Ralph Stanley - Hemlocks And Primroses Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Thinking of you while out for a ramble
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Down by a cold frosty stream
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Set down on a bed of hemlocks and primroses
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And gently I  fell into a dream
 
 
[Verse 2]
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I dreamed I saw a pretty fair maiden
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Such beauty I’d never saw before
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Her dress was bound round with hemlocks and primroses
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So green was the mantel she wore
 
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Her hair was of a dark brown color
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Her teeth was as ivory so white
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Her eyes they shined like sparking diamonds
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Or stars than shine on a cold frosty night
 
 
[Outro]
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I drew her near then I awakened
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With two empty arms and you on my mind
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Heaven seemed so near while I was dreaming
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It hurts to know you left me behind