Reynard The Fox chords by June Tabor

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC  G+G  D MajorD G+G
C majorC  FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
           FF      G+G
A augmentedA good many gentlemen take great delight
  C majorC      G+G      C majorC
In hunting poor Reynard the Fox
                FF     G+G
For the very best food he does eat in the night
  C majorC       G+G     C majorC
And lives upon fat geese and ducks

Verse:
      FF      G+G
In Ashendon Copse I did lie
         D MajorD      G+G
And I lived an extraordinary rate
 C majorC              FF   G+G
A-cracking the bones in young lambs' tails
  C majorC      G+G     C majorC
The farmers they all did me hate

Verse:
               FF        G+G
Oh, for my lord's horses and hounds they did send
    C majorC       G+G      C majorC
And the huntsmen, they swore I must die
               FF       G+G
Which made all the hair on me coat stand on end
      C majorC     G+G       C majorC
And caused me from me young ones to fly

Verse:
        FF       G+G
All down Stony Lane they did run me
         D MajorD     G+G
And I gave 'em a very good race
    C majorC            FF  G+G
When I entered the woods, I did rest then
  C majorC        G+G      C majorC
The hounds they run forward and bays

Verse:
                   FF       G+G
All through the wild woods they gave chase and gave game
    C majorC      G+G     C majorC
And the gameskeeper saw me go by
             FF     G+G
He chased me out onto the wide-open plain
    C majorC      G+G      C majorC
It was then that he fired at me thigh

Verse:
       FF        G+G
All on stony fields they did kill me
         D MajorD      G+G
And bloodthirsty dogs did me follow
   C majorC            FF G+G
They tore me old coat all in pieces
   C majorC        G+G      C majorC
Which caused the glad huntsmen to hollow

Instrumental:
C majorC  FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC x2
C majorC FF G+G  D MajorD G+G
C majorC  FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC

Verse:
               FF         G+G
Oh pardon, dear huntsmen, for I've spoiled your game
    C majorC     G+G      C majorC
And the keeper has caused me to die
                FF     G+G
But I leave little brothers of mine to remain
     C majorC      G+G      C majorC
That love little else better than I

Verse:
         FF     G+G
And now that bold Reynard is dead
        D MajorD      G+G
We'll go to The Dolphin and dine
     C majorC           FF G+G
Now we'll dip his fore-foot in a bumper
  C majorC      G+G
And drink up his health in good wine

Outro:
C majorC  FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC x2
C majorC FF G+G  D MajorD G+G
C majorC  FF G+G C majorC G+G C majorC