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Scarecrow Song

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Intro:  G  
             G  F#/     D  Em  
The songs you sing are meaningless
CThe words you Dsay are Gwrong.D  
             G  F#/            D  Em  
Your saturday nights they are sober
AAnd your Sundays are too Dlong
Chorus:
EmYour lucky Cdays are Gooooo-Aver
CYour lucky Ddays are CgoooooooooGooooo-Dne
Verse 2:
You've cast away your coloured coat
The illusions seemed too strong
Now in the wintery season
You can hear the Scarecrow Song
Chorus:
Your lucky days are over
Your lucky days are gone
Verse 3:
The bells have all stopped their ringing
The music sounded wrong.
And now the only song, worth singing
Is the sad old Scarecrow Song
Chorus:
Your lucky days are over
Your lucky days are gone
Intrumental verse and chorus to fade

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Scarecrow Song

by Lindisfarne

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

G F# D Em

The songs you sing are meaningless

C D G D

The words you say are wrong.

G F# D Em

Your saturday nights they are sober

A D

And your Sundays are too long

Chorus:

Em C G A

Your lucky days are ooooo-ver

C D C G D

Your lucky days are goooooooooooooo-ne

Verse 2:

You've cast away your coloured coat

The illusions seemed too strong

Now in the wintery season

You can hear the Scarecrow Song

Chorus:

Your lucky days are over

Your lucky days are gone

Verse 3:

The bells have all stopped their ringing

The music sounded wrong.

And now the only song, worth singing

Is the sad old Scarecrow Song

Chorus:

Your lucky days are over

Your lucky days are gone

Intrumental verse and chorus to fade

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