High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin')

Words & Music by Ned Washington & Dmitri Tiomkin
Recorded by Frankie Laine, 1952 (#5)


 A  E       A       D9   A9     A       G - A       G- A  
Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin' 

 A  A9    A  A9    A7    D9     Bm
On this, our wed - din' day 

Bm F#m      Bm7    E     A     F#7     C#7         E7
Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin' -- wait-, wait along 


A E        A        D9      A9    A  
I do not know what fate a - waits me, 

A      A9   A    A7       D   F#7
I on - ly know I must be brave 

Bm  F#m     Cdim   E   D9  A
And  I must face a man who hates me 

D  Dm6   A       D     Dm6   A
Or lie a coward,    a craven coward 

D  Cdim  A     F#m D9 Dm6   A    A7
Or lie a cow - ard in  my grave
 

 D        F#m           Bm       Bm7/E
Oh, to be torn 'tweenst love and duty 

   A       D9       A 
S'posin' I lose my fair-haired beauty

D             F#m       Bm   Cdim
Look at that big hand move along 

A        D9         A        A7
Nearin'        high noon 

D         F#m        Bm      Bm7/E
He made a vow while in state prison 

A               D9    A        
Vowed it would be my life or his'n 

Dm           
I'm not afraid of death but oh 

A    F#m    D9 Cdim    Bm7-5 E7 
What will I do  if you leave me? 


A   E      A        D9   A9     A    
Do not forsake me, oh my dar - lin' 

A        A9    A      A7    D   F#7
You made that promise as a bride 

Bm F#m    Cdim     E  D9  A
Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' 

D   Dm6          A        D         Dm6    A
Although you're grievin',   don't think of leavin' 

D   Cdim    A   F#7 D9 E7  A
Now that I need you by my side.

A7   Dalt    D   Cdim   A6 - A     
Wait along,      wait along     
         
A7     D     Bm7  Bm7-5     A     G - A    G - A
Wait along,  wait   a  -  long.





 
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