The Chords repeat throughout the entire song, in pretty much the same exact same progression and pattern. 
Chord Progression: Am Dm Am Dm Am E Am 
 
Am 
There was a youth a cruel youth, 
Dm                    Am 
Who lived beside the sea, 
Dm                 Am  
Six little maidens he drowned there 
E                    Am 
By the lonely willow tree. 
 
Am 
As he walked over with sally brown, 
Dm                     Am 
As he walked over with she, 
Dm                     Am 
An evil thought came to him there 
E                   Am  
By the lonely willow tree. 
 
    Am                     
Oh turn your back to the water side 
   Dm                     Am 
And face the willow tree, 
Dm                         Am 
Six little maidens I drowned here 
E                         Am 
And you the seven shall be. 
Am 
Take off, take off your golden crown 
Dm                       Am 
Take off your gown cried he, 
Dm                    Am 
For lo�?? I�??m going to murder you 
E                   Am 
I�??ll not spoil your finery. 
 
Am                     
Oh turn around you false young man, 
Dm                 Am 
Oh turn around cried she, 
Dm                       Am  
For tis�?? not meant that such a youth 
E                        Am 
A naked woman should you see. 
 
Am 
He turned around that false young man, 
Dm                Am 
And faced the willow tree, 
Dm                        Am 
And seizing him boldly in both her arms 
E                      Am 
She threw him into the sea. 
Am                  
Lie there, lie there you false young man, 
Dm                       Am 
Lie there lie there cried she, 
Dm                                 Am 
Six little maidens that you�??ve drowned here 
E                Am 
Now keep them company. 
 
Am               
He sank beneath the icy waves, 
Dm                    Am 
He sank down into the sea, 
Dm                        Am 
No living thing wept a tear for him 
E                       Am 
Save the lonely willow tree.