{"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":2662266,"song":"The Lincolnshire Shepherd","artist":"The Watersons","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11520603-the-lincolnshire-shepherd-chords-by-the-watersons/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2662266?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy I count 'em up to figgits, and figgit there's a notch,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhy there's more to being a shepherd than to being on watch;[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor there's swedes to chop and there's lambing time and snow upon the rick,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, and covera up to dik.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy from Caistor down to Spilsby from Sleaford up to Brigg,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere's Lincoln sheep all on the chalk, all hung wi' wool and big.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm here in Langton wi' this same old flock,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nJust like me grandad did afore they meddled with the clock.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor we've bred our tups and gimmers for the shape and length and girth,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd sheep have bred, have gone away all o'er all the earth.[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy they've bred in foreign flocks to give the wool its length and crimp,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor they're like a lot of bairns, they are, like youngsters of me own,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nwhen They fondle around about owd Shep until they're strong and grown;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut they gets independent-like, an a'fore i knows, they've gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd yet come round next lambing time some more'll carry on.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy Yan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFifteen notches up to now and one ewe with a limp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy you reckons I should go away, but you know I'll never go,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor lambing time's on top of us and it'll surely snow.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor it's lambing time comes reg'lar-like, just as it's always been,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd shepherds have to tend to them until they're strong an weaned[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy my family did it a'fore I came, they'll have it when I sleep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd they shall count their lambing times like I am countin' sheep.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYan, tan, tethera, tethera, pethera, pimp.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYon owd ewe's far-welted, this ewe's got a limp[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSethera, methera, hovera, and covera up to dik,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]             [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhose ta deal wi' 'em all, and wheer's me crook and stick?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["F","Bb","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]}}}