Fair and Tender Ladies Song Lyrics and Chords by Carter Sisters
Fair and Tender Ladies
Recorded by the Carter Sisters
Written by Maybelle Carter
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Come all ye fair and tender ladies
Take warning how you court your
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men
They're like a
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star on a summer
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morning
They first
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appear and then they're
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gone
They'll tell to you some loving story
And they make you think that they love you
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well
Then away they'll
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go and court some
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other
And leave you
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there in grief to
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dwell
I wish I was on some tall mountain
Where the ivy rock is black as
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I'd write
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a letter to my false tru
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lover
Whose cheeks are
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like the morning
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Oh love is handsome love is charming
And love is pretty while it's
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new
But love grows
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cold as love grows
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older
And fades
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away like morning
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dew
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away like morning
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dew
FAQ
Who sang the the song Fair and Tender Ladies?
- The song Fair and Tender Ladies was sang by Carter Sisters.
Who is Carter Sisters?
- The Carter Sisters, (also known as the second version of The Carter Family) were an American singing quartet consisting of Maybelle Carter and her daughters June Carter Cash, Helen Carter, and Anita Carter. Formed during World War II, the group recorded and performed into the 1990s.
