The Blacksmith chords by Traditional

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
Em            D
Oh, a blacksmith courted me
   C     D  Em
Nine months and better
         D
He fairly won my heart
     C  D Em
He wrote me a letter
     G   D   Em
With the hammer in his hand
        D
He looked so clever
    A       G
And if I was with my love
    C  D  Em
I would live forever

Verse 2:
Em          D
Oh, where is my love gone
     C      D Em
With his cheeks like roses
               D
And his good black billycock on
       C    D Em
Decked around with primroses
  G     D     Em
I'm afraid the scorching sun
              D
Will shine and burn his beauty
    A       G
And if I was with my love
    C   D Em
I would do my duty

Verse 3:
Em            D
Strange news has come to town
    C    D En
Strange news are carried
             D
Strange news flies up and down
   C     D  Em
That my love is married
   G     D     Em
Oh, I wish them both much joy
           D
Though they can't hear me
    A       G
And may God reward him well
    C     D Em
For the slighting of me

Verse 4:
Em         D
Don't you remember when
  C   D  Em
You lay beside me
             D
And you said you'd marry me
  C   D Em
And not deny me
   G    D   Em
If I said I'd marry you
            D
It was only for to try you
  A         G
So bring your witness love
     C   D Em
And I'll not deny you

Verse 5:
Em         D
No, witness have I none
   C   D Em
Save God Almighty
           D
And may he reward you well
    C     D Em
For the slighting of me
  G     D    Em
Her lips grew pale and wan
             D
It made a poor heart tremble
  A        G
To think she loved a one
    C     D Em
And he proved deceitful