Lazy John chords by Jean Ritchie

SimplifiedC · G · Bm

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Verse 1
C 
G 
C 
 (C major)  (G major)  (C major) Lazy John, Lazy John,
will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you?
G 
No hat to  (G major) wear.
C 
 (C major) Up she jumped and away she ran,
G 
down to the market  (G major) square.
There she bought a hat
C 
for Lazy John to  (C major) wear.
Lazy John, Lazy John, will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you?
Bm 
No shirt to wear.  (B minor) 
C 
 (C major) Up she jumped and away she ran,
down to the market square.
G 
 (G major) There she bought a shirt
C 
for Lazy  (C major) John to wear.
Lazy John, Lazy John,
will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you?
Bm 
No pants to  (B minor) wear.
G 
C 
 (G major) Up  (C major) she jumped and away she ran,
G 
down to the market  (G major) square,
there she brought some pants
C 
for Lazy John to  (C major) wear.
Lazy John, Lazy John,
will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you?
Bm 
G 
No socks to  (B minor) wear.  (G major) 
C 
 (C major) Up she jumped and away she ran,
G 
down to the market  (G major) square,
there she brought some socks
C 
for Lazy John to  (C major) wear.
Lazy John, Lazy John,
will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you?
G 
No shoes to  (G major) wear.
C 
 (C major) Up she jumped and away she ran,
G 
down to the market  (G major) square.
There she bought some shoes
C 
for Lazy John  (C major) to wear.
Lazy John, Lazy John,
will you marry me?
Will you marry me?
How can I marry you,
with a wife and ten children at home?