Chords for Lal & Mike Waterson - The Scarecrow

_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] As I roved out one [F] summer's _ ball _ _
I saw [A] a scarecrow [Em] tied to a pole
In [Fm] the field of [F] call _ _
_ _ [C] His coat was black and his head was bare _ _ _
And [Am] as the wind shook him
[E] The [Em] crows took him [G] to the _ air _ _ _
_ [A] I [G] would you lay [D] me down and [Em] love me
_ [Am] I would you lay [E] me [Em] down and love me [F] if you could
_ _ _ [C] _
I am [Am] only a bang of a rams in an _ [F] _ _ _ [C] overall _ _
[Am] That the wind sways [Em] so the crows fly away
[C] And the corn can grow _ tall _
_ _ And as I roved [A] out one _ [F] winter's day _ _
I [A] saw an old man [Em] hanging from a pole
[F] In the field of play _ _
_ _ [C] His coat was [G] gone and his head no [F] more _ _ _ _
[Am] Till the wind flung it up
[Em] To look round its neck and [F] let it go _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] I would [G] you lay me [Em] down and love me
I would [D] you lay me [Em] down and love [F] me now
_ _ [C] _ _
I am only a bang [D] of a rams in an [C] _ [F] overall _ _ _ _
That [A] the wind blows [Em] and the kicks throw stones at [F] the thing on the pole
_ [C] And _ _ as I roved out [D] one fine spring [F] day
I [G] _
saw [A] twelve jolly dons [Em] dressed out in the blue
And [F] the dons all gay _ _
And _ _ [A] to [C] a stake they tied a [G] child [F] newborn _ _ _
_ And [A] the songs were sung, [Em] the bells was rung
[F] And they sung and [C] called
[G] _ _ _ [Am] Now you [G] can lay me down [Em] and love me
_ Now [G] you can lay me [Em] down and love me [F] if you _ will _
_ I [A] am only [C] a bang of a rams in an _ [F] overall _ _ _
_ But [Am] the wind blew, [Em] the sun shone through and [F] the corn grew tall
_ _ _ _ [G] As I roved [C] out one [F] summer's ball
_ I _ _ [A] saw a _ scarecrow [Em] tied to a pole
[F] In the field of call _
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