Key: D
Introduction:
D7M G6 D7M G6
Willow weep for me, willow weep for me
D7M Em F#m Em A7
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea
G6 Gm7 Em B(#5) Em7 Em6 A D7M
Listen to my plea, listen willow, weep for me
D7M G6 D7M G6
Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer's dream
D7M Em F#m Em A7
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream
G6 Gm7 Em B(#5) Em7 Em6 A D7M
Sad as I can be hear me, willow, weep for me
Gm Eb Dm D
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Gm F Eb D7
Leave my heart a breaking and making a moan
Gm Eb Dm D7
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Gm F Eb A7
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
D7M G6 D7M G6
Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy
D7M Em F#m Em A7
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
G6 Gm7 Em B(#5) Em7 Em6 A D7M
When the shadows fall, bend, oh willow, and weep for me
Gm Eb Dm D
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned
Gm F Eb D7
Leave my heart a breaking and making a moan
Gm Eb Dm D7
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light
Gm F Eb A7
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone
E A9 E A
Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy
E F#m G#m F#m B7
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me
A A9 A Am7 F#m B7 E A9E
When the shadows fall, bend, oh willow, and weep for me.
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