Chords for The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
Tempo:
70.6 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
G
Dm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am]
[B] [Am] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
Tell your little story and it [F] won't take long
A [G] lazy farmer couldn't [Am] always grow
The reason why I'd never could [F] tell
For that [G] young man was old
[Am]
He planted his corn in the month of [F] June
[G] By July was up to here
[Am]
Come September there came a big frost
[G] [F] And [A] old Bill knew
[D] [F#m]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [D] His [Am]
courtship had just [F] begun
[G] Said young man have you heard [Am] so far
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [F] in vain
But [G] I don't believe I [Am] raised one bean
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
He went downtown to his [F] neighbor's door
[G] Where he had often been [Am] before
Said great little miss will you [F] marry me
[G] Then miss what [Am] did you say
Why [F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
do you come for me to [F] wait
[G] You can't even make your own [Am] cornbread
Same good I am and [F] [G] worryin'
A lazy man [Am] I won't maintain
He turned his back and walked [F] away
[G] Same little miss you rue the [Am] day
You rue the day that [Dm] you were born
[G] Forgive me the devil cause I wouldn't hold [Am] corn
[B] [Am] [E]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
Tell your little story and it [F] won't take long
A [G] lazy farmer couldn't [Am] always grow
The reason why I'd never could [F] tell
For that [G] young man was old
[Am]
He planted his corn in the month of [F] June
[G] By July was up to here
[Am]
Come September there came a big frost
[G] [F] And [A] old Bill knew
[D] [F#m]
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [D] His [Am]
courtship had just [F] begun
[G] Said young man have you heard [Am] so far
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [F] in vain
But [G] I don't believe I [Am] raised one bean
[F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
He went downtown to his [F] neighbor's door
[G] Where he had often been [Am] before
Said great little miss will you [F] marry me
[G] Then miss what [Am] did you say
Why [F] [G]
[Am]
[F] [G] [Am]
do you come for me to [F] wait
[G] You can't even make your own [Am] cornbread
Same good I am and [F] [G] worryin'
A lazy man [Am] I won't maintain
He turned his back and walked [F] away
[G] Same little miss you rue the [Am] day
You rue the day that [Dm] you were born
[G] Forgive me the devil cause I wouldn't hold [Am] corn
Key:
Am
F
G
Dm
D
Am
F
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Tell your little story and it [F] won't take long
A [G] lazy farmer couldn't [Am] always grow
The _ _ reason why I'd never could [F] tell _
For that [G] young man was old
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He planted his corn in the month of [F] June
_ _ [G] By July was up to here
[Am] _
_ _ _ Come September there came a big frost
[G] _ _ [F] And [A] old Bill knew
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] His _ [Am] _ _
_ _ courtship had just [F] begun _ _
[G] Said young man have you heard [Am] so far
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [F] in vain
But [G] I don't believe I [Am] raised one bean
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
He went downtown to his [F] neighbor's door
[G] Where he had often been [Am] before
Said great little miss will you [F] marry me
_ [G] Then miss what [Am] did you say
Why _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ do you come for me to [F] wait _
[G] You can't even make your own [Am] cornbread
Same good I am and [F] _ _ _ [G] worryin'
A lazy man [Am] I won't maintain
_ He turned his back and walked [F] away
[G] _ Same little miss you rue the [Am] day
You rue the day that [Dm] you were born
_ [G] Forgive me the devil cause I wouldn't hold [Am] corn _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Tell your little story and it [F] won't take long
A [G] lazy farmer couldn't [Am] always grow
The _ _ reason why I'd never could [F] tell _
For that [G] young man was old
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ He planted his corn in the month of [F] June
_ _ [G] By July was up to here
[Am] _
_ _ _ Come September there came a big frost
[G] _ _ [F] And [A] old Bill knew
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [D] His _ [Am] _ _
_ _ courtship had just [F] begun _ _
[G] Said young man have you heard [Am] so far
Well I tried and I tried and I tried [F] in vain
But [G] I don't believe I [Am] raised one bean
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
He went downtown to his [F] neighbor's door
[G] Where he had often been [Am] before
Said great little miss will you [F] marry me
_ [G] Then miss what [Am] did you say
Why _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ do you come for me to [F] wait _
[G] You can't even make your own [Am] cornbread
Same good I am and [F] _ _ _ [G] worryin'
A lazy man [Am] I won't maintain
_ He turned his back and walked [F] away
[G] _ Same little miss you rue the [Am] day
You rue the day that [Dm] you were born
_ [G] Forgive me the devil cause I wouldn't hold [Am] corn _ _ _ _ _ _ _