Green Broom chords by 
The Norfolk Broads 
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Key: C major•
Verse 1
G
Dm
There was an old man
G
and he lived in the West.
His trade was the cutting of brooms,
green brooms.
F
G
He had a son and his name it was Jack.
Dm
He stayed up in the bed till noon,
G
Dm
bright noon.
G
Up in the bed till bright noon.
F
G
The old father arose and up to Jack calls
Dm
He swore he would burn down his room,
his room
F
If he didn't arise, open his eyes
G
F
G
Go out to the greenwoods to cut broom s,
Dm
F
cut brooms
G
F
G
Out to the greenwoods to cut brooms
F
G
F
G
Jack he did rise an d sharpen his knives
Dm
He went out to the
G
greenwoods
Dm
to cut brooms, cut brooms
F
And the mar kets to fair,
he cries everywhere
Dm
G
F
Oh fair maids, will you buy my brooms?
G
Dm
Green brooms.
F
Am
F
Maids, will you buy my green brooms?
G
Jack rumbled out through
Dm
F
G
the green woods alone,
Dm
G
till he came to a castle of stone,
Dm
G
F
He rub s at the door,
as he oft did before,
G
Dm
Crying, maids, will you buy my brooms,
G
green broom s?
Am
F
G
Maids, you buy my green broom s?
A lady up high, jack she did spy,
Dm
G
F
She mar velling much at his bloom,
Dm
his bloom.
F
Then to her servant maid, quickly she said,
G
Dm
Go fetch me the lad that sells brooms,
F
green brooms.
G
C
F
Fetch me the lad that sells
G
broom s.
Jack he came back,
Dm
G
up the stair s he did go,
Dm
G
Dm
till he entered that fair lady's room,
her room.
F
Am
F
Jacko said she, can you fancy me?
G
Dm
F
Will you marry a lady in bloom, in bloom.
G
Will you marry a lady in bloom?
G
Dm
Jack gave consent to their church,
F
G
they both went.
Dm
G
Dm
He married that lady in
bloom, in bloom.
F
G
F
Said she, I con fess,
there's none in the West,
G
Dm
is as good as the lad that sells brooms,
green brooms,
Am
F
G
as good as the lad that sells brooms.
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