High Noon

D Bb

Eb
Do not forsake me oh my darling
                     Ab  Fm
On this, our wedding day.
                   Bb    Eb Cm
Do not forsake me, oh my darling.
Bb    G
Wait, wait along.

Eb
I do not know what fate awaits me
                      Ab     C
I only know I must be brave.
Fm         Gbdim          Eb
And I must face a man who hates me
Ab       Eb     Ab        Eb
Or lie a coward, a craven coward,
Ab       Gm Cm  Fm Bb Eb
Or lie a coward in my grave.

Ab
Oh to be torn betwixt love and duty
Eb
S’posing I lose my fair haired beauty,
Ab                               Eb
Look at that big hand move along nearin’ high noon.
Ab
He made a vow while in State prison,
Eb
Vowed it would be my life or his’n
Abm                            Bb          Cm        Fm    Bb
I’m not afraid of death but oh what will I do if you leave me?

Eb
Do not forsake me oh my darling,
                           Ab   C
You made that promise as a bride.
Fm                Gbdim Eb
Do not forsake me oh my darling,
Ab              Eb      Ab               Eb
Although you’re grievin’, don’t think of leavin’,
Ab         Gm   Cm  Fm Bb Eb
Now that I need you by my side.
       Ab         Eb          Ab          Eb          Ab
Wait along, wait along, wait along, wait along, wait along,
      Eb          Ab          Eb  Db Eb Db Eb
wait along, wait along, wait along.

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