Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Verse:
E minorEm
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Now is the time for a child to be born
Bm7Bm7
You'll laugh at the moon and you'll cry for the sun
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And if it's a boy, he'll carry a gun
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
Verse:
E minorEm
And if it should be that this baby's a girl
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
Bm7Bm7
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
A augmentedA shadow above her wherever she goes
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
Verse:
E minorEm
The crow on the cradle, the black on the white
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
Bm7Bm7
The crow on the cradle, the white on the black
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Somebody's baby is not coming back
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
Verse:
E minorEm
Bring me my gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
That's what your mother and father once said
Bm7Bm7
A augmentedA crow on the cradle, what can we do?
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm
This is the thing I must leave up to you
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
A minorAm D MajorD E minorEm
Sang the crow___ on the cradle