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Tuning: E A D G B E
Among The Oak And Ash - The Housewife's Lament [Intro] G C G D G C G D [Verse 1]
Last Gnight in my dreams I was Cstationed forGever On a Emfar little rock in the Dmidst of the Gsea My one chance at life was a Cceaseless enGdeavour To Emsweep off the waves as they Dswept over Gme
[Chorus]
Oh, life is a toil and Clove is Gtrouble Beauty will fade and Driches will Gflee Pleasures may dwindle and Cprices they Gdouble And nothing is as Dnothing should Gbe C G D
[Verse 2]
There's Gtoo much of worriment that Cgoes to the Gbonnet There's Emtoo much of ironing that Dgoes to the Gshirt There's nothing that pays for the Ctime you waste Gon it There's Emnothing that lasts but the Dtrouble and Gdirt
[Chorus]
Oh, life is a toil and Clove is Gtrouble Beauty will fade and Driches will Gflee Pleasures may dwindle and Cprices they Gdouble And nothing is as Dnothing should Gbe C G D
[Instrumental] G C G Em D G C G Em D G [Bridge]
In EmMarch it's the mud, it's the Dslush in December The Cmidsummer breezes are A7loaded with Ddust In Gfall the leaves litter, a Dmuddy September The Emwallpaper rots and the Dcandlesticks Grust
[Chorus]
Oh, life

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is a toil and love is trouble Beauty will fade and riches will flee GPleasures may dwindle and Cprices they Gdouble And nothing is as Dnothing should Gbe
[Chorus]
Oh, life is a toil and Clove is Gtrouble Beauty will fade and Driches will Gflee Pleasures may dwindle and Cprices they Gdouble And nothing is as Dnothing should Gbe Nothing is as Dnothing should Gbe