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T T = alternate bass, right hand thumb. Fingers 1, 2, 3, of right hand claw three thin strings. number = left hand finger X = string not played O = play open string thin string chord grid right

[ A ] Early One Morning just
[ D ] As the sun was [ E ] rising,
I [ A ] heard a maid sing in the
[ D ] Val [ E ] ley be [ A ] low.

Chorus: [ E ] Oh don't de [ A ] ceive me,
[ E ] Oh never [ A ] leave me,
How could you [ D ] use a
[ E ] Poor maiden [ A ] so?

Remember the vows, that you made to your Mary.
Remember the bower, where you vowed to be true. Chorus:

Thus sang the poor maiden, her sorrow bewailing.
Thus sang the poor maid, in the valley below. Chorus:

Gay are the garlands and fresh are the daisies.
I picked for the poor maid in the valley below. Chorus:

Beware all you young men, the CSA is waiting.
To interview young maidens, in the valley below. Chorus: