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[Intro]
Am   D   G
[Verse]
The sun comes over the Ctop of the hill
DShines on the fields I've Gyet to till
My Cbones are G/Bweary, but I Amknow I will
And Gnot just beCcause you Dask it
[Verse]
EmRake and hoe hung on Ctwenty-penny nails
DMilk lies sweet in a Gdozen pails
CHay piled G/Bup in a Amhundred bales
And Dapples in the GbasketAm  D  
[Verse]
A Ghouse that's tight to the Cwind and snow
A Dbarn that's full of the Gthings we growC  
Empty G/Bpurse, but AmI don't owe
A Gthing to Cany man Dliving
[Verse]
A Emwoman warm, a woman Ckind
A Dwoman who knows her Gown sweet mind
A Cwoman who G/Bknows just Amwhat's behind
The Dthings that she's forGgivenAm  D  
[Verse]
There's Gbranches on the Cfamily tree
There's a Dboy, a girl and a Gbaby's three
They Clook like G/Bher, they Amlook like me
Like Gfolks that's Cdead and Dgone now
[Verse]
But EmI don't care, we're Call the same
There's Dnone to bless and Gnone to blame
We're Cdoing it G/Bin the Amfamily's name
The Dwork we carry Gon nowAm  D  
[Verse]
The Gold grey goose is on the Cwing
But Dhe'll be back aGgain next spring
Each Cyear we G/Bdo the Amsame old thing
And the Gsame old Cwheel goes Dspinning
[Verse]
When the Emair is warm and the Cearth is sweet
And the Dgood clean dirt is Gon our feet
The Ccircle G/Bcomes aAmround complete
And the Dend is the beGginningAm  D  
[Verse]
The Gsun comes over the Ctop of the hill
DShines on the fields I've Gyet to till
My Cbones are G/Bweary, but I Amknow I will
And Gnot just beCcause you Dask it
[Verse]
EmRake and hoe hung on Ctwenty-penny nails
DMilk lies sweet in a Gdozen pails
CHay piled G/Bup in a Amhundred bales
And Dapples in the GbasketAm  D  G  

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Apples In The Basket

by Gordon Bok

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

Am D G

[Verse]

The sun comes over the top of the hill

D G

Shines on the fields I've yet to till

C G/B Am

My bones are weary, but I know I will

G C D

And not just because you ask it

[Verse]

Em C

Rake and hoe hung on twenty-penny nails

D G

Milk lies sweet in a dozen pails

C G/B Am

Hay piled up in a hundred bales

D G Am D

And apples in the basket

[Verse]

G C

A house that's tight to the wind and snow

D G C

A barn that's full of the things we grow

G/B Am

Empty purse, but I don't owe

G C D

A thing to any man living

[Verse]

Em C

A woman warm, a woman kind

D G

A woman who knows her own sweet mind

C G/B Am

A woman who knows just what's behind

D G Am D

The things that she's forgiven

[Verse]

G C

There's branches on the family tree

D G

There's a boy, a girl and a baby's three

C G/B Am

They look like her, they look like me

G C D

Like folks that's dead and gone now

[Verse]

Em C

But I don't care, we're all the same

D G

There's none to bless and none to blame

C G/B Am

We're doing it in the family's name

D G Am D

The work we carry on now

[Verse]

G C

The old grey goose is on the wing

D G

But he'll be back again next spring

C G/B Am

Each year we do the same old thing

G C D

And the same old wheel goes spinning

[Verse]

Em C

When the air is warm and the earth is sweet

D G

And the good clean dirt is on our feet

C G/B Am

The circle comes around complete

D G Am D

And the end is the beginning

[Verse]

G C

The sun comes over the top of the hill

D G

Shines on the fields I've yet to till

C G/B Am

My bones are weary, but I know I will

G C D

And not just because you ask it

[Verse]

Em C

Rake and hoe hung on twenty-penny nails

D G

Milk lies sweet in a dozen pails

C G/B Am

Hay piled up in a hundred bales

D G Am D G

And apples in the basket

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