The Decemberists - Eli the barrow boy
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Tuning: G C E A
[Intro]
Dbm B Dbm B
[Verse]
DbmEli Dbmthe barDbmrow boy of thEbe old tEown E E Eb
DbmSells cDbmoal and marDbmigolds and hEbe criesE out E
BAll down the Dbmday Dbm Dbm B Dbm Dbm Dbm B
DbmBeloDbmw the tamDbmaracks he isEb cryinEg E E Eb
DbmCorncDbmobs and canDbmdle wax for Ebthe buyiEng E
BAll down the Dbmday Dbm Dbm B Dbm Dbm Dbm B
[Chorus]
AWould I could afford to buy my love a Efine robe
AMade of gold and silk Arabian Dbmthread
AShe is dead and gone and lying in the Epine grove
And BI must push my barrow all the Dbmday Dbm Dbm
And BI must push my barrow all the Dbmday Dbm
[Interlude]
Dbm Dbm Dbm Dbm Dbm Eb E E E Eb Dbm Dbm Dbm Eb E E B Dbm B Dbm
[Verse]
DbmEli Dbmthe barDbmrow boy when Ebthey foundE him E E Eb
DbmDressed aDbmll in corDbmduroy, he haEbd drownEed in E
The Briver down the Dbmway Dbm Dbm B Dbm Dbm Dbm B
DbmThey lDbmay his bodDbmy down in a EbchurcEhyard E E Eb
DbmBut sDbmtill when the mooDbmn is out with Ebhis pushcEart E
He Bcalls down the Dbmday Dbm Dbm B Dbm Dbm Dbm B
[Chorus]
AWould I could afford to buy my love a Efine gown
AMade of gold and silk Arabian Dbmthread
But AI am dead and gone and lying in the Echurch ground
But Bstill I push my barrow all the Dbmday Dbm Dbm
But Bstill I push my barrow all the Dbmday Dbm Dbm Dbm Dbm Dbm Dbm