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Shepherd Lad

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'Tis a fairly easy song with a simple chord progression so I'll omit it for most of the verses.
Listen to the song and you'll get the rythm (obviously)
Capo on 3rd Fret
Intro
C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,  C  C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,F  
Verse
COnce there was a Fshepherd lad kept Csheep upon the Ghill
An he's Claid his pipe and his Fcrook aside and Cthere he's Gslept his Cfill. 
CHe woke up on a Friverbank on a Cfine May Gmornin,
And Cthere he spied a Flady swimming in the Cclothes that Gshe was Cborn in.F  
So he raised his head from his green bed and he approached the maid.
"Put on yer claithes, my dear," he says, "and do not be afraid.
It's fitter for a lady fair to sew a silken seam
Than to rise on a fine May morning and swim against the stream."
"Well, if you'll not touch my mantle and you'll leave my claithes alane,
Then I'll give you all the money, sir, that you can carry hame."
"I'll not touch your mantle and I'll leave yer claithes alane,
But I'll tak you out of the clear water, my dear, to be my ane."
An' he's taen her oot o the clear water and he's rowed her in his arms.
"Put on yer claithes, my dear," he says, "and hide your bounteous charms."
He'Fs put her on Ca milk white steed himFself uCpon anGother,
And it's Call along the Fway they rode like Csister Gand like Fbrother.
Instrumental
C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,  C  C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,F  
She rode intae her faither's gate and she's tirled at the pin,
And ready stood a porter there to let the fair maid in.
When the gates were opened, it's so nimbly she stepped in.
She said, "Kind sir, you are a fool without and I'm a maid within.
"So fare thee weel, my modest boy. I thank you for your care,
But had you done as you desired, I'd never have left you there.
FI will sew no Csilken seam on a Ffine CMay Gmorning.
You can Cbide your time till your Ftime runs out, so Ctake this Gas fair 
Cwarning." 
FI will sew no Csilken seam on a Ffine CMay Gmorning.
You can Cbide your time till your Ftime runs out, so Ctake this Gas fair 
Cwarning." 
Outro
C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,  C  C,F,C,  G  C,F,C,G,C  
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Shepherd Lad

by Battlefield Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

'Tis a fairly easy song with a simple chord progression so I'll omit it for most of the verses.

Listen to the song and you'll get the rythm (obviously)

Capo on 3rd Fret

Intro

C F C G C F C G C C F C G C F C G F

,,, ,,,, ,,, ,,,,

Verse

C F C G

Once there was a shepherd lad kept sheep upon the hill

C F C G C

An he's laid his pipe and his crook aside and there he's slept his fill.

C F C G

He woke up on a riverbank on a fine May mornin,

C F C G C F

And there he spied a lady swimming in the clothes that she was born in.

So he raised his head from his green bed and he approached the maid.

"Put on yer claithes, my dear," he says, "and do not be afraid.

It's fitter for a lady fair to sew a silken seam

Than to rise on a fine May morning and swim against the stream."

"Well, if you'll not touch my mantle and you'll leave my claithes alane,

Then I'll give you all the money, sir, that you can carry hame."

"I'll not touch your mantle and I'll leave yer claithes alane,

But I'll tak you out of the clear water, my dear, to be my ane."

An' he's taen her oot o the clear water and he's rowed her in his arms.

"Put on yer claithes, my dear," he says, "and hide your bounteous charms."

F C F C G

He's put her on a milk white steed himself upon another,

C F C G F

And it's all along the way they rode like sister and like brother.

Instrumental

C F C G C F C G C C F C G C F C G F

,,, ,,,, ,,, ,,,,

She rode intae her faither's gate and she's tirled at the pin,

And ready stood a porter there to let the fair maid in.

When the gates were opened, it's so nimbly she stepped in.

She said, "Kind sir, you are a fool without and I'm a maid within.

"So fare thee weel, my modest boy. I thank you for your care,

But had you done as you desired, I'd never have left you there.

F C F C G

I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning.

C F C G

You can bide your time till your time runs out, so take this as fair

warning."

F C F C G

I will sew no silken seam on a fine May morning.

C F C G

You can bide your time till your time runs out, so take this as fair

warning."

Outro

C F C G C F C G C C F C G C F C G C

,,, ,,,, ,,, ,,,,

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