Bring back my blue-eyed boy
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1. ‘Tis true the rain that has no end,
A
it's
hard to find a faithful friend,
D
and
when you find one just and true,
E A
he's
dropped the old one for the new.
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Bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
A
bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
D
bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
E A
that I may ever happy be.
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2. Must I go bound and have no free,
A
must I
love a boy that don't love me ?
D
Or
must I act the childish part,
E A
and
love that boy that broke my heart ?
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3. Last night my lover promised me
A
to
take me across the deep blue sea,
D
and
now he's gone and left me alone,
E A
an
orphan girl without a home.
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Bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
A
bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
D
bring back my blue eyed boy to me,
E A
that I may ever happy be.
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4. O dig my grave, both wide and deep,
A
place
marble at my head and feet,
D
and on
my breast a snow white dove
E A
to
show to the world I died for love.
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Recorded 2/14/29
(orig. = capo 1st) (The Carter Family)