Capo 2 [ Am ] [ G ] [ Em ] [ F ] I once knew a maiden, Her story is sad [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] She loved a young sailor, a brave sailor lad [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] He courted her daily, By night and by day [ Am ] [ G ] [ Em ] [ F ] Till at last the young sailor, He sailed far away (chorus) [ Am ] [ G ] [ Em ] [ F ] If I were a blackbird, I'd whistle and sing [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] A long loving story, to him i would bring [ Am ] [ Em ] [ Am ] [ Em ] Id tell him my sorrows, my grief and my woes [ Am ] [ G ] [ Em ] [ F ] And when I go and find him , Id crown him with gold