There is a Tavern in the Town

THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN
__________________________________ 1883

Traditional 19th century folk song.
 
[Verse 1]
C
There is a tavern in the town in the town
                                G
And there my true love sits him down sits him down
    C                  F
And drinks his wine as merry as can be
    G                     C F C
And never never thinks of me
 
{ CHORUS }
C         G
Fare thee well for I must leave thee
       C
Do not let this parting grieve thee
      G
And remember that the best of friends
     C    F    C
Must part must part
C
Adieu adieu kind friends yes adieu
                          G
I can no longer stay with you stay with you
     C                   F
I'll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree
    G                          C   F C
And may the world go well with thee
 
[Verse 2]
C
He left me for a damsel dark damsel dark
                               G
Each Friday night they used to spark used to spark
    C               F
And now my love who once was true to me
G                             C   F C
Takes this dark damsel on his knee
 
{ CHORUS }
C         G
Fare thee well for I must leave thee
       C
Do not let this parting grieve thee
      G
And remember that the best of friends
     C    F    C
Must part must part
C
Adieu adieu kind friends yes adieu
                          G
I can no longer stay with you stay with you
     C                   F
I'll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree
    G                          C   F C
And may the world go well with thee
 
[Verse 3]
C
And now I see him nevermore nevermore
                        G
He never knocks upon my door on my door
   C            F
Oh woe is me he pinned a little note
    G                           C    F C
And these were all the words he wrote
 
{ CHORUS }
C         G
Fare thee well for I must leave thee
       C
Do not let this parting grieve thee
      G
And remember that the best of friends
     C    F    C
Must part must part
C
Adieu adieu kind friends yes adieu
                          G
I can no longer stay with you stay with you
     C                   F
I'll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree
    G                          C   F C
And may the world go well with thee
 
[Verse 4]
C
Oh dig my grave both wide and deep wide and deep
                              G
Put tombstones at my head and feet head and feet
    C                    F
And on my breast you may carve a turtle dove
   G                 C   F C
To signify I died of love
 
{ CHORUS }
C         G
Fare thee well for I must leave thee
       C
Do not let this parting grieve thee
      G
And remember that the best of friends
     C    F    C
Must part must part
C
Adieu adieu kind friends yes adieu
                          G
I can no longer stay with you stay with you
     C                   F
I'll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree
    G                          C   F C
And may the world go well with thee
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