{"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":2088059,"song":"Crow On The Cradle","artist":"Judy Collins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2088059-crow-on-the-cradle-chords-by-judy-collins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2088059?type=chord","rating":4.75121,"votes":5,"content":"Judy Collins - Crow On The Cradle\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  (2x)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow is the time for a child to be born[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]B7[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf he's a boy he'll carry a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSang the crow on the cradle[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf it should be that our baby's a girl[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNever you mind if her hair doesn't curl[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRings on her fingers, bells on her toes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]B7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA bomber above her wherever she goes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSang the crow on the cradle[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nRock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSomebody's baby is born for a fight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRock-a-bye baby, the white and the black[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSomebody's baby is not coming back[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSang the crow on the cradle[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYour mother and father they'll scrape and they'll save[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBuild you a coffin and dig you a grave[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Bm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHush a bye little one, why do you weep?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]B7[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWe have a toy that will put you to sleep[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSang the crow on the cradle[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]B7[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's what your father and mother once said[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCrow on the cradle, what shall I do?[/tab]\r\nN.C.                   B7          Em\r\nThat is the thing I'll leave up to you\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSang the crow on the cradle[/tab]","plain_text":"Judy Collins - Crow On The Cradle\n\n\nCAPO: 3rd Fret\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nEm  Bm  Em  Bm  (2x)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\nN.C.                   B7          Em\nThat is the thing I'll leave up to you","chords":["Em","Bm","C","G","B7","Am","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"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]},"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]}}}