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Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement.
Standard tuning capo 2
Chords
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F 132200
Cmaj7 x32000
Am(2) x07550
Am x02210
Em 075000
Introduction
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Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F
Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F
Verse 1
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Cmaj7 F
As I walked out one summer's morn
Am(2) Em F
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
Cmaj7 F
His coat was black and his head was bare
Am(2) Em F
When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air
Refrain 1
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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
Cmaj7 F
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
Am(2) Em F
That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall
Verse 2
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Cmaj7 F
As I walked out on a winter's day
Am(2) Em F
Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay
Cmaj7 F
His coat was gone and his head hung low
Am(2) Em F
Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go
Refrain 2
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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
Cmaj7 F
For you're only a bag of bones in an overall
Am(2) Em F
That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole
Verse 3
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Cmaj7 F
As I walked out one fine spring day
Am(2) Em F
Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay
Cmaj7 F
Onto a stake they tied a child new-born
Am(2) Em F
Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn
Refrain 3
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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
Cmaj7 F
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
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
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Cmaj7 F
As I walked out one summer's morn
Am(2) Em F
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
