The Ballad of High Noon (Do not Forsake me, o my Darlin')
Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington / Tex Ritter (1952)
| G |
| Do not forsake me, oh my darling, |
| C |
| On this our wedding | day. |
| E | C |
| Do not forsake me, oh my | dar | ling, |
| Bm7 | Am7 | C | D7 |
| Wait, | wait | a- - | long! |
| G |
| I do not know what fate awaits me. |
| C |
| I only know I must be | brave! |
| G |
| And I must face a man who | hates me, |
| Cm | G | Cm | G |
| Or ly a | coward, a | craven | coward, |
| Cm | Bm | Am | C | D7 | G |
| Or ly a | cow | ard | in | my | grave. |
| G |
| Oh, to be torn twixt love and duty |
| Supposin' I lose my fair haired beauty | |
| Look at that big hand movin' round | |
| C |
| He | made a vow while in state prison |
| G |
| Said it would be my life or his'n, |
| Cm |
| I'm not afraid of death, but oh, |
| G | Am | D7 |
| What will I do if you | leave | me? |
| G |
| Do not forsake me, oh my darling, |
| C |
| You made that promise as a | bride. |
| G |
| Do not forsake me, oh my | darling, |
| Cm | G | Cm | G |
| Although you're | grievin', | I Can't | be leavin', |
| Cm | Bm | Am | C | D7 | G |
| Now that I | need | you | by | my | side! |
| C | G |
| Wait a | long, wait a | long, |
| Cm | G |
| Wait a | long, wait a | long... |
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