Scarecrow
June TaborVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(2) x07550
As I walked out one summer's morn
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
His coat was black and his head was bare
When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air
Ah, would you lay me down and love me
Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall
As I walked out on a winter's day
Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay
His coat was gone and his head hung low
Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go
How could you lay me down and love me
How could you lay me down and love me now
For you're only a bag of bones in an overall
That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole
As I walked out one fine spring day
Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay
Onto a stake they tied a child new-born
Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn
Now you can lay me down and love me
Now you can lay me down and love me if you will
But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all
But the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall
= inst =
As I walked out one summer's morn
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
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Readable chord sheet for Scarecrow by June Tabor
[Am](2) x07550 [Cmaj7] [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [Cmaj7] [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [Cmaj7]As I walked out one summer's [F]morn Saw a [Am]scarecrow tied to a [Em]pole in a [F]field of corn His [Cmaj7]coat was black and his head was [F]bare When the [Am]wind shook him the [Em]crows took up into the [F]air [Am]Ah, would you l[G]ay me do[F#]wn and l[Em]ove me [Am]Ah, would you [G]lay me d[F#]own and [Em]love me if you [F]could [Cmaj7]But you're only a bag of rags in an over-a[F]ll That the [Am]wind sways and the [Em]crows fly away and the [F]corn grows tall [Cmaj7]As I walked out on a winter's [F]day Saw an [Am]old man hanging f[Em]rom a pole in a f[F]ield of clay His [Cmaj7]coat was gone and his head hung [F]low Till the [Am]wind flung it [Em]up to look, wrung his [F]neck and let it go [Am]How could you l[G]ay me do[F#]wn and l[Em]ove me [Am]How could you [G]lay me d[F#]own and [Em]love me [F]now [Cmaj7]For you're only a bag of bones in an overa[F]ll That the [Am]wind blows and the [Em]kids throw stones at the [F]thing on the pole [Cmaj7]As I walked out one fine spring [F]day Saw [Am]twelve jolly guards sticked out[Em] in the blue and the gol[F]d so gay Ont[Cmaj7]o a stake they tied a child new-[F]born Then the [Am]bells were rung and the [Em]songs were sung and they [F]sold their corn [Am]Now you can l[G]ay me do[F#]wn and l[Em]ove me [Am]Now you can [G]lay me d[F#]own and [Em]love me if you [F]will [Cmaj7]But you're only a bag of rags in an over-a[F]ll But the [Am]wind blew and the [Em]sun shone to and the [F]corn grew tall = inst = [Cmaj7] [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [Cmaj7] [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [Am] [G] [F#] [Em] [Am] [G] [F#] [Em] [F] [Cmaj7] [F] [Am] [Em] [F] [End] [Cmaj7]As I walked out one summer's [F]morn Saw a [Am]scarecrow tied to a pol[Em]e in a field of cor[F]n I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2011