Cushy butterfield chords by
The Ian Campbell Folk Group

N/A•

Key: A major•

Verse 1

G

G

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D

D

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G

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D

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D

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G

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I'm a

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D

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C

C

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D

D

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G

G

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broken hearted pale man

and that's how I hid in love

D

D

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With a young lass in the outside

G

G

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and I call her my doll

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D

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G

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Her name's Cushie Butterfield

D

D

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and she sells yellow clay

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G

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C

C

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And her cousin is a muck man,

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G

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D

D

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G

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and they call him Tom Crane

She's a big lass and a bonny lass,

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D

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and she likes her beer

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G

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And they call her because

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C

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she bought the field,

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D

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G

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and they wish she were there

Her eyes is like two holes

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D

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G

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in a blanket worn through

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D

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Her bruise in the morning

G

G

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D

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would spin a young crew

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G

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And when I hear her shouting,

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D

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will you buy any clay?

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G

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Like a candyman's trumpet,

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G

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it steals my heart away

She's a big lass and a bonny lass

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C

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D

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and she likes her beer

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G

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C

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And they call her Cushy Butterfield

G

G

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D

D

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and I wish she were here

You'll often see her doing her sanguit

when the fresh herring comes in

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D

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She's like a bag full of sawdust,

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G

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D

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I don't wear the string

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G

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She wears big galoshes, dear,

D

D

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and her stockings once was white

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G

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C

C

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And her bedgoon, it's leilach,

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D

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G

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and her hat's never striped

She's a big lass, and a bonny lass,

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D

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C

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D

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and she likes her beer,

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G

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C

C

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And they call her Pushy Butterfield,

D

D

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G

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and I wish she were dear.

When the axe taught her to marry me,

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D

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she started to laugh,

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D

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No, nay, no, you monkey -tricks,

for I like me such a chap.

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G

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Then she started a -blubbing,

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and she wrote like a bum,

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G

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C

C

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And the chaps on the quay

D

D

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G

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say I'm now Butterfield.

She's a big lass and a bonny lass

D

D

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and she likes her beer

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G

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C

C

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And they call her Pushy Butterfield

D

D

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G

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and they wish she were dear

She says the chap that gets her

must walk every day

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D

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And when he comes hem at night

he must garn and see clay

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And when he's away seeking

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she'll make boughs and sing

G

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C

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Or wail me the keel row

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that my lad is in

She's a big lass, and a bonny lass,

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And she likes her beer,

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C

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And they call her Pushy Butterfield,

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And the Wishy Warrior.

Outro 1

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Chords

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Capo: 2

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The original key of Cushy butterfield by The ian campbell folk group is A major.

The primary chords used in Cushy butterfield are A, E, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cushy butterfield is approximately 182 beats per minute.

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