Willow Weep For Me

Words & Music by Ann Ronell, 1932
Recorded by Chad & Jeremy, 1964
Previously recorded by Paul Whiteman, 1933 (#2)


  DM7           G6   DM7            G6
Willow weep for me, willow weep for me, 

 DM7               Em               F#m                Em   A7
Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea;

 G6          Gm7    Em  B+ Em7  Em6   A         DM7    
Listen to my plea, listen wil - low, weep-- for me.


 DM7             G6     DM7              G6
Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer's dream,

 DM7             Em               F#m             Em    A7
Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream,

 G6        Gm7     Em  B+ Em7   Em6   A         DM7
Sad as I can be--hear me, wil - low, weep-- for me.


Bridge:

   Gm            Eb     Dm                  D
Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned;

   Gm             F           Eb        D7
Leave my heart a-breaking and making a moan;

   Gm           Eb     Dm               D7
Murmur to the night to hide her starry light

    Gm               F           Eb         A7
So none will see me sighing and crying all alone.


  DM7            G6  DM7           G6
Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy,

 DM7                Em             F#m             Em   A7
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me;

 G6               Gm7
When the shadows fall,

Em    B+ Em7   Em6       A         DM7
Bend, oh wil - low, and weep-- for me.


Bridge:


(Key change to E)

  E             A9    E           A
Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy,

 E                 F#m             G#m            F#m   B7
Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me;

 A        A9      A
When the shadows fall,

Am7       F#m         B7             E     A9    E     A9     E    
Bend, oh willow, and weep------ for me.



 
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