Chords for Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (great performance !)

Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Dm

C

D

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn (great performance !) chords
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[D] Tell you a little story and it [Bb] won't take long
About [B] [Cm] a lazy farmer who wouldn't hold his corn
[Dm]
[F] The reason [Gm]
why I [Bb] never could tell
For [B] [C]
that young man was always [D] well
[A]
[Ab] [G] [Dm] He [Db] [D] [Dm]
planted his corn in the [Bb] month of June
By
[E] [Cm] July it was up to his [Dm] eyes
Come September came [Bb] a big fall
And
[Eb] [Cm] all the young man's corn was [D] lost
[Dm]
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [D]
His courtship had just [Bb] begun
[C] Said young man have you honed [Dm] some corn
[D] Well I tried and I tried and I [Am] tried [Bb] and begged
[C] But I don't believe I [D] raised one grain
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] He went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's door
[C] For he had often [F] been [Dm] before
Said pretty little miss will you marry [Bb] me
[C] Little miss what [Dm] do you say
Why [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[Dm] do you come for me [Bb] to wed
[C] Can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
Single I am and [Bb] will remain
[C] A lazy man I won't [D] maintain
He [N] turned his [D] back and [Bb] walked away
Saying
[C] little miss you rue the [Gm] day
[G] You [Bb]
[Am] [Gm] rue the day that you [Bb] were [D] born
[Bb] For [B] [N] giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hold corn
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
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To learn Alison Krauss & Union Station - (Live From The Louisville Palace, Kentucky / 2002) The Boy Who Wouldnt Hoe Corn chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, Dm, Bb and C in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. With D Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[D] _ Tell you a little story and it [Bb] won't take _ long _ _ _ _ _
About _ _ [B] _ [Cm] a lazy farmer who wouldn't hold his corn
[Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] The reason [Gm]
why I [Bb] never could _ tell _
_ _ _ For [B] _ _ [C]
that young man was always [D] well
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] He [Db] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
planted his corn in the [Bb] month of _ June
_ _ By _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Cm] _ July it was up to his [Dm] eyes
_ Come _ _ _ September _ came [Bb] a big fall
_ _ _ _ And _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ all the young man's corn was [D] _ lost _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
His courtship had just [Bb] begun _ _
_ [C] Said young man have you honed [Dm] some corn
[D] Well I tried and I tried and I [Am] tried [Bb] and begged _ _ _
[C] But I don't believe I [D] raised one grain _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ He went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's door _
_ [C] For he had often [F] been [Dm] before
_ Said pretty little miss will you marry [Bb] _ me _ _
_ [C] Little miss what [Dm] do you say _
Why _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ do you come for me [Bb] to _ _ _ wed
[C] Can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
_ _ Single I am and [Bb] will _ remain _ _
_ [C] A lazy man I won't [D] maintain _
He _ [N] _ _ _ turned his [D] back and [Bb] walked _ _ away
_ _ _ Saying _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ little miss you rue the [Gm] day
_ [G] You _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Am] _ [Gm] rue the day that you [Bb] were _ _ [D] born
_ [Bb] _ _ For _ _ [B] _ [N] _ giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hold corn _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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