[Intro] [instrumental] (8 bars) [verse 1] [C]Come all ye maids who live at a distanceā¦/ Many's a mile from [F]off your swain[G]ā¦/ Come [C]and assist me this very momentā¦/ For to pass [Dm]some time [C]againā¦/ [F]Singing sweetly and [G]completelyā¦/ [C]Songs of pleasure[F] and of [G]loveā¦/ For my [C]heart is with him altogetherā¦/ Though I live not [G]where I [C]loveā¦/ [verse 2] [C]When I sleep I [G]dream about [C]you When I wake I [F]take no [Dm]rest [C]Every moment thinking of you My heart aches with[Dm]in my [C]breast Al[F]though far distance may [Dm]be [G]assistance Still[C]my mind is[G]like to rove For my [C]heart is with him, altogether Though I live not [G]where I [C]love [instrumental] (8 bars) [verse 3] [C]All the world [G]shall be [C]one religion Living things shall cease to [G]die, Before [C]ever [F]I should prove [C]false to my jewel Or any way his [G]love [C]deny The [F]world shall change and [Dm]be most [G]strange If [C]ever I my love [G]remove For my [C]heart is with him altogether Though I live not [G]where I [C]love [verse 4] [C]So farewell lad and farewell lassies Now I think I [F]know my [G]choice I [C]will away to yonder mountain Where I think I [G]hear his [C]voice And [F]if he hollows [Dm]I will [G]follow [C]Through the world though it [F]is so [G]wide [C]For young Thomas he did promise I would be forever[G]by his [C]side [instrumental] (16 bars) [verse 5] [C]Come all ye maids who live at a distance/ Many's a mile from [F]off your swain[G]/ Come [C]and assist me this very moment/ For to pass [Dm]some time [C]again/ [F]Singing sweetly and com[G]pletely/ [C]Songs of pleas[F]ure and of [G]love/ For my [C]heart is with him altogether/ Though I live not [G]where I [C]love/ For my [C]heart is with him altogether/ Though I live not [G]where I [C]love/ [outro] [instrumental] (8 bars) [end]
