On Top Of Old Smokey chords by Traditional

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Verse:

C        F            C
 On top of old Smokey all covered with snow
         G7           C
 I lost my true lover for courting too slow
          F            C
 For courting's a pleasure and parting's a grief
           G7          C
 And a false hearted lover is worse than a thief
            F             C
 For a thief will just rob you and take all your pay
           G7             C
 But a false hearted lover will lead you to the grave
           F            C
 And the grave will decay you and turn you to dust
          G7             C
 Not one girl in a hundred that a poor boy can trust
           F             C
 The'll hug you and kiss you and tell you more lies
               G7              C
 Than the crosswalks on the railroad and the stars in the sky
          F           C
 So come all your maidens and listen to me
           G7            C
 Never place your affections on a green willow tree
                 F               C
 For the leaves they will wither and the roots they will die
          G7         C
 You'll all be forsaken and never know why

Outro:

          G7         C  F  C
 You'll all be forsaken and never know why