dimitri tiomkin • ned washington
Title song from the 1952 classic western movie, featuring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Original soundtrack by Tex Ritter, who also rearranged it with kettledrum beat for the 1968 album "Tex Ritter's Wild West" produced by Kelso Herston. Classic composer and conductor Dimitri Tiomkin and lyricist Ned Washington collaborated for many years, resulting in among others "Gunfight at OK Corall" and "Rawhide". Frankie Laine recorded all these for his album "Hell Bent for Leather". Jimmie Rodgers (the pop artist) cut a sparse acoustic version for album "Twilight on the Trail". This good old vinyl is most probably not longer available, but the songs may appear in some compilations. Dig.
do not forsake me oh my darling
on this our wedding day
do not forsake me oh my darling
wait • wait along
I do not know what fate awaits me
I only know I must be brave
and I must face a man who hates me
or lie a coward • a craven coward
or lie a coward in my grave
oh to be torn tweenst love and duty
supposing I lose my fair haired beauty
look at that big hand move along
nearing high noon
he made a vow while in state prison
vowed it would be my life or his and
I'm not afraid of death but oh
what will I do if you leave me?
do not forsake me oh my darling
you made that promise as a bride
do not forsake me oh my darling
although you're grieving • don't think of leaving
now that I need you by my side
wait along • wait along
wait along • wait along...
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Chords in brackets may be omitted.
A E7 A A7 D Bm do not forsake me oh my darling on this our wedding day E7 A F#m F E ...E7 do not forsake me oh my darling wait wait along A E7 A A7 D I do not know what fate awaits me I only know I must be brave Bm D A F#m and I must face a man who hates me D C#m D C#m D C#m F#m Bm7 E A or lie a coward a craven coward or lie a coward in my grave D oh to be torn tweenst love and duty A supposing I lose my fair haired beauty D A A7 look at that big hand move along nearing high noon D he made a vow while in state prison A vowed it would be my life or his and F C#m D6 G E ...E7 I'm not afraid of death but oh what will I do if you leave me? A E7 A A7 D do not forsake me oh my darling you made that promise as a bride Bm A F#m do not forsake me oh my darling D C#m D C#m although you're grieving don't think of leaving D C#m F#m Bm7 E A A7 now that I need you by my side D A wait along wait along D A wait along wait along...
