June Tabor – Scarecrow chords
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JuneTabor.co.uk Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement. Standard tuning capo 2 Chords ====== F 132200 Cmaj7 x32000 Am(2) x07550 Am x02210 Em 075000 Introduction ============ Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Verse 1 =======Cmaj7 FAs I walked out one summer's mornAm(2) Em FSaw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of cornCmaj7 FHis coat was black and his head was bareAm(2) Em FWhen the wind shook him the crows took up into the airRefrain 1 =========Am G /Gb EmAh, would you lay me down and love meAm G /Gb Em FAh, would you lay me down and love me if you couldCmaj7 FBut you're only a bag of rags in an over-allAm(2) Em FThat the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tallVerse 2 =======Cmaj7 FAs I walked out on a winter's dayAm(2) Em FSaw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clayCmaj7 FHis coat was gone and his head hung lowAm(2) Em FTill the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it goRefrain 2 =========Am G /Gb EmHow could you lay me down and love meAm G /Gb Em FHow could you lay me down and love me nowCmaj7 FFor you're only a bag of bones in an overallAm(2) Em FThat the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the poleVerse 3 =======Cmaj7 FAs I walked out one fine spring dayAm(2) Em FSaw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gayCmaj7 FOnto a stake they tied a child new-bornAm(2) Em FThen the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their cornRefrain 3 =========Am G /Gb EmNow you can lay me down and love meAm G /Gb Em FNow you can lay me down and love me if you willCmaj7 FBut you're only a bag of rags in an over-allAm(2) Em FBut the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall= inst = Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Am G /Gb Em Am G /Gb Em F Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F End ===Cmaj7 FAs I walked out one summer's mornAm(2) Em FSaw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com