Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
Bb majorBb
We hunted and we halloed
Eb MajorEb F7F7
And the first thing that we found
Bb majorBb
Was a barn in the meadow
C minorCm F7F7 Bb majorBb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
Bb majorBb
One said it was a barn
Bb majorBb
But the other said nay!
F7F7
He said it was a meeting house
Eb MajorEb F7F7 Bb majorBb
With the steeple blown away, look ye there!
Verse 2:
Bb majorBb
We hunted and we halloed
Eb MajorEb F7F7
And the next thing we did find
Bb majorBb
Was the moon in the element
C minorCm F7F7 Bb majorBb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
Bb majorBb
One said it was the moon
Bb majorBb
But the other said nay!
F7F7
He said it was a Yankee cheese
Eb MajorEb F7F7 Bb majorBb
With the one half cut away, look ye there!
Verse 3:
Bb majorBb
We hunted and we halloed
Eb MajorEb F7F7
And the next thing we did find
Bb majorBb
Was the lighthouse in Cape Ann
C minorCm F7F7 Bb majorBb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
Bb majorBb
One said it was the lighthouse
Bb majorBb
But the other said nay!
F7F7
He said it was a sugar loof
Eb MajorEb F7F7 Bb majorBb
With the paper blown away, look ye there!
Verse 4:
Bb majorBb
We hunted and we halloed
Eb MajorEb F7F7
And the last thing we did find
Bb majorBb
Was the owl in the olive bush
C minorCm F7F7 Bb majorBb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
Bb majorBb
One said it was an owl
Bb majorBb
But the other said nay!
F7F7
He said it was the Evil One
Eb MajorEb F7F7 Bb majorBb
And we all three ran away, look ye there!