Highdown Fair chords by Angelo Branduardi

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro:

Em G D G D G B7 Em (x2)


♫ Verse:
            G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse
Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D            G         D             G          D           G             B7     Em
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square
D            G         D             G          D           G             B7     Em
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D            G             D             G             D          G          D
Along came a black dog and jumped on the grey cat, who ate up the white mouse,
          G             B7     Em
my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D             G              D            G              D             G
Along came on old stick, and beat off the black dog, who jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D            G        D             G
Along came a fire and burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D                G         D           G           D             G
Along came sweet water and put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D            G             D             G
Along came a great ox, and drunk all the water,
      D           G           D             G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

D            G           D               G               D             G
Along came a butcher and slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
      D           G           D             G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

(repeat pattern for around a verse)

D                G     D            G
And the Angel of Death came for the butcher,
    D               G               D             G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
      D           G           D             G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse

    D             G         D              G          D            G
And last came the Lord, who threw down the Angel, who came for the butcher,
    D               G               D             G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
      D           G           D             G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

    D             G         D              G          D            G
And last came the Lord, who threw down the Angel, who came for the butcher,
    D               G               D             G
who slaughtered the great ox, which drunk all the water,
      D           G           D             G
witch put out the fire, witch burned up the old stick,
      D            G               D             G
witch beat off the black dog, that jumped on the grey cat,
    D          G          D           G             B7     Em
who ate up the white mouse, my father bought in the market square

Em          G    D       G        D           G           B7           Em
At Highdown fair for two farthings, my father bought me a little white mouse