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Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoife_O'Donovan Aoife O’Donovan is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer for the progressive bluegrass/string band, Crooked Still, and a member of the female folk-noir trio. Her first professional engagement was singing lead for the folk group The Wayfaring Strangers. There are quite a few different versions of this song by Aiofe but they all follow the same kind of chord pattern. Check out this and her other songs on YOU TUBE Intro D G D G [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/aoife-o-donovan/373289.html ] Verse 1 D Cadd9 [ch]G6/B[/ch] D When I was a barmaid you were my mead D Cadd9 [ch]G6/B[/ch] A7sus4 When I was a brave knight you were my steed D Cadd9 [ch]G6/B[/ch] Am7 When I was so lonesome I wanted to cry C Em Asus4 A you came to me in the night Chorus D G D G You cried o mama sing me a love song Bm Em F G pour me some bourbon and lay me down low D G D G Bm Em O baby my poor heart is braking I feel the ground shakin F G D under my feet just put me to sleep Verse 2 Follow the same chords as verse 1 When I was a sailor you were my land Always receding nowhere to stand And when I fell over you were the wind you picked me on on your tail Chorus Verse 3 Follow the same chords as verse 1 When I was a farmer you were my rain When I was a young lover you were my pain And when all the fireflies that we trapped in jars last night escaped under the stars Chorus |