Claudy Banks Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Em][A][Bm][A][D][Esus4][E][A]

[Verse 1]
'Twas [D]on one
summer's evening all [G]in the month of [Em]May
[Asus4]Down by a[D] flowery garden
I [A]care[Em]lessly did [A]stray
I [G]overheard a young [D]maid in
sorrow [G]to com[D]plain
All for her [Em]handsome [D]sailor [G]boy
who [D]ploughed the ra[A]ging [D]main

[Verse 2]
I [D]boldly stepped up to her and
[G]put her in sur[Em]prise[G]
I'll [D]vow she did not know me,
I [A]being all [Em]in disgu[A]ise
Says, [G]I'm a charming [D]creature,
my joy and [G]heart's de[D]light
How far have [Em]you to [D]travel[G]
this [D]dark and [A]stormy [D]night?

[Verse 3]
[D]Away kind sir, to the Claudy Banks
if [G]you will please to [Em]show[G]
[D]Pity her poor girl distracted,
oh, [A]there I [Bm]have [G]to [A]go
I [G]am in search of [D]a young man
and [G]Johnny is his [D]name
Along the [Em]banks [D]of [G]Claudy, I'm
[D]told he [A]does re[D]main

[Verse 4]
'Tis [D]six long moths on batter,
since your [G]true love left the [Em]shore
[Asus4]In passin[D]g the wide ocean
where [A]French's [Em]cannons [A]roar
And [G]crossing the [D]wide ocean
with [G]honor and for [D]gain
I'm told his [Em]ship was [D]wrecked [G]all[D] on the coa[A]st of Spa[D]in

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
On [E]hearing of this dreadful news,
it [A]put her in des[F#m]pair
With a [E]wringing of her hands
and [B]a tearing [F#m]of her hai[B]r
Oh, [A]since he's gone and left [E]me,
no other [A]man I'll [E]take
Oh, on the [F#m]banks [E]of [A]Claudy I'll
[E]wander [B]for his [E]sake

[Verse 6]
Oh, my [E]heart was filled with joy that night,
[A]I could no longer s[F#m]tand
I [E]fell into her arms, crying,
[B]"Betsy, [A]I'm [F#m]that m[B]an
I [A]am your faithful [E]young man, whom
once you [A]thought [E]was slain
Now, since we've [F#m]met on[E] Cl[A]audy Banks, we'll ne[E]ver pa[B]rt again"

[Outro 1]
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