd[Em]
young Tam [D]Lin did [Em]win

[Verse 20]
[Em]Then up [D]spoke the Faerie Queen,
[G]an [Em]angry queen w[D]as she[Em]
Woe [D]betide her ill-farred face,
[Em]an ill death m[D]ay she d[Em]ie

[Verse 21]
"Oh, [Em]had I known, [D]Tam Lin," she said,
[G]"wh[Em]at this knight I did se[D]e
[Em]I have looked him [D]in the eyes [G]and [Em]turned him to a [D]tree"[Em]

[Outro 1]
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