Trad. Steeleye Span Alison Gross Trad.

Am G Am E Am G C

4                      
1.Al i son Gross that lives in yon tow er the ug li est witch in the north

D E C G Am E
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                      
count ry has try sted me one day up to her bow er and

Am E Em Am Am G
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     
ma ny a fair
               
speech she made to me. 2.She strok ed my head and she
4.She showed me a man tle of
6.She brought me a cup of the
8.She turn ed her right and rou

Am E Am G C D E
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     
combed my hair she set
             
me down soft ly on her knee sy ing
red scar let with gold en flow ers and fring es fine say ing
good red gold well set wi th jew els so fair to see say ing
nd a bout and thrice she blew on a grass gre en horn she swore

C G Am E Am E
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                  
If you will be my lov er so true So man y good

things
 
I will
If you will be my lov er so true this good ly gift it
If you will be my lov er so true this good ly gift I will
by the moon and the sta rs a bove that she'd make me rue the day

Em Am Am G Am E
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                  
give to you 3.a way a way you ug ly witch go
shall be thine 5.she showed me a shirt of the soft est silk well
give to thee. 7.a way a way you ug ly witch go
I was born. 9.Then out she has ta ken a sil ver wand she's

Am G C D Em
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              
far a way and let me be I
wrought with pearls a bout the band saying
far a way and let me be I
turned her three times round and round She

C G Am Em
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              
nev er will be your lov er so true and I
if you will be my lov er so true this
nev er would kiss your ug ly mou th for all
mut tered such words till my streng th it did fail

Am Em Am Am G
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          
wish I were out of your com pan y Al
          
i son Gross she must be the
good ly gift you shall com mand
of the gifts that you cou ld give.
and she's turned me into an ug ly worm.

Am E G D Am G
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                      
ug li est witch in the north coun try Al i son Gross she must be the

Am E G D E
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        42    4 
ug li est
    
witch in the north coun try She