JuneTabor.co.uk Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement. Standard tuning capo 2 Chords ====== F 132200 Cmaj7 x32000 Am(2) x07550 Am x02210 Em 075000 Introduction ============ Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Cmaj7 F Am(2) Em F Verse 1 ======= 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 ========= 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 ======= 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 ========= 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 ======= 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 ========= 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 === 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 ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011 watfordkev@gmail.com