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Come Away Melinda

Biography:

Judy Collins (born Judith Marjorie Collins on May 1, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter known for the eclectic range of material she records (which has included folk, show tunes, pop, and rock and roll, as well as and standards) and for her social activism. Beginning in 1959, she was drawn to the music of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, and the traditional songs of the folk revival of the early 1960s. In 1968 she was awarded a Grammy for "Both Sides Now".

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Judy Collins - Come Away Melinda

CAPO: 3rd Fret

[Intro]
Am G F E7

[Verse 1]
Am G F
Mommy, Mommy, come and look
G
See what I have found
Am G
A little ways away from here
F Am E7
While digging in the ground

[Chorus]
C G
Come away Melinda
Em Bm
Come in and close the door
C G Bm
It's nothing, just a picture book
Em
They had before the war

[Verse 2]
Am G F
Mommy, Mommy, come and see
G
Mommy, come and look
Am G
Why, there's four or five little Melinda girls
F Am E7
Inside my picture book

[Chorus]
C G
Come away Melinda,
Em Bm
Come in and close the door
C G Bm
There were lots of little girls like you
Em Fm
Before they had the war

[Verse 3]
A#m G# F#
Oh Mommy, Mommy, come and see
G#
Mommy hurry do
A#m G#
Why, there's someone in a pretty dress
F# A#m
She's all grown up like you
Bm7
Won't you tell me why?

[Chorus]
C# G#
Come away Melinda
Fm Cm
Come in and close the door
C# G# Cm
That someone is your mommy
Am7 F
You had before the war

[Verse 3]
Am G
Mommy, Mommy
F G
Tell me if you can
Am G F
Why can't things be the way they were
Am E7
Before the war began?

[Chorus]
C G
Come away Melinda
Em Bm
Come in and close the door
C G
The answer lies in yesterday
Bm Em
Before they had the war