The Deceived Girl Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]As [C]she[D] walke[G]d by
the [Em]jailhouse door,
She [C]spied a man with [Bm]head hung low,
[Em]And all [C]because of bolts[G] and chains,
his [C]homeland he [Am]would never [D]know.[C][D]
I [G]am a prisoner [Em]far from home,
an[C]d if you'll only [Bm]steal the [Em]key,
I'll [C]take you where the [G]grass grows green
an[C]d make of you my g[Am]reat l[D]ady.[C][D]
I can[G]not go, I [Em]dare not go,
[C]afar to come your [Bm]great [Em]lady,
for [C]you have got a Scot[G]land wife
And [C]with her you [Am]have babies [D]three[C][D]
But [G]she has gone to her [Em]father's stable
And [C]she has gone to her
[Bm]mother's [B]till[Em]
And [C]she has got the [G]jailhouse key
and [C]they have galloped
[Am]o 'er the hi[D]ll.[C][D]
O [G]pity, pity, [Em]pity, please,
[C]as I did [Bm]pity thee,
[Em]Or f[C]ling me from your ca[G]stle wall
And [C]smash my [Am]slim [D]body?[C][D]
Oh [G]how could I ever [Em]pity thee
When [C]you are just a [Bm]common maid?
[Em]So g[C]et you back to o[G]ld England,
at your [C]father's side you
[Am]should have [D]stayed.[C][D]
[G]Oh, false and faithless [Em]knight, cried she,
I [C]will go to my [Bm]father's side
[Em]And [C]he will prove to a[G]ll Scotland
that [C]I'm still fit [Am]for some
[D]man's [C]bride.[D]
Her [G]mother, who was [Em]truly queen,
she [C]smiled a very know
[Bm]ing [Em]smile.
You're [C]not the first nor the [G]only one
[C]that a Scot's man [Am]did be[D]guile.
[C]So [D]come y[G]e maidens, young [Em]and old,
and [C]from me take this [Bm]warning free.
[B]A S[Em]cot w[C]ill never, never[G] be true,
as [C]no Scotsman [Am]will ever
[D]be.[C][D][G][Em]
[C]What fun [Bm]it is[B] s[Em]leigh[C][G][C][D]