EmBm
They came down from the mountain
EmBm
Theyâ??d strayed too long from the fountain
Em
And all the while
EmBm
All the while they longed for us
BmEm
But I won't betray
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEmBm
No I won't betray our water
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEmBm
No I won't betray our water
DAEm
Till the water's all long gone
(Intro)EmBm
And you, my sweet flower
EmBm
And how you grew more sweet by the hour
Em
And loathe was I
EmBm
Loathe was I to lose you
BmEm
My tender rose
BmEm
My limber rose
BmEmBm
My slender loping daughter
BmEm
My tender rose
BmEm
My slender rose
BmEmBm
My limber loping daughter
DAEm
But my daughterâ??s long, long gone
(Intro)
*Fingerpick the first two lines, strum after:
EmBm
They came down from the mountain
EmBm
They'd strayed too long from the fountain
EmBm
O my girl, o my love I've lost you
BmEm
But I won't betray
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEmBm
No I won't betray our water
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEm
No I won't betray
BmEmBm
No I won't betray our water
DAEm
Till the water's all long gone
Intro X4 (with some variation on the tab)