The Blacksmith Chords

[Intro]
Em D C D Em
 
  Em                 D
A blacksmith courted me 
     C          D  Em
Nine months and better 
    Em             D
He fairly won my heart 
      C    D   Em
Wrote me a letter 
         G      D      Em
With his hammer in his hand 
    Em           D
He looked quite clever 
    A                G
And if I was with my love 
         D   Em
I'd live forever. 
 
     Em              D
But where is my love gone 
         C           D Em
With his cheeks like roses 
                             D
And his good black Billycock on 
       C          D   Em
Decked round with primroses 
      G        D         Em
I'm afraid the scorching sun 
     Em                 D
Will shine and burn his beauty 
A                    G
And if I was with my love 
       D  Em
I'd do my duty. 
 
         Em             D
Strange news is come to town 
         C       D  Em
Strange news is carried 
        Em                D
Strange news flys up and down 
        C       D Em
That my love is married. 
   G             D    Em
I wish them both much joy 
                       D
Though they can't hear me 
         A              G
And may God reward him well 
         D           Em
For the slighting of me. 
 
      Em            D
Don't you remember when 
     C     D   Em
You lay beside me 
    Em                    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 
       Em               D
It was only for to try you 
    A                  G
So bring your witness love 
             D    Em
And I'll not deny you. 
 
    Em            D
No witness have I none 
     C   D   Em
Save God Almighty 
    Em                 D
And may he reward you well 
        C         D  Em
For the slighting of me 
     G             D   Em
Her lips grew pale and wan 
   Em                 D
It made a poor heart tremble 
    A                 G
To think she loved a one 
       D         Em
And he proved deceitful.