The Oxford Girl

Intro: D G A D Bm A (2x) D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl A D Is it true what you hear, did he do it out of fear A G D Was the day drawing near when the child would start to show A D Was it rage or shame, or the damage to his name F#m G A Was it something worse, does anybody know A D Did she pay the price, for making men look twice A G D Like a glimpse of paradise across the dull and bitter land A D Did she pass them by, did she dare to meet their eye F#m G A Did she scorn them all and did they understand G D A grief to her father, did she really leave him G A A lover to her brother, yes we all believe him C G D Temptation to look better, no better than she should be F#m G A Unfaithful to her lover, he always knew she would be Bm G D She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong G A My time was short, the story long Bm G D No I never had a chance to prove them wrong G A It's always them who write the song D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl A D Did he go to ground, was the suitcase ever found A G D Did the police come storming round on a trail already cold A D Did he lead them a dance, did he run away to France F#m G A Or did he shop himself before the day was old A D Now she was bound to loose if she set her face to choose A G D They never could excuse her for stirring up their fears A D She was much to young, now the earth has stilled her tongue F#m G A You can hear the voices calling down the years Bm G D She said I never had a chance to prove them wrong G A My time was short, the story long Bm G D No I never had a chance to prove them wrong G A It's always them who write the song D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl D G A D G Bm A I met a man whose brother said he knew a man who knew the Oxford girl