BLACKBIRDS AND THRUSHES chrom

English folk song

Key: G

Time: 3/4

-1 3  3  3  2   -2*  3

As I was a-walk-ing for

-3 -4 -3 -2* -1

my re-cre-a-tion

-3 -4  -3 -4  -5   -4

A-down by the gar-dens

3 -2*  3  -3   -3

I sil-ent-ly strayed

-44 -5 -5  -4   4

I heard a fair maid

-4  -3    3   -4  3  -2* -1

Mak-ing great la-men-ta-tion

 4   4  -4  -4  -3  -4   4

Cry-ing Jim-my will be slain

-3 -2*  -1    2 -2*  3

In the wars, I’m a-fraid