The Hiring Fair chords by Fairport Convention

Intro:
Em C Em C

Verse:

Em         C      G       D/F#
I went down to the hiring fair for to sell my labour


 Em          C        Bm        C
I noticed a maid in the very next row, I hoped she'd be my neighbour


 G      D/F#        Em        C
Imagine then my delight when the farmer picked us both

                 D
Though I spoke not a word on the cart to the farm


          Em   C
My heart beat in my throat


Verse:

  Em           C       G       D/F#
My lodging was dry and my master fair, I gave him full measure


   Em          C       Bm         C
Like corn in the field my envy grew, for in his house was my treasure


 G         D/F#      Em      C
I watched her carry water, or drive cows from the byre


                  D
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong


         Em  C Em C
And with it my desire


Verse:

 Em      C      G       D/F#
I see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress


  Em         C          Bm         C
Her lips, her eyes, her dark brown hair, the curves beneath her dress


  G        D/F#       Em      C
And harvest time it came at last, so heavy was our task


                 D
That the women and the men worked side by side


           Em  C Em C
So I had her near at last


Verse:

Em       C        G          D
I swung harder with my scythe, few words between us passed


 Em          C       Bm         C
I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness, hoped she'd hear my heart


   G       D/F#     Em       C
When all was safely gathered in, we sat down to rest


           D
My trembling fingers touched her arm


            Em
She placed them on her breast


Instrumental:
Em C Em C Em C Em C

Verse:

  Em         C         G       D/F#
She turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled


Em         C            Bm         C
We lay there on the scented ground 'til the moon rose over the field


Instrumental:
G D/F# Em C
D  Em  C  Em  C
Gm7  Eb  Gm7  Eb
Gm7  Eb  Gm7  Eb
Em  C  Em  C

Verse:

Em       C       G         D/F#
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn


Em           C       Bm       C
Drifted the sound of a violin and we hurried to the farm


G            D/F#       Em        C
All were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air


                D
And I thanked the stars and the harvest moon


               Em
For the girl from the hiring fair


Outro:
Em C Em C Em C x3