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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 =======
Cmaj7As I walked out one summer's Fmorn Am(2) Em F Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn His Cmaj7coat was black and his head was Fbare Am(2) Em F When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air
Refrain 1 ========= Am G /Gb Em Ah, would you lay me down and love me Am G /Gb Em F Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could
Cmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aFll Am(2) Em F That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall
Verse 2 =======
Cmaj7As I walked out on a winter's Fday Am(2) Em F Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay His Cmaj7coat was gone and his head hung Flow Am(2) Em F Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go
Refrain 2 ========= Am G /Gb Em How could you lay me down and love me Am G /Gb Em F How could you lay me down and love me now
Cmaj7For you're only a bag of bones in an overaFll Am(2) Em F That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole
Verse 3 =======
Cmaj7As I walked out one fine spring Fday Am(2) Em F Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay OntCmaj7o a stake they tied a child new-Fborn Am(2) Em F Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn
Refrain 3 ========= Am G /Gb Em Now you can lay me down and love me Am G /Gb Em F Now you can lay me down and love me if you will
Cmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aFll Am(2) Em F But 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 ===
Cmaj7As I walked out one summer's Fmorn Am(2) Em F Saw 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