{"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":2502243,"song":"The Hiring Fair","artist":"Fairport Convention","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11509063-the-hiring-fair-chords-by-fairport-convention/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2502243?type=chord","rating":4.94213,"votes":11,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI noticed a maid in the very next row, I hoped she'd be my neighbour[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nImagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThough I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMy heart beat in my throat[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nMy lodging was dry and my master fair, I gave him full measure[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike corn in the field my envy grew, for in his house was my treasure[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D/F#[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI watched her carry water, or drive cows from the byre[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd with it my desire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nI see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHer lips, her eyes, her dark brown hair, the curves beneath her dress[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D/F#[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd harvest time it came at last, so heavy was our task[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the women and the men worked side by side[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo I had her near at last[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI swung harder with my scythe, few words between us passed[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness, hoped she'd hear my heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen all was safely gathered in, we sat down to rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy trembling fingers touched her arm[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe placed them on her breast[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nShe turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe lay there on the scented ground 'til the moon rose over the field[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]   [ch]Gm7[/ch]   [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nShe was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrifted the sound of a violin and we hurried to the farm[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D/F#[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I thanked the stars and the harvest moon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor the girl from the hiring fair[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  x3","plain_text":"[Intro]\nEm  C  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nEm  C  Em  C  Em  C  Em  C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG  D/F#  Em  C\nD   Em    C    Em    C\nGm7   Eb   Gm7   Eb\nGm7   Eb   Gm7   Eb\nEm   C   Em   C\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nEm  C  Em  C  Em  C  x3","chords":["Em","C","G","D/F#","Bm","D","Gm7","Eb"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]}}}