The Nightingale Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]As I went a walking one mor[A]ning in May[D]
I met a young couple so far [A]did we stray
And [D]one was a young maid
so sweet and [A]so fair
And the other [D]was a [G]soldier and
a [A]brave gren[D]adier

[Verse 2]
And they kissed so [D]sweet
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and [A]brother

[Verse 3]
They went [D]arm in arm along the road
'Til they came [A]to a stream
And they both [D]sat down to[G]gether, love
To hear the [A]nightingale [D]sing

[Verse 4]
Out of his [D]knapsack [A]he took a fine fiddle
[D]He played her such merry
tunes that you ever did [A]hear
He played [D]her such merry tunes
that the valley [A]did ring
And [D]softly cried the [G]fair maid
as the [A]nightingale [D]sings

[Verse 5]
And [D]they kissed so sweet and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and [A]brother[Em]
[A]They went arm[D] in arm

[Verse 6]
along the road
'Til they came to [A]a stream
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether, love
To hear [A]the nightingale [D]sing[A][D]
[A][D]

[Interlude 1]
[Em][A][D]
[A][D][G][A][D]

[Verse 7]
Oh, [D]I'm off to India [A]for
seven long [D]years
Drinking wines and strong whiskies
instead of [A]strong beer
And if ever [D]I return again 'twill
be in [A]the spring
And we'll [D]both sit down to[G]gether
love to hear the [A]nightingale [D]sing

[Verse 8]
And they kissed so [D]sweet
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and [A]brother

[Verse 9]
They went [D]arm in arm along the road
Til they came to [A]a stream
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether,
love
To hear the [A]nightingale [D]sing

[Verse 10]
"Well then", says the [D]fair maid,
"Will [A]you marry [D]me?"
"Oh no", says the soldier,
"however can that [A]be?"
For I've [D]my own wife at home
in my own coun[A]try
And [D]she is the finest [G]little maid
that [A]you ever [D]did see

[Verse 11]
And they [D]kissed so sweet
and comforting
As they clung to each other
They went arm in arm along the road
Like sister and [A]brother
They went [D]arm in arm along

[Verse 12]
the road
'Til they came to [A]a stream
And they [D]both sat down to[G]gether,
love
[A]To hear the nightingale [D]sing

[Outro 1]
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