The Wife Of Ushers Well Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
There lived a wife [Em]in
Arsh as well and a wealthy wife is she
She'd [Asus2]three fine and sta[Em]lwart sons
and sent them o 'er the sea
They'd not been gone a week and a
week'd been barely one
When [Asus2]death sweeping ove[Em]r the
land took them one by one
And they'd not been gone a week,
a wink but barely three
When [Asus2]word come to that[Em] young girl,
a babe she'd never see
I [Asus2]wish the wind would nev [Em]er blow,
no [Asus2]fish swim in the flood
Till my darling [Em]babes are home,
they're home in flesh and [Esus2]blood[Em][Asus2][Em]
And there about the mountain mass,
the knights along the knock,
Heard [Asus2]three kids come to [Em]her door,
their hats were made of bark,
And the tree never grew in any ditch,
nor down by any wall.
But [Asus2]at the gates of paradi[Em]se,
be strong and true to all
Blow [Asus2]out the fire, my m[Em]aidens,
or bring [Asus2]wa ter from the well
[Em]Since [Asus2]my darling babes [Em]are home,
they come home safe and [Asus2]well[Em]
So she has laid the table with
bread and with wine
Come [Asus2]eat and drink, my darli[Em]ng babes,
Eat and drink, and mime.
We may not eat your bread, mother,
Nor may we drink your wine,
For [Asus2]cold death is lord[Em] of all,
To him we must resign.
[Asus2]The green grass is [Em]at our [Asus2]head,
And the clay is at our [Em]feet,
And [Asus2]your tears come tumb[Em]ling down,
And wet our whining [Asus2]sheet.[Em]
So she has made the bed for them,
spread the milk white sheet
She's [Asus2]laid it all with clot[Em]h of gold
to see if they could sleep
And [Asus2]up and crew the red co[Em]ck,
[Asus2]up and crew the grey
[Em]And the [Asus2]youngest to the [Em]eld est says,
brother we must away
And the cock had not crowed once
and clapped his wings for day
When the eldest to the youngest says,
Brother, we must away
For the cock crowed the day
Dawn, the chonnering wurrum shrie
And [Asus2]if we're missed
out [Em]of our place
Then, pain, we must bide
[Asus2]Farewell, farewell, my [Em]mother dear
[Asus2]Farewell to barn and [Em]fire
Oh, [Asus2]farewell, [Em]the sweet young girl
Kindling her mother's [Esus2]fire[Em][Asus2][Em]
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