Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: D D D D Bm G A A D D D D Bm G D D D Verse 1: D D D D I’m in love with the baker’s daughter, Bm G A A I hope one day she’ll marry me, D D D D Elbow deep in flour and water, Bm G D D D Now she’s as handsome as can be.
Chorus: D D Ay up, she rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D D D Brings us all our daily bread. Verse 2: D D D D Farmhouse tin and crusty bloomer, Bm G A A Coburg, cob and sourdough, D D D D Herbs and salt and yeast perfume her, Bm G D D D And the sweet honeysuckle from the open window. Chorus: D D Ay up, she rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D Brings us all our daily bread. D D She rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D D D Brings us all our daily bread. Bridge: Em Em He’s in love with the baker’s daughter, Em Em This is the conund-er-um, Em Em She works hard like her father taught her, Em Em He’s as idle as they come, D G Em A But woman cannot live on bread alone, N.C. N.C. N.C. D D She needs a knuckle kneader not a no good lazy bones! Solo: D D D D Bm G A A D D D D Bm G D D D Verse 3: D D D D I got married to the baker’s daughter (he rises, he rises), Bm G A A Now I’m up before the sun (oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh), D D D D To keep the fires burning for her (he rises, he rises), Bm G D D D An early riser I’ve become. Chorus: D D Ay up, she rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D Brings us all our daily bread. D D She rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D Brings us all our daily bread. D D She rises, she rises, G A When the world is still in bed, D D She rises, she rises, G A D Brings us all our daily bread.
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