June Tabor - Scarecrow
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Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement.
Standard tuning capo 2
Chords
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C 132200
Gmaj7 x32000
Bm(2) x07550
Bm x02210
Bm 075000
Introduction
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Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C
Gmaj7 C Bm(2) Bm C
Verse 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Gmaj7As I walked out one summer's Cmorn
Bm(2) Bm C
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
October 2011
watfordkev@gmail.com