[F#m] As I went out one [E] morning,to
breathe the [F#m] air [E] around Tom [F#m] Paine's
I sp [F#m] ied the fairest d [E] amsel,
that e [F#m] ver did [E] walk in [F#m] chains
I of [A] fer'd her my ha [C#m] nd,
she t [F#m] ook me [E] by the [F#m] arm
I kn [F#m] ew that very i [E] nstant,
she m [F#m] eant to [E] do me [F#m] harm
[F#m] Depart from me this [E] moment,
I tol [F#m] d her wit [E] h my v [F#m] oice
S [F#m] aid she, "But I don't wis [E] h to,
sa [F#m] id I, but you [E] have no c [F#m] hoice
[A] I beg you, sir, [C#m] she pleaded,
[F#m] from the corners o [E] f her mo [F#m] uth
[F#m] I will secretly ac [E] cept you,
and to [F#m] gether we' [E] ll fly sou [F#m] th
[F#m] Just then Tom Paine, hi [E] mself,
came runn [F#m] ing from a [E] cross the [F#m] field
[F#m] Shouting at this [E] lovely girl,
and comma [F#m] nding he [E] r to yie [F#m] ld
[A] And as she was letting go [C#m] her grip,
[F#m] up Tom [E] Paine [F#m] did run
[F#m] I'm sorry, sir, he sa [E] id to me,
I'm [F#m] sorry f [E] or what she's d [F#m] one