{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1733537,"song":"Shepherd","artist":"Anaïs Mitchell","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11077402-shepherd-tab-by-anais-mitchell/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1733537?type=tab","rating":4.80788,"votes":18,"content":"Tuning: Standard\r\nCapo: 6th fret\r\n\r\nI think the song is the same riff, over and over, G C Dsus2 C C G, with complex transitions between \r\nthem.\r\nBelow is the the riff, with the chords listed above. You just keep playing that throughout the song.\r\nBelow that are the lyrics with the chords changes marked. Good luck!\r\n\r\nRiff:\r\n\r\n[tab]  Transition             G            Transition           C       Trans     Dsus2\r\ne|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---|\r\nB|-----------------------------0---------------------------0h1-----1p0-----------3---3-|\r\nG|-------0-------------0---0-----0---0-------0-----------------0-------0---0---2-------|\r\nD|-2/4-4---4\\2-0-----0-------0-----0---2/4-4---4\\2-0-----0-------2-------2---0---------|\r\nA|---------------0h2---------------------------------0h2---3---------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  Trans    C             Transition              C              Transition             G\r\ne|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|---------0h1-----1p0---------------------------0h1-----1p0------------------------------0----|\r\nG|-2p0---0-----0-------0---0-------0-----------------0-------0---0-------0--------------0--0---|\r\nD|-----4---------2-------2---2/4-4---4\\2-0-----0-------2-------2---2/4-4---4\\2-0----0----0--0--|\r\nA|---------3-------------------------------0h2---3-------------------------------0h2-----------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid the shepherd to his wife,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe crop of hay is cut and dried.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’ll bail it up and bring it in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBefore the coming storm begins.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGo, she said, and beat the storm,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then there is another chore.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nToday the baby will be born,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou’ll take me to the hospital.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid the shepherd, if it’s true,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Twere better if I stayed with you.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’d rather let the harvest go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd hasten to the hospital.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNay, she told him, I’ll be fine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe both have laboring to do.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou do yours and I’ll do mine,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the babe will wait 'til the work is through.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental (*same riff)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe shepherd rode the yellow rows,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe clouds above and the field below.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUntil the bails had all been tied,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen home returned to find his wife.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe sweat was wet upon her brown,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHer breath it cameth labouredly.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd then the rain was coming down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nUpon the field of yellow hay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSaid the shepherd, it’s no use,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe rain will surely win the race.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dsus2[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n‘Twere better if we let it fall,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd hurry to the hospital.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGo, she said, and work with haste,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd bring the bails into the barn.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nElse the crop will go to waste,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the babe will wait ‘til the work is done.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstrumental (*same riff)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe shepherd drove into the storm,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd to and from the yellow barn.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dsus2[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Til half the bails were safely in,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen went to find his wife again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow many times her name he called,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd no replying would she make.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHer breath it cameth not at all,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShe would not rise from where she lay.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental (*same riff)\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe storm was o’er within the hour,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe shepherd saw the sun come out.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe shepherd’s wife saw ne’er again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe buried her and the babe within.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe turned the seed into the ground,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe brought the flock to feed thereon.[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe held the cleaver and the plow,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the shepherd’s work was never done.[/tab]","plain_text":"Tuning: Standard\nCapo: 6th fret\n\nI think the song is the same riff, over and over, G C Dsus2 C C G, with complex transitions between \nthem.\nBelow is the the riff, with the chords listed above. You just keep playing that throughout the song.\nBelow that are the lyrics with the chords changes marked. Good luck!\n\nRiff:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental (*same riff)\nG C Dsus2 C C G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental (*same riff)\nG C Dsus2 C C G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental (*same riff)\nG C Dsus2 C C G","chords":["G","C","Dsus2","B","D","A","E"]}