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Standard Tuning
Capo 5 (or wherever your voice fits... I prefer 3)
[Verse]
CI met JFane in SAmeptember's Fthrow
CJanuary's Fgrass, we let Ameach other Fgo
GI met HFelen on AmMarch's Fback
GShe took my cFoat and she Cstole my hDmat
AmI met you wGhen the wCeather got Ffine
AmYou said 'I've got yoGurs if yoCu've got mineF'
[Chorus]
And the Cworst and Fbest of Call we Fknew
StayAmed out to Frust in the GmorFning dCew
[Verse]
Didn't take long to sing our love
Was a harvest feast, was a hand to glove
When winter came you couldn't stand to sit
You just the same never burnt but lit
With a world at war and my thoughts on you
I didn't care to fall, there wasn't much to do
[Chorus]
And the Cworst and Fbest of Call we Fknew
StayAmed out to Frust in the GmorFning dCew
[Verse]
Churlish May when the year was fair
Gone full circle when things went square
Ate my meal an un-noble beast
Left me to pay not a movable feast
Look I got nothing, dunno where I am
Got a fistful of questions, not an answer to hand
[Chorus]
And the wCorst and bFest of Call we kFnew
SAmtayed out to Frust in the GmornFing Amdew
(walk-up from Am to C. Play open A string, 2nd fret A, 3rd fret A)
Morning dew
With a bGlow me dFown the rAmoad, dead in the wFood
[Chorus]
Further from you now, then the roots from the leaves
Drunk on the wood, never seen any trees
My ore's out the water and the lake that I'm sailing
Is your dear father's daughter and it's cold and I'm ailing
Are you drowning me slowly, was the school meant to teach
Are you leaving so slowly, where's the shore, where's the beach?
[Chorus]
And the Cworst and Fbest of Call we Fknew
StayAmed out to Frust in the GmorFning dCew

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Churlish May

by Johnny Flynn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Capo 5 (or wherever your voice fits... I prefer 3)

[Verse]

C F Am F

I met Jane in September's throw

C F Am F

January's grass, we let each other go

G F Am F

I met Helen on March's back

G F C Dm

She took my coat and she stole my hat

Am G C F

I met you when the weather got fine

Am G C F

You said 'I've got yours if you've got mine'

[Chorus]

C F C F

And the worst and best of all we knew

Am F G F C

Stayed out to rust in the morning dew

[Verse]

Didn't take long to sing our love

Was a harvest feast, was a hand to glove

When winter came you couldn't stand to sit

You just the same never burnt but lit

With a world at war and my thoughts on you

I didn't care to fall, there wasn't much to do

[Chorus]

C F C F

And the worst and best of all we knew

Am F G F C

Stayed out to rust in the morning dew

[Verse]

Churlish May when the year was fair

Gone full circle when things went square

Ate my meal an un-noble beast

Left me to pay not a movable feast

Look I got nothing, dunno where I am

Got a fistful of questions, not an answer to hand

[Chorus]

C F C F

And the worst and best of all we knew

Am F G F Am

Stayed out to rust in the morning dew

(walk-up from Am to C. Play open A string, 2nd fret A, 3rd fret A)

Morning dew

G F Am F

With a blow me down the road, dead in the wood

[Chorus]

Further from you now, then the roots from the leaves

Drunk on the wood, never seen any trees

My ore's out the water and the lake that I'm sailing

Is your dear father's daughter and it's cold and I'm ailing

Are you drowning me slowly, was the school meant to teach

Are you leaving so slowly, where's the shore, where's the beach?

[Chorus]

C F C F

And the worst and best of all we knew

Am F G F C

Stayed out to rust in the morning dew

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