Highdown Fair chords by Angelo Branduardi

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Beginner

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

♫ Intro:

E minorEm G+G D MajorD G+G D MajorD G+G B7B7 E minorEm (x2)


♫ Verse:
      G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse
E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD      G+G     D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square
D MajorD      G+G     D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD       G+G       D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD
Along came a black dog and jumped on the grey cat, who ate up the white mouse,
     G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD       G+G       D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD       G+G
Along came on old stick, and beat off the black dog, who jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD      G+G    D MajorD       G+G
Along came a fire and burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD        G+G     D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
Along came sweet water and put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD      G+G       D MajorD       G+G
Along came a great ox, and drunk all the water,
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD       G+G
Along came a butcher and slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

(repeat pattern for around a verse)

D MajorD        G+G   D MajorD      G+G
And the Angel of Death came for the butcher,
  D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD       G+G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

  D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD      G+G
And last came the Lord, who threw down the Angel, who came for the butcher,
  D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD       G+G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

  D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD       G+G     D MajorD      G+G
And last came the Lord, who threw down the Angel, who came for the butcher,
  D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD       G+G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
   D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD       G+G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
   D MajorD      G+G        D MajorD       G+G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
  D MajorD     G+G     D MajorD      G+G       B7B7   E minorEm
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

E minorEm     G+G  D MajorD    G+G    D MajorD      G+G      B7B7      E minorEm
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse