Verse 1
G             A7       C      D7 
The western wind is blowing fair 
G           A7     C    D7 
Across the dark Aegean Sea 
G           A7      C      D7 
And at the secret marble stair 
G           Em     C    D7 
My Tyrian galley waits for thee 
 
Bridge
B7                    Em 
Come down the purple sail is spread 
C                      D 
The watchman sleeps within the town 
B7                    Em 
Oh leave thy lily flowerbed 
C                   D7 
Oh lady mine, come down 
 
Chorus
      G   A7    C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C  D7 
Lady come down 
      G   A7   C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C 
Lady come down 
D7         G   A7  C    Cm 
Lady come down 
 
Verse 2
G             A7      C      D7 
She will not come I know her well 
G           A7     C    D7 
Of lover's vows she hath no care 
G           A7      C      D7 
And little good a man can tell 
G           Em     C    D7 
Of one so cruel and so fair 
 
Bridge
B7                    Em 
True love is but a woman's toy 
C                      D 
They never know their lover's pain 
B7                    Em 
And I who loved as loves a boy 
C 
Must love in vain 
D7 
Must love in vain 
 
Chorus
      G   A7    C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C  D7 
Lady come down 
      G   A7   C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C 
Lady come down 
D7         G   A7  C    Cm 
Lady come down 
 
Chorus
      G   A7    C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C  D7 
Lady come down 
      G   A7   C 
Come down 
D7         G   A7  C 
Lady come down 
D7         G   A7  C    Cm 
Lady come down 
 
Ending
 
C Cm              G 
      Lady come down------