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Girl From The Hiring Fair chords by Ralph Mctell

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Ralph McTell
Girl From The Hiring Fair

Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD
I went down to the hiring fair, for to sell my labour,
      Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramB minorBm
and I noticed a maid in the very next row and I hoped that she’d be my
Chord diagramC majorC
neighbour.
  Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD
Imagine then o my delight when the farmer picked us both.
     Chord diagramG+G                    Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC
I spoke not a word in the cart to the farm but my heart beat in my throat.


   Chord diagramE minorEm                     Chord diagramC majorC               Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD
My lodging was dry and my master fair and I gave him full measure,
       Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramC majorC                     Chord diagramB minorBm                   Chord diagramC majorC
But my envy grew like the corn in the field for in his house was my treasure.
       Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramD MajorD
And I’d watch her carry water or drive cows from the byre,
        Chord diagramG+G                          Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramE minorEm
And the heat from the sun made the corn grow strong and with it my desire

Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC
     Chord diagramE minorEm           Chord diagramC majorC            Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramD MajorD
I’d see her in my dreaming and in my dreams caress.
    Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramC majorC
Her eyes her lips and her dark brown hair the curves beneath her dress.
     Chord diagramG+G               Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm            Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramD MajorD
When harvest time it came at last so heavy was the task
         Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramE minorEm                 Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE minorEm
That the women and the men worked side by side and I had her near at last.
Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC


   Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramD MajorD
So I swung harder with my scythe few words between us passed,
      Chord diagramE minorEm                    Chord diagramC majorC                  Chord diagramB minorBm
And I cursed my tongue tied youthfulness and I hoped that she’d hear my
Chord diagramC majorC
heart.
     Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramD MajorD
When all was safely gathered in and we sat down to rest
   Chord diagramG+G                 Chord diagramC majorC           Chord diagramE minorEm                      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramC majorC
My trembling fingers touched her arm and she placed them on her breast.
        Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramC majorC                 Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramD MajorD
And she turned to me as the sun went down and all my senses reeled,
      Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramC majorC                      Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramC majorC
As we lay there on the scented ground and the moon rose over the field.


Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramD MajorD / Chord diagramE minorEm / Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramD MajorD / Chord diagramG+G / Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramE minorEm / Chord diagramC majorC / Chord diagramE minorEm / Chord diagramC majorC / Chord diagramE minorEm / Chord diagramC majorC


Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramC majorC              Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD
She was safely gathered in my arms when from the barn
Chord diagramE minorEm                       Chord diagramC majorC             Chord diagramB minorBm                  Chord diagramC majorC
Drifted the sound of the violin and we hurried back to the farm.
    Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramD MajorD
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air
      Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramE minorEm                         Chord diagramD MajorD
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and the girl from the hiring
Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC
fair.

    Chord diagramG+G                       Chord diagramD MajorD                 Chord diagramE minorEm               Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramD MajorD
And all were dancing in the lantern light and music filled the air,
      Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramE minorEm                          Chord diagramD MajorD
And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon, and the girl from the hiring
Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramC majorC

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