Eli The Barrow Boy
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Eli the barrowboy of the old town
Sells coal and marigolds and he cries out
All down the day
Below the tamaracks he is crying
Corncobs and candlewax for the buying
All down the day
Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe
Made of gold and silk Arabian thread
She is dead and gone and lying in the pine grove
And I must push my barrow all the day
And I must push my barrow all the day
(Interlude:)
Eli the barrowboy when they found him
Dressed all in corduroy, he had drowned in
The river down the way
They lay his body down in a churchyard
But still when the moon is out with his pushcart
He calls down the day
Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown
Made of gold and silk Arabian thread
But I am dead and gone and lying in the church ground
But still I push my barrow all the day
But still I push my barrow all the day
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Readable chord sheet for Eli The Barrow Boy by Decemberists
[Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Am]Eli[Am/E] the [Am]barrowboy o[B]f the [C]old [C/G]town [C] [B] [Am]Sells [Am/E]coal and [Am]marigolds a[B]nd he [C]cries [C/G]out [G]All down the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] [G] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [G] [Am]Bel[Am/E]ow the [Am]tamaracks h[B]e is [C]cry[C/G]ing [C] [B] [Am]Corn[Am/E]cobs and [Am]candlewax f[B]or the [C]buy[C/G]ing [G]All down the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] [G] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [G] [F]Would I could afford to buy my love a [C]fine robe [F]Made of gold and silk Arabian [Am]thread [F]She is dead and gone and lying in the [C]pine grove And [G]I must push my barrow all the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] And [G]I must push my barrow all the [Am]day [Am/E] (Interlude:) [Am] [Am/E] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [B] [C] [C/G] [C] [B] [Am] [Am/E] [Am] [B] [C] [C] [G] [G] [Am] [G] [Am] [Am]Eli[Am/E] the [Am]barrowboy w[B]hen they [C]found [C/G]him [C] [B] [Am]Dressed [Am/E]all in [Am]corduroy, h[B]e had [C]drowned[C/G] in The [G]river down the [Am]way [Am/E] [Am] [G] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [G] [Am]They [Am/E]lay his [Am]body down i[B]n a [C]church[C/G]yard [C] [B] [Am]But [Am/E]still when the [Am]moon is out w[B]ith his [C]push[C/G]cart He [G]calls down the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] [G] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [G] [F]Would I could afford to buy my love a [C]fine gown [F]Made of gold and silk Arabian [Am]thread But [F]I am dead and gone and lying in the [C]church ground But [G]still I push my barrow all the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] But [G]still I push my barrow all the [Am]day [Am/E] [Am] [Am] [E] [Am] [Am/E] [Am]