Cape Ann chords by Traditional

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:

   Bb
We hunted and we halloed
        Eb                  F7
And the first thing that we found
      Bb
Was a barn in the meadow
    Cm            F7             Bb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
    Bb
One said it was a barn
        Bb
But the other said nay!
   F7
He said it was a meeting house
          Eb             F7          Bb
With the steeple blown away, look ye there!

Verse 2:

   Bb
We hunted and we halloed
        Eb                F7
And the next thing we did find
        Bb
Was the moon in the element
    Cm            F7             Bb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
    Bb
One said it was the moon
        Bb
But the other said nay!
   F7
He said it was a Yankee cheese
         Eb           F7            Bb
With the one half cut away, look ye there!


Verse 3:

   Bb
We hunted and we halloed
        Eb                F7
And the next thing we did find
        Bb
Was the lighthouse in Cape Ann
    Cm            F7             Bb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
    Bb
One said it was the lighthouse
        Bb
But the other said nay!
   F7
He said it was a sugar loof
         Eb           F7            Bb
With the paper blown away, look ye there!


Verse 4:

   Bb
We hunted and we halloed
        Eb                F7
And the last thing we did find
        Bb
Was the owl in the olive bush
    Cm            F7             Bb
And that we left behind, look ye there!
    Bb
One said it was an owl
        Bb
But the other said nay!
   F7
He said it was the Evil One
       Eb            F7            Bb
And we all three ran away, look ye there!