(:redirect quiet=1:) %abc-2.1 stretchlast X:1 T:The Tavern In The Town C:Trad Z:Webmaster M:4/4 L:1/8 K:C E-F-^F| G3 GA G^F G| E2 G3/2 G/2 G3 E| w:There -- is a ta-vern in the town, in the town And G3 GA G^F G| D2 G3/2 A/2G-FE-D| w:there my true love sits him down, sits him down, - And - C2 E2 G2 c3/2- c/2| dc Bc A3 A| w:drinks his wine 'mid - laugh - ter - free, And B3 BB GA B| c6 G3/2 G/2| w:ne-ver, ne-ver thinks of me. Fare thee GB BB BG FD| Cc cc cG EG| w:well, for I must leave thee, Do not let this par-ting grieve thee, And re- GB BB BG AB| c2 A2 G3 E| w:mem-ber that the best of friends Must part, must part. A-d G3 GA G^F G| E2 G3/2 G/2 G3 E| w:ieu, a-dieu kind friends, a-dieu, adieu, a-dieu, I G3 GA G^F G| D2 G3/2 A/2G-FE-D| w:can no lon-ger stay with you, stay with you, - I'll - C2 E2 G2 c3/2 c/2| dc Bc A3 c| w:hang my harp on the weep-ing wil-low tree, And B3 BB GA B| c4- c|| w:may the world go well with thee. % W: W:1 W:There is a tavern in the town, in the town W:And there my true love sits him down, sits him down, W:And drinks his wine 'mid laughter free, W:And never, never thinks of me W:Fare thee well, for I must leave thee, W:Do not let this parting grieve thee, W:And remember that the best of friends W:Must part, must part. W: W:ch W:Adieu, adieu kind friends, adieu, adieu, adieu, W:I can no longer stay with you, stay with you, W:I'll hang my harp on the weeping willow tree, W:And may the world go well with thee. W: W:2 W:He left me for a damsel dark, damsel dark, W:Each Friday night they used to spark, used to spark, W:And now my love who once was true to me W:Takes this dark damsel on his knee. W: W:3 W:Oh, dig my grave both wide and deep, wide and deep; W:Put tombstones at my head and feet, head and feet W:And on my breast carve a little turtle dove, W:To signify I died of love.

	

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