Standard tuning capo 2 Introduction ============ C5 F5 Am(2) E5 F5 C5 F5 Am(2) E5 F5 Verse 1 ======= 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 ========= 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 ======= 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 ========= 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 ======= 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 ========= 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 === 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