Judy Collins - Dens of Yarrow
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
Am G Am G
[Verse 1]
Am G
There were seven sons and two of them twins
Am
There were seven sons in Yarrow
C G
And they all did fight for their own true love
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow
[Verse 2]
Am G
"Oh mother dear, I dreamed a dream
Am
A dream of grief and sorrow
C G
I dreamed I saw my own true love
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow"
[Verse 3]
Am G
"Oh daughter dear, I saw your dream
Am
Your dream of grief and sorrow
C G
Your love today is laying slain
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow"
[Verse 4]
Am G
She sought him up, she sought him down
Am
She sought him all through Yarrow
C G
And there she found him lying slain
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow
[Verse 5]
Am G
Her hair, it was three quarters long
Am
And the colour of it was yellow
C G
She wrapped it around his middle so small
Am G Am G
And carried him home from Yarrow
[Verse 6]
Am G
"Oh mother dear, come make my bed
Am
Come make it soft and narrow
C G
For my true love has died tonight
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow"
[Verse 7]
Am G
She dressed herself in clean white clothes
Am
And away to the waters of Yarrow
C G
And there she lay her sweet self down
Am G Am G
And died on the banks of Yarrow
[Verse 8]
Am G
There were seven sons and two of them twins
Am
There were seven sons in Yarrow
C G
And they all did fight for their own true love
Am G Am G
In the dewy, dewy dens of Yarrow