Chords for Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
Tempo:
111.65 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
D
Bb
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Dm] [E]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm] [E]
[D] [E] [Dm]
[D]
Tell you a little story and it won't [Bb] take long
About [C]
a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his [D] corn
The reason why I never [Bb] could tell
For [C] that young man was [D] always well
[Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] He planted his [D] corn in the month [Bb] of June
By
[C] July it was up to [D] his eyes
[Dm] From September came [Bb] a big frost
And [B] [C] all the young man's corn [D] was lost
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
His hardship had just [Bb] begun
[C]
Said young man have you [Dm] hauled some [D] corn?
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [Bb] in vain
[C] But I don't believe I [Dm] raised one grain
He [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's door
[C] He had often been [Dm]
before
Said pretty little miss will you marry [Gm] me?
[G]
[C] Little miss [Dm] what will you say?
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[D] Why do you come [Dm] for me [Bb] to wed?
[C] You can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
Single I am and well [Bb] remade
[C] A [F] lazy man I [D] won't regret
He [Dm]
[F] turned his [D] back and walked [Bb]
away
[C]
Saying little miss you rue [Dm] the day
[D]
You [Am] [Dm] rue [F] the [D] day that you were [Bb] born
For giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn
[Dm] [E]
[A] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm] [E]
[D] [E] [Dm]
[D]
Tell you a little story and it won't [Bb] take long
About [C]
a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his [D] corn
The reason why I never [Bb] could tell
For [C] that young man was [D] always well
[Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] He planted his [D] corn in the month [Bb] of June
By
[C] July it was up to [D] his eyes
[Dm] From September came [Bb] a big frost
And [B] [C] all the young man's corn [D] was lost
[Dm] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
His hardship had just [Bb] begun
[C]
Said young man have you [Dm] hauled some [D] corn?
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [Bb] in vain
[C] But I don't believe I [Dm] raised one grain
He [Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C] [D]
went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's door
[C] He had often been [Dm]
before
Said pretty little miss will you marry [Gm] me?
[G]
[C] Little miss [Dm] what will you say?
[Bb] [C]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[D] Why do you come [Dm] for me [Bb] to wed?
[C] You can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
Single I am and well [Bb] remade
[C] A [F] lazy man I [D] won't regret
He [Dm]
[F] turned his [D] back and walked [Bb]
away
[C]
Saying little miss you rue [Dm] the day
[D]
You [Am] [Dm] rue [F] the [D] day that you were [Bb] born
For giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn
Key:
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D
Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Tell you a little story and it won't [Bb] take _ long
About _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his [D] corn
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ reason why I never [Bb] could tell
_ _ _ _ For _ [C] that young man was [D] always well _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ He planted his [D] corn in the month [Bb] of _ _ _ _ June
_ _ By _
[C] _ July it was up to [D] his eyes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] From _ September came [Bb] a big frost
_ _ _ And _ _ [B] _ [C] all the young man's corn [D] was lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ His hardship had just [Bb] begun
_ _ _ _ [C]
Said young man have you [Dm] hauled some [D] corn?
_ Well I tried and I tried and I tried [Bb] in _ vain
_ [C] But I don't believe I [Dm] raised one grain
_ _ He [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's _ door _
[C] He _ had often been [Dm] _
before
_ Said pretty little miss will you marry [Gm] _ _ _ me?
_ [G]
[C] Little miss [Dm] what will you say? _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Why do you come [Dm] for me [Bb] to wed? _ _ _ _
[C] You can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
_ Single I am and well [Bb] _ _ _ remade _
[C] A [F] lazy man I [D] won't regret
_ He _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] turned his [D] back and walked [Bb] _ _
away
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Saying little miss you rue [Dm] the day
_ [D] _
You _ [Am] [Dm] rue [F] the [D] day that you were [Bb] _ born _ _ _
For _ _ giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Tell you a little story and it won't [Bb] take _ long
About _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his [D] corn
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ reason why I never [Bb] could tell
_ _ _ _ For _ [C] that young man was [D] always well _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ He planted his [D] corn in the month [Bb] of _ _ _ _ June
_ _ By _
[C] _ July it was up to [D] his eyes _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] From _ September came [Bb] a big frost
_ _ _ And _ _ [B] _ [C] all the young man's corn [D] was lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ His hardship had just [Bb] begun
_ _ _ _ [C]
Said young man have you [Dm] hauled some [D] corn?
_ Well I tried and I tried and I tried [Bb] in _ vain
_ [C] But I don't believe I [Dm] raised one grain
_ _ He [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ went downtown to his [Bb] neighbor's _ door _
[C] He _ had often been [Dm] _
before
_ Said pretty little miss will you marry [Gm] _ _ _ me?
_ [G]
[C] Little miss [Dm] what will you say? _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Why do you come [Dm] for me [Bb] to wed? _ _ _ _
[C] You can't even make your own [Dm] corn grain
_ Single I am and well [Bb] _ _ _ remade _
[C] A [F] lazy man I [D] won't regret
_ He _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] turned his [D] back and walked [Bb] _ _
away
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Saying little miss you rue [Dm] the day
_ [D] _
You _ [Am] [Dm] rue [F] the [D] day that you were [Bb] _ born _ _ _
For _ _ giving me the devil cause I wouldn't hoe corn _ _ _ _ _