Reynard The Fox chords by June Tabor

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C   G   D G
C    F  G  C  G  C

Verse:
                      F            G
A good many gentlemen take great delight
   C            G           C
In hunting poor Reynard the Fox
                               F          G
For the very best food he does eat in the night
    C              G         C
And lives upon fat geese and ducks

Verse:
            F           G
In Ashendon Copse I did lie
                 D           G
And I lived an extraordinary rate
  C                           F      G
A-cracking the bones in young lambs' tails
    C            G          C
The farmers they all did me hate

Verse:
                             F               G
Oh, for my lord's horses and hounds they did send
        C              G            C
And the huntsmen, they swore I must die
                              F             G
Which made all the hair on me coat stand on end
           C          G             C
And caused me from me young ones to fly

Verse:
               F             G
All down Stony Lane they did run me
                 D         G
And I gave 'em a very good race
       C                        F    G
When I entered the woods, I did rest then
    C               G           C
The hounds they run forward and bays

Verse:
                                     F              G
All through the wild woods they gave chase and gave game
        C           G         C
And the gameskeeper saw me go by
                          F         G
He chased me out onto the wide-open plain
       C            G           C
It was then that he fired at me thigh

Verse:
             F               G
All on stony fields they did kill me
                 D           G
And bloodthirsty dogs did me follow
     C                       F  G
They tore me old coat all in pieces
      C               G           C
Which caused the glad huntsmen to hollow

Instrumental:
C    F  G  C  G  C  x2
C  F  G    D  G
C    F  G  C  G  C

Verse:
                              F                 G
Oh pardon, dear huntsmen, for I've spoiled your game
        C          G            C
And the keeper has caused me to die
                               F         G
But I leave little brothers of mine to remain
          C           G           C
That love little else better than I

Verse:
                  F          G
And now that bold Reynard is dead
                D           G
We'll go to The Dolphin and dine
          C                      F  G
Now we'll dip his fore-foot in a bumper
    C            G
And drink up his health in good wine

Outro:
C    F  G  C  G  C  x2
C  F  G    D  G
C    F  G  C  G  C