Midnight on the Stormy Deep
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
Bill Monroe
Doc Watson
Chords you’ll need to know
A
D
D7
G
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Lyrics
T’was midnight on the stormy deep
My solitary watch I’d keep
And I think of her I’d left behind
And ask if she’d be true and kind
I never shall forget the day
That I was forced to go away
In silence there my head she’d rest
And press me to her loving breast
Oh Willy don’t go back to sea
There’s other girls as good as me
But none can love you true as I
Pray don’t go where the bullets fly
The deep deep sea may us divide
And I may be some other’s bride
But still my thoughts will sometimes stray
To thee when thou are far away
I never have proved false to thee
The heart I gave was true as thine
But you have proved untrue to me
I can no longer call thee mine
Then fare-thee-well I’d rather make
My home upon some icy lake
Where the southern sun refused to shine
Then to trust a love so false as thine
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About This Song
Midnight on the Stormy Deep is Songs from the Father of Bluegrass. Bill Monroe defined the genre and these tunes remain at its heart.. It's typically played in D. Using 4 chords, it's approachable for intermediate players.
This song uses a single repeating chord progression throughout—learn it once and you've got the whole tune.