High Noon (in C)

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Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin'

 7 -8    8  -8  7   -6-8
On this our wedding day.

-6 -8   8  -9  -8   9  -9  8 -10
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',

 6     6   6  6
Wait, wait along.

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I do not know what fate awaits me,

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I only know I must be brave

-6 -6  -7    7  7  -7  -6   6   4
And I must face a man who hates me,

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Or lie a coward, a craven coward,

4   4  5  6 5-4  4 -4   4
Or lie a coward in my grave.

4   4  4   4      4      4    4 -5 4
Oh, to be torn 'tweenst love and duty,

 4   4   4   4   4  4      4    5  4
S'posin' I lose my fair-haired beauty!

-6  -6  -6   -6   -6   -6  -6 -7
Look at that big hand move along,

 7 6     5     4
Nearing High Noon.

-5  -5 -5  -5  -5  -5   -5     -6 -5
He made a vow while in state's prison,

 5    5    5    5  5   5  5   6 5
Vowed it would be my life or his'n.

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I'm not afraid of death, but, oh,

  6    5   4 -4  4  -4   -4   6
What would I do if you leave me?

3   4  -4  5    4  -5   5  -4  4
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',

-3   4   -4    5   4   6 4  -6
You made that promise as a bride.

-6 -6  -7  7    7  -7 -6   6  4
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',

 4   4    -4     5   6
Although you're grievin',

 4      4   -4  5  6
Don't think of leavin',

 4    4  5   6   5   4 -4  4
Now that I need you by my side.

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Wait along (wait along) wait along.

 4   4  4    4   4  6
Wait along, wait along.

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Alternate beginning:

 3 4   -4  5   4   -5  5  -4 4
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',

4   -4   5   -4  4  -4 6
On this our wedding day.

-4 -4   5 -5   -4  6   -5  5 -6
Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin',

 6     6   6  6
Wait, wait along