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Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement.
Standard tuning capo 2
Chords
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       F132200
   Cmaj7x32000
Am(2)   x07550
      Amx02210
      Em075000
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   Cmaj7     F  Am(2)      Em     F  
   Cmaj7     F  Am(2)     Em  F  
Verse 1
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Cmaj7As I walked out one summer's Fmorn
      Am(2)                       Em  F  
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
His Cmaj7coat was black and his head was Fbare
         Am(2)                                   Em  F  
When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air
Refrain 1
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             Am        G/      Gb  Em  
Ah, would you lay me down and love me
            Am        G/      Gb               Em  F  
Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could
Cmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aFll
         Am(2)                                   Em  F  
That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall
Verse 2
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Cmaj7As I walked out on a winter's Fday
       Am(2)                           Em  F  
Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay
His Cmaj7coat was gone and his head hung Flow
         Am(2)                             Em  F  
Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go
Refrain 2
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             Am        G/      Gb  Em  
How could you lay me down and love me
            Am        G/      Gb        Em  F  
How could you lay me down and love me now
Cmaj7For you're only a bag of bones in an overaFll
         Am(2)                                     Em  F  
That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole
Verse 3
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Cmaj7As I walked out one fine spring Fday
    Am(2)                                                Em  F  
Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay
OntCmaj7o a stake they tied a child new-Fborn
         Am(2)                                          Em  F  
Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn
Refrain 3
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           Am        G/      Gb  Em  
Now you can lay me down and love me
          Am        G/      Gb               Em  F  
Now you can lay me down and love me if you will
Cmaj7But you're only a bag of rags in an over-aFll
        Am(2)                                Em  F  
But the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall
   Cmaj7     F  Am(2)      Em  F  
   Cmaj7     F  Am(2)      Em  F  
   Am     G/   Gb  Em  
   Am     G/   Gb     Em  F  
   Cmaj7     F  Am(2)      Em  F  
===
Cmaj7As I walked out one summer's Fmorn
      Am(2)                                   Em  F  
Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn
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Scarecrow

by June Tabor

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Haunting, sinister, heartfelt. A lesson in understatement.

Standard tuning capo 2

Chords

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132200

Cmaj7

x32000

(2) x07550

x02210

075000

============

Cmaj7 F Am Em F

(2)

Cmaj7 F Am Em F

(2)

Verse 1

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Cmaj7 F

As I walked out one summer's morn

Am Em F

(2)

Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn

Cmaj7 F

His coat was black and his head was bare

Am Em F

(2)

When the wind shook him the crows took up into the air

Refrain 1

=========

Am G Gb Em

Ah, would you lay me down and love me

Am G Gb Em F

Ah, would you lay me down and love me if you could

Cmaj7 F

But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all

Am Em F

(2)

That the wind sways and the crows fly away and the corn grows tall

Verse 2

=======

Cmaj7 F

As I walked out on a winter's day

Am Em F

(2)

Saw an old man hanging from a pole in a field of clay

Cmaj7 F

His coat was gone and his head hung low

Am Em F

(2)

Till the wind flung it up to look, wrung his neck and let it go

Refrain 2

=========

Am G Gb Em

How could you lay me down and love me

Am G Gb Em F

How could you lay me down and love me now

Cmaj7 F

For you're only a bag of bones in an overall

Am Em F

(2)

That the wind blows and the kids throw stones at the thing on the pole

Verse 3

=======

Cmaj7 F

As I walked out one fine spring day

Am Em F

(2)

Saw twelve jolly guards sticked out in the blue and the gold so gay

Cmaj7 F

Onto a stake they tied a child new-born

Am Em F

(2)

Then the bells were rung and the songs were sung and they sold their corn

Refrain 3

=========

Am G Gb Em

Now you can lay me down and love me

Am G Gb Em F

Now you can lay me down and love me if you will

Cmaj7 F

But you're only a bag of rags in an over-all

Am Em F

(2)

But the wind blew and the sun shone to and the corn grew tall

Cmaj7 F Am Em F

(2)

Cmaj7 F Am Em F

(2)

Am G Gb Em

Am G Gb Em F

Cmaj7 F Am Em F

(2)

===

Cmaj7 F

As I walked out one summer's morn

Am Em F

(2)

Saw a scarecrow tied to a pole in a field of corn

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