Among The Oak And Ash - Among The Oak And Ash
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C N.C.
[Verse 1]
C G C G
Among the oak and ash there grows
C G C G
A flower in the fold
C F C F
So it is that love itself
C G C
A story often told
[Verse 2]
Am F
Of carpenters and kings, alike
C G
Of rich men and of poor
C F C G
Some will travel this whole wide world
C G C N.C.
And take out nothing more
[Verse 3]
C G C G
If I could live a thousand years
C G C G
I would not rightly know
C F C F
The workings of my true love's heart
C G C
Why she had to go
[Verse 4]
Am F
I asked her parents where she was
C G
But they just stood there, cold
C F C G
So, without reply, I turned around
C G C
And I was never told
[Instrumental]
C G C G C G C
C F C F C G C N.C.
[Verse 5]
C G C G
Winter passed and Spring was here
C G C G
Summer had an end
C F C F
A letter came to me today
C G C
Written in her hand
[Verse 6]
Am F
Goodbye, dear, forgive me
C G
I cannot ask enough
C F C G
I understand now every soul
C G C
Who ever died for love
F C G
I understand now every soul
C G C
Who ever died for love