The Cruel Mother chords by Steeleye Span

Chords with lyrics

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

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA

Verse:
   E minorEm            A augmentedA
There was a lady lived in York
  G+G               A augmentedA
She stabbed her baby to the heart
   E minorEm               A augmentedA
She drew a scarf from off her head
  G+G                A augmentedA
She bound the baby's hands and legs

Verse:
  E minorEm              A augmentedA
She drew a knife, long and sharp
  G+G               A augmentedA
She stabbed the baby to the heart
  E minorEm               A augmentedA
She wiped the knife upon the grass
  G+G                  A augmentedA
The more she wiped, the blood ran fast

Verse:
  E minorEm                 A augmentedA
As she was going to her father's hall
  G+G                  A augmentedA
She saw three children playing at ball
E minorEm                A augmentedA
One in silk, the other in satin
  G+G                 A augmentedA
The other was naked as ever was born

Verse:
 E minorEm                A augmentedA
"Oh, dear child, if you were mine
  G+G                   A augmentedA
I'd dress you in silk and satins so fine"
   E minorEm               A augmentedA
"Oh, mother dear, I once was thine
  G+G                   A augmentedA
You never would dress me, coarse or fine"

Instrumental:
BB E minorEm BB A augmentedA
BB E minorEm BB A augmentedA
BB E minorEm BB A augmentedA

Verse:
 E minorEm               A augmentedA
"Mother, mother, for your sins
G+G              A augmentedA
Heaven you shall not enter
E minorEm                A augmentedA
There is fire beyond Hell's gate
  G+G             A augmentedA
And there you'll burn forever"