Ballad Of Geraldine

ballad of geraldine - donovan capo 4 G : 320003 C/G : 3x2013 D : 20032 x G C/G D G C/G oh , i was born with the name geraldine G C/G G C/G with hair coal black as a raven . G C/G D G C/G i travelled my life without a care , G C/G G ah , but all my love i was saving . oh , the winds blew high and the trees did sway , not much from life was i asking . till i met someone to give all my love , all my love , so long and lasting . oh , good were the parts we played in our game and a long ways off was tomorrow . but my love was a rambler and restless as the sea , and in the tide came sorrow . oh , a child of the night is goin’ to be born , i can’t explain my confusion . is my love thinking to marry me at all or of the freedom he thinks he’ll be losing? i sit with my friends in the gay crowded room , my friends they’re smoking and A - talkin’ . but it all seems so empty , my love is not there , so i’ll go into the streets A - walkin’ . my baby is A - growin’ as A - growin’ it must , if i were to lose it , it would grieve me . my love is so helpless and i’m wonderin’ what to do . oh , how i yearn to help him . oh , we could go to the land of your choice where the false shame won’t come knockin’ at our door . i’ve a feeling in my heart and it’s crushing all my hopes , i think i’m gonna be hurt some more , oh , i was born with the name geraldine , with hair coal black as a raven . i travelled my life without a care , ah , but all my love i was saving .