Chords for Shepherd Lad - Battlefield Band

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_ _ _ _ [Eb] Once there was a shepherd that kept sheep upon the hill
And his lady's pipe in his crooked side And there he slept as fell
He woke up on a riverbank on a fine May morning
There he spied a lady swimming in the clothes that she was born in _ _ _ _
_ So he raised his head from his green bed and he approached the maid
Put on your clays my dear he says and do not be afraid
It's fitter for a lady fair to sow [Bb] than to _ [Eb] rise on a fine May morning
And swim against the stream
[Ab] _ [Eb] Well if you will not touch my mantle and you leave my clays in vain
And I'll give you [Ab] all the [Eb] money sir that you can carry
Hey I'll [Ab] not touch your mantle [Eb] and I'll leave your [Bb] clays in vain
But I'll tack you out of the [Eb] clear water my dear to be my aim
[Ab] _ [Eb] And he's taken a root of the clear water and he's round her in his arms
Put on your clays my dear he says and hide your bounteous charms
He's put her on a milk white [F] steed himself [Bb] upon another
[Eb] And it's all along the way they rode like sister [Ab] and like brother
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_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] She rode into her favour's gate and she's turtled at the [Bb] pin
[Eb] And ready stood a porter there to let the fair maiden
_ Well the gates were opened it's all nimble she stepped in
She said King Stan you are a fool about and I'm a maid of sin
So fair you be oh my modest boy I thank you for your care
But had you [Ab] done as you [Eb] desired I'd never have left you there
I will sow no [F] silken seam on a [Bb] fine May morning
You can bide your [Eb] time till your time runs out so take this as fair warning
I will sow no [F] silken seam on a [Bb] fine May morning
[Eb] You can bide your time till your time runs out so take this as fair warning
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