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JuneTabor.co.uk Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement. Standard tuning capo 2 Chords ====== C 132200 Gmaj7 x32000 Bm(2) x07550 Bm x02210 Bm 075000 Introduction ============ Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C Verse 1 =======
Gmaj7As I walked out one summer's Cmorn Bm(2) Bm C Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn His Gmaj7coat was black and his head was Cbare Bm(2) Bm C When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air
Refrain 1 ========= Bm D /C# Bm Ah, would you lay me down and love me Bm D /C# Bm C Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could
Gmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aCll Bm(2) Bm C That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall
Verse 2 =======
Gmaj7As I walked out on a winter's Cday Bm(2) Bm C Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay His Gmaj7coat was gone and his head hung Clow Bm(2) Bm C Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go
Refrain 2 ========= Bm D /C# Bm How could you lay me down and love me Bm D /C# Bm C How could you lay me down and love me now
Gmaj7For you're only a bag of bones in an overaCll Bm(2) Bm C That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole
Verse 3 =======
Gmaj7As I walked out one fine spring Cday Bm(2) Bm C Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay OntGmaj7o a stake they tied a child new-Cborn Bm(2) Bm C Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn
Refrain 3 ========= Bm D /C# Bm Now you can lay me down and love me Bm D /C# Bm C Now you can lay me down and love me if you will
Gmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aCll Bm(2) Bm C But the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall
= inst = Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C Bm D /C# Bm Bm D /C# Bm C Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C End ===
Gmaj7As I walked out one summer's Cmorn Bm(2) Bm C 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