The Ballad of High Noon (Do not Forsake me, o my Darlin')

Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington / Tex Ritter (1952)

	G
	Do not forsake me, oh my darling,

	C
On this our wedding	day.

	E	C
Do not forsake me, oh my	dar	ling,

	Bm7	Am7	C	D7
	Wait,	wait	a- -	long!

	G
	I do not know what fate awaits me.

	C
I only know I must be	brave!

	G
And I must face a man who	hates me,

	Cm	G	Cm	G
	Or ly a	coward, a	craven	coward,

	Cm	Bm	Am	C	D7	G
	Or ly a	cow	ard	in	my	grave.

	G
	Oh, to be torn twixt love and duty

Supposin' I lose my fair haired beauty

Look at that big hand movin' round

	D7
Nearin' high	noon!

	C
He	made a vow while in state prison

	G
	Said it would be my life or his'n,

	Cm
	I'm not afraid of death, but oh,

	G	Am	D7
	What will I do if you	leave	me?

	G
	Do not forsake me, oh my darling,

	C
You made that promise as a	bride.

	G
Do not forsake me, oh my	darling,

	Cm	G	Cm	G
	Although you're	grievin',	I Can't	be leavin',

	Cm	Bm	Am	C	D7	G
	Now that I	need	you	by	my	side!

	C	G
Wait a	long, wait a	long,

	Cm	G
Wait a	long, wait a	long...