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Do not for sake me, oh my dar lin’,
on this, our (Eb7)wed ding day.
Do not for (Fm7)sake me, (Bb7)oh my (Eb)dar
(Cm)lin’.
(G)Wait,
(Bb7)wait a long!
I do not know what fate a waits me.
I on ly (Eb7)know I must be (Ab)brave
and I must face a (F#dim7)man who (Eb)hates me,
or lie a (Eb)cow ard,
a cra ven (Eb)cow ard,
or lie a (Eb)cow
ard
(Ab)in
(Bb7)my
(Eb)grave!
(Ab)Oh, to be torn ’twixt love and du ty, (Eb)’spos in’ I lose my fair haired beau ty.
(Ab)Look at the big hand move a long
(Eb)near
in’ high noon.
(Ab)He made a vow while in state’s pris on, (Eb)vowed it would be my life or his ’n.
(Abm)I’m not a fraid of death but, oh,
(Eb)what (Edim7)will I (Fm7)do if you (Bb7)leave
(Bb)me?
Do not for sake me, oh my dar lin’.
You made that (Eb7)prom ise as a (Ab)bride.
Do not for sake me, (F#dim7)oh my (Eb)dar lin’.
Al though you’re (Eb)griev in’,
don’t think of (Eb)leav in’
now that I (Eb)need you
(Ab)by (Bb7)my
(Eb)side!
Do not for sake me, oh my dar lin’,
on this, our (Eb7)wed ding
day.
Do not for (Fm7)sake me, (Bb7)oh my (Eb)dar
(Cm)lin’.
(G)Wait,
(Bb7)wait a long!
I do not know what fate a waits me.
I on ly (Eb7)know I must be (Ab)brave
and I must face a (F#dim7)man who (Eb)hates me,
or lie a (Eb)cow ard,
a cra ven (Eb)cow ard,
or lie a (Eb)cow ard (Ab)in (Bb7)my (Eb)grave!
(Ab)Oh, to be torn ’twixt love and du ty, (Eb)’spos in’ I lose my fair haired beau ty.
(Ab)Look at the big hand move a long (Eb)near in’ high noon.
(Ab)He made a vow while in state’s pris on, (Eb)vowed it would be my life or his ’n.
(Abm)I’m not a fraid of death but, oh, (Eb)what (Edim7)will I (Fm7)do if you (Bb7)leave
(Bb)me?
Do not for sake me, oh my dar lin’.
You made that (Eb7)prom ise as a (Ab)bride.
Do not for sake me, (F#dim7)oh my (Eb)dar lin’.
Al though you’re (Eb)griev in’,
don’t think of (Eb)leav in’
now that I (Eb)need you (Ab)by (Bb7)my (Eb)side!
(Eb)side!
Wait a (Ab)long,
wait a (Eb)long,
wait a (Ab)long,
wait a (Eb)long!
This page shows “High Noon” by Tex Ritter in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Ab at 100 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.