The Hard Times Of Old England
Steeleye SpanVersion1
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Come all brother tradesmen that travel alone,
O, pray come and tell me where the trade is all gone,
Long time I have travelled and cannot find none,
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
Provisions you buy at the shop it is true,
But if you've no money there's none there for you.
So what's a poor man and his family to do?
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
If you go to a shop and you ask for a job
They will answer you there with a shake and a nod.
That's enough to make a poor man to turn out and rob,
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
You will see the poor tradesmen a-walking the street
From morning till night for employment to seek.
And scarcely they have any shoes to their feet,
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war,
Been fighting for King and their country this year,
Come home to be starved better have stayed where they were,
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
In old England very hard times.
So now to conclude and to finish my song
Let us hope that these hard times they will not last long.
And I may soon have occasion to alter my song,
And sing O, the good times of old England,
In old England jolly times.
And sing O, the good times of old England,
In old England jolly times.
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Readable chord sheet for The Hard Times Of Old England by Steeleye Span
[D]Come all brother tradesmen that travel [A]alone, [G]O, pray come and t[A]ell me where the tr[G]ade is all [D]gone, [D]Long time I have travelled and [G]cannot find [D]none, [A]And it's O, the hard times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]very hard [D]times. [D]Provisions you buy at the shop it is [A]true, [G]But if you've no [A]money there's [G]none there for [D]you. [D]So what's a poor man and his [G]family to [D]do? [A]And it's O, the hard times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]very hard [D]times. [D]If you go to a shop and you ask for a [A]job [G]They will answer you [A]there with a [G]shake and a [A]nod. [D]That's enough to make a poor man to [G]turn out and [D]rob, [A]And it's O, the hard times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]very hard [D]times. [D]You will see the poor tradesmen a-walking the [A]street [G]From morning till [A]night for [G]employment to [D]seek. [D]And scarcely they have any [G]shoes to their [D]feet, [A]And it's O, the hard times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]very hard [D]times. [D]Our soldiers and sailors have just come from [A]war, [G]Been fighting for [A]King and their [G]country this [D]year, [D]Come home to be starved better have [G]stayed where they [D]were, [A]And it's O, the hard times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]very hard [D]times. [D]So now to conclude and to finish my [A]song [G]Let us hope that these [A]hard times they [G]will not last [D]long. [D]And I may soon have occasion to [G]alter my [D]song, [A]And sing O, the good times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]jolly time[D]s. [A]And sing O, the good times of old [D]England, [G]In old England [A]jolly time[D]s.