Chord/Tab song: I Once Loved a Lass

[Intro]
[G]
[Verse]
I once loved a lass and I loved her so [C]well
I [G]hated all others who [C]spoke of her ill
But [G]now she's done rewarded me well for my [C]love
She's [G]gone to be [D]wed to a[Em]nother

[Verse]
I [G]watched as my love did to the church [C]go
With a [G]bride and bride-maidens she [C]made a fine show
And I [G]followed her on with a heart full of [C]woe
To [G]see my love be [D]wed to a[Em]nother
To [G]see my love be [D]wed to a[Em]nother

[Verse]
I [G]watched as my love did sit down to [C]dine
I [G]sat down beside her and I [C]poured out the wine
And I [G]drank to the wee lass that should have been [C]mine
But [G]now she is [D]wed to a[Em]nother

[Verse]
"Well, [G]stop," says the groomsman, "If you take my [C]word
Would you [G]venture your life on the [C]point of a sword?
For [G]courting too slowly you have lost this fair [C]maiden
Be[G]gone, you will [D]never en[Em]joy her
Be[G]gone, you will [D]never en[Em]joy her"[C]

[Instrumental]
[G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em]
[D]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em]
[Verse]
Now the [G]lads of the forest, they ask it of [C]me
"How [G]many strawberries grow '[C]round the salt sea?"
And I [G]answer them back with a tear in my [C]eye
"How [G]many ships [D]sail in the [Em]forest?"

[Verse]
Go [G]dig me a grave all large, wide and [C]deep
And [G]cover it over with [C]wild flowers sweet
And [G]lay me down gently for to take my long [C]sleep
And [G]that's the best [D]way to for[Em]get her

[Verse]
So we [G]dug him a grave all large, wide and [C]deep
And [G]covered it over with [C]wild flowers sweet
And we [G]laid him down gently for to take his long [C]sleep
And [G]maybe by [D]now he's for[Em]gotten
And [G]maybe by [D]now he's for[Em]gotten