• Song:

    Scarecrow

  • Artist:

    June Tabor

  • Album:

    Definitive Collection

Standard tuning capo 2



Introduction
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C5   F5   Am(2)   E5   F5   
C5   F5   Am(2)  E5   F5

Verse 1
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C5                        F5
As I walked out one summer's morn
      Am(2)               E5        F5
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
    C5                           F5
His coat was black and his head was bare
         Am(2)              E5                     F5
When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air


Refrain 1
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A5             G5      /F#5      E5
Ah, would you lay me down and love me
A5            G5      /F#5      E5             F5
Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could
C5                                     F5
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
         Am(2)              E5                     F5
That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall


Verse 2
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C5                         F5
As I walked out on a winter's day
       Am(2)            E5               F5
Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay
    C5                           F5
His coat was gone and his head hung low
         Am(2)         E5                    F5
Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go


Refrain 2
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A5             G5      /F#5      E5
How could you lay me down and love me
A5            G5      /F#5      E5      F5
How could you lay me down and love me now
C5                                     F5
For you're only a bag of bones in an overall
         Am(2)              E5                       F5
That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole


Verse 3
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C5                           F5
As I walked out one fine spring day
    Am(2)                          E5                      F5
Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay
   C5                           F5
Onto a stake they tied a child new-born
         Am(2)                   E5                       F5
Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn


Refrain 3
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A5           G5      /F#5      E5
Now you can lay me down and love me
A5          G5      /F#5      E5             F5
Now you can lay me down and love me if you will
C5                                     F5
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
        Am(2)             E5                   F5
But the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall


= inst =

C5   F5   Am(2)   E5   F5
C5   F5   Am(2)   E5   F5
A5   G5   /F#5   E5
A5   G5   /F#5   E5   F5
C5   F5   Am(2)   E5   F5



End
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C5                        F5
As I walked out one summer's morn
      Am(2)                  E5                 F5
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
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