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Medicine Springs - Ralph Stanley Chords

Chords: E, A, B7, D

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Genre: bluegrass, old-time, traditional


[Intro]
E A E B7 E

[Verse 1]
E
Well I wandered way back in the mountains
D E
I was searching for fortune and fame
A E
I found where the water runs sweet from the hills
A E A
They call it the medicine springs
E B7 E
They call it the medicine springs

[Verse 2]
E
It was there that I met a fair maiden
D E
Yellow hair and big eyes of blue
A E
She told me one day she loved only me
A E A
That she’d forever be true
E B7 E
That she’d forever be true

[Instrumental]
E A E B7 E

[Verse 3]
E
I wanted the best for my darlin’
D E
But my pockets were empty and bare
A E
My love was so great for that starlett of mine
A E A
I took what another man had
E B7 E
I took what another man had

[Verse 4]
E
As I sit here alone in this jailhouse
D E
With a letter I can't hardly read
A E
It said my darlin’ has left this ol’ world
A E A
She’s a waitin’ in heaven for me
E B7 E
Waitin’ in heaven for me

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