[A]
I asked my [A]love to take a [E]walk
To take a [E7]walk, just a little [A]walk
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
I held a [A]knife against her [E]breast
As in[E7]to my arms she [A]pressed
She cried, "Oh [A7]Willie, don't murder [D]me
I'm not pre[A]pared[E] for eterni[A]ty"
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
I started [A]home between twelve and [E]one
I cried, "My [E7]God, what have I [A]done?
Killed the [A7]only woman I [D]loved
Because she [A]would[E] not be my [A]bride"
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
I asked my [A]love to take a [E]walk
To take a [E7]walk, just a little [A]walk
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
I held a [A]knife against her [E]breast
As in[E7]to my arms she [A]pressed
She cried, "Oh [A7]Willie, don't murder [D]me
I'm not pre[A]pared[E] for eterni[A]ty"
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
I started [A]home between twelve and [E]one
I cried, "My [E7]God, what have I [A]done?
Killed the [A7]only woman I [D]loved
Because she [A]would[E] not be my [A]bride"
And only [A]say that you'll be [E]mine
In no [E7]others arms en[A]twine
Down be[A7]side where the waters [D]flow
Down by the [A]banks[E] of the old Ohi[A]o
