Tam Lin Fairport Convention
Сapo 2
Dsus4 000233
Dsus2 000230
[Em]I forb[D]id you maidens [G] al[Em]l that w[D]ear gold in your [Em]hair
[Em]To travel [D]to [G]Carterha[Em]ugh for [D]yo[Dsus4]ung Ta[Dsus2]m Lin [D]is [Em]there
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[Em]None that [D]go by [G]Carterha[Em]ugh but [D]they leave him a [Em]pledge
[Em]Either [D]their mantles of [G]gre[Em]en or e[D]ls[Dsus4]e thei[Dsus2]r maid[D]en h[Em]ead
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[Em]Janet [D]tied her kirtle[G] gre[Em]en a [D]bit above her [Em]knee
[Em]And she's [D]gone to [G]Carterha[Em]ugh as [D]fa[Dsus4]st as [Dsus2] go c[D]an [Em]she
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[Em]She'd not [D]pulled a double [G]ros[Em]e, a [D]rose but only [Em]two
[Em]When up there [D]came young [G]Tam L[Em]in, says -[D]La[Dsus4]dy, p[Dsus2]ull [D]no [Em]more-
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[Em]"And why [D]come you to [G]Carterha[Em]ugh without [D]command from [Em]me-"
[Em]"I'll come and [D]go", young Janet [G]sai[Em]d, "and [D]as[Dsus4]k no l[Dsus2]eave o[D]f [Em]thee-
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[Em]Janet [D]tied her kirtle [G]gre[Em]en a [D]bit above her [Em]knee
[Em]And she's [D]gone to her f[G]ath[Em]er as [D]fa[Dsus4]st as [Dsus2]go c[D]an [Em]she
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[Em]Well, up then [D]spoke her father [G]dea[Em]r and he [D]spoke meek and [Em]mild
[Em]"Oh, and [D]alas, Janet,- he [G]sai[Em]d, "I[D] t[Dsus4]hink y[Dsus2]ou go [D]with [Em]child-
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[Em]"Well, if that be [D]so," Janet[G] sa[Em]id, "[D]myself shall bear the [Em]blame
[Em]There's not a [D]knight in all your[G] ha[Em]ll shall [D]ge[Dsus4]t the [Dsus2] baby'[D]s [Em]name-
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[Em]For if my [D]love were an earthly [G]kni[Em]ght as [D]he is an elfin [Em]grey
[Em]I'd not [D]change my own true [G]lov[Em]e for [D]an[Dsus4]y kni[Dsus2]ght y[D]ou [Em]have-
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[Em]Janet [D]tied her kirtle [G]gre[Em]en a [D]bit above her [Em]knee
[Em]And she's [D]gone to [G]Carterha[Em]ugh as [D]fa[Dsus4]st as [Dsus2]go can[D] [Em]she
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[Em]"Oh, tell to [D]me, Tam Lin," she[G] sa[Em]id, "[D]why came you here to [Em]dwell--
[Em]"The Queen of [D]Faeries caugh[G]t m[Em]e w[D]hen[Dsus4] from m[Dsus2]y hors[D]e I [Em]fell
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[Em]And at the [D]end of seven [G]yea[Em]rs she [D]pays a tithe to [Em]Hell
[Em]I so f[D]air and full of [G]fle[Em]sh and [D]fe[Dsus4]ared [Dsus2] it [D]be [Em]myself
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[Em]But [D]tonight is Hall[G]owe'[Em]en and the [D]faerie folk [Em]ride
[Em]Those that [D]would their true love[G] wi[Em]n at M[D]il[Dsus4]es Cros[Dsus2]s they m[D]ust [Em]hide
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[Em]First let [D]past the horses [G]bla[Em]ck and [D]then let past the [Em]brown
[Em]Quickly [D]run to the white [G]ste[Em]ed and [D]pu[Dsus4]ll the[Dsus2] ride[D]r [Em]down
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[Em]For I'll [D]ride on the white [G]ste[Em]ed, the [D]nearest to the [Em]town
[Em]For I [D]was an earthly [G]kni[Em]ght, they [D]gi[Dsus4]ve m[Dsus2]e tha[D]t [Em]renown
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[Em]Oh, they will [D]turn me in your [G]arm[Em]s to a [D]newt or a [Em]snake
[Em]But hold me [D]tight and fear[G] no[Em]t, I [D]am[Dsus4] your [Dsus2] baby-[D]s [Em]father
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[Em]And they will [D]turn me in your[G] ar[Em]ms [D]into a lion [Em]bold
[Em]But hold me [D]tight and fear[G] no[Em]t and [D]yo[Dsus4]u will [Dsus2]love y[D]our [Em]child
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[Em]And they will [D]turn me in your [G]arm[Em]s into [D]a naked [Em]knight
[Em]But cloak me [D]in your [G]man[Em]tle and [D]ke[Dsus4]ep me[Dsus2] out o[D]f [Em]sight-
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[Em]In the [D]middle of the [G]nig[Em]ht she [D]heard the bridle [Em]ring
[Em]She heeded [D]what he did [G] sa[Em]y and [D]yo[Dsus4]ung Ta[Dsus2]m Lin [D]did [Em]win
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[Em]Then up [D]spoke the Faerie [G]Que[Em]en, an [D]angry queen was [Em]she
[Em]"Woe bet[D]ide her ill-fought[G] fa[Em]ce, an [D]I'[Dsus4]ll dea[Dsus2]th may[D] she [Em]die-
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[Em]"Oh, had I [D]known, Tam Lin," she[G] sa[Em]id, "what [D]this night I did [Em]see
[Em]I have [D]looked him in the[G] ey[Em]es and [D]tu[Dsus4]rn hi[Dsus2]m to a[D] [Em]tree
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