Come All You Fair And Tender Ladies

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # come all you fair and tender ladies ( maidens ) rosanne cash from the songcatcher ( traditional appalachian music , sometimes known as little sparrow , performed by many artists , in different keys . emmylou harris , peter , paul and mary , the carter family , lumiere , gene clark , dolly pardon , joan baez etc ) ( words from the joan baez version ) A A come all ye fair and tender ladies . E Bm be careful how you court young men . E Bm A they’re like a star on a summer’s morning . E Bm E A Asus4 * they’ll first appear and then they’re gone . A they’ll tell you some loving story E Bm they’ll declare to you their love is true E Bm A then they will go and court some other E Bm E A Asus4 * and that’s the love they have for you A do you remember our days of courting E Bm when your head lay upon my breast E Bm A you could make me believe with falling of your arm E Bm E A Asus4 * that the sun rose in the west A i wish i was a little sparrow , E Bm and i had wings with which to fly E Bm A right over to see my false true - lover , E Bm E A Asus4 * and when he’s talking i’d be nigh . A but i’m not a little sparrow , E Bm i have no wings with which to fly E Bm A so i sit here in grief and sorrow , E Bm E A to weep and pass my troubles by . * optional set8