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

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