Hal An Tow chords by Oysterband

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: D MajorD

Difficulty: Novice

Hal-an-Tow
Traditional Cornish song

Verse 1:

C majorC
Take the scorn and wear the horns
  FF          G7G7
It was the crest when you were born
C majorC
Your father's father wore it
     G+G       FF
And your father wore it too

Verse 2:

C majorC
Robin Hood and Little John
    FF        G7G7
They've both gone to the fair-o
   C majorC
Well, we shall to the merry green wood
  FF        G+G
To hunt the buck and hare-o

Chorus:

C majorC  G+G C majorC   G+G
Hal-an-Tow, jolly rumbelow
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  FF       G7G7
We were up long before the day-o
    C majorC
Well, to welcome in the summertime
  FF       G7G7
To welcome in the May-o
     C majorC
Well, the summer is coming in
  G7G7       FF
And winter's gone away

Verse 3:

   C majorC
What happened to the Spaniards
   FF        G7G7
That made so great a boast-o?
   C majorC
Well, they shall eat the feathered goose
FF         G+G
We shall eat the roast-o

Chorus:

C majorC  G+G C majorC   G+G
Hal-an-Tow, jolly rumbelow
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  FF       G7G7
We were up long before the day-o
    C majorC
Well, to welcome in the summertime
  FF       G7G7
To welcome in the May-o
     C majorC
Well, the summer is coming in
  G7G7       FF
And winter's gone away

Verse 4:

C majorC
God bless Aunt Mary Moses
   FF         G7G7
With all her power and might-o
    C majorC
Well, send us peace in England
   FF        G+G
Send peace by day and night-o

Chorus:

C majorC  G+G C majorC   G+G
Hal-an-Tow, jolly rumbelow
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  FF       G7G7
We were up long before the day-o
    C majorC
Well, to welcome in the summertime
  FF       G7G7
To welcome in the May-o
     C majorC
Well, the summer is coming in
  G7G7       FF
And winter's gone away

C majorC  G+G C majorC   G+G
Hal-an-Tow, jolly rumbelow
C majorC  G+G  C majorC  FF       G7G7
We were up long before the day-o
    C majorC
Well, to welcome in the summertime
  FF       G7G7
To welcome in the May-o
     C majorC
Well, the summer is coming in
  G7G7       FF
And winter's gone away