Shepherd chords by Anaïs Mitchell
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Intro 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major)
(F major) (C major) (G major) (F major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 1
Said the shepherd to (C major) his wife
The (A minor) crop of hay (F major) is (C major) cut and dried (F major)
(G major) I'll bail it up and bring it in, (C major) (F major)
Before (G major) the coming (C major) storm (G major) begins
(F major)
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Verse 2
(A minor) Go, she said, (C major) and beat the storm
And (A minor) then there is another chore (F major)
(G major) Today the baby will be (F major) born,
You'll take me to the (C major) hos (F major) pital
Verse 3
Said (C major) the (F major) shepher (C major) d, (F major) if it's true, (C major)
'Twere better if I stayed (F major) with you
I'd (G major) rather let the harvest (F major) go,
And hasten (C major) to the hospital (F major)
Nay, (A minor) she told him,
Verse 4
(F major) (C major) I'll be fine,
We (F major) both have labor (C major) ing to (F major) do (C major)
(G major) You do yours and I'll do (F major) mine,
And the babe will wait 'til the work is through
(A minor)
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
Verse 5
The shepherd rode the (C major) yellow rows,
The (F major) clouds above (C major) and the field (F major) be low
Un (G major) til the bails had all been (F major) tied,
Then home (C major) returned to find (F major) his wife
Verse 6
The sweat was wet (C major) upon her brow,
Her breath it (F major) cameth labouredly
And (G major) then the rain was coming (F major) down,
Upon (A minor) the (F major) field of yel (C major) low (F major) (C major) hay
Verse 7
Said the shepherd, it's no use,
The rain (F major) (C major) will surely win the race (F major)
(G major) 'Twere better if we let it fall, (F major)
And hurry to (C major) the hospital (F major)
Go, (C major) she said,
Verse 8
and work with haste,
And bring the bails into the barn (F major)
(G major) Else the crop will go to waste, (F major)
And the babe will wait (G major) 'til the work is (F major) done
Interlude 2
(G major) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(G major) (F major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (F major) (A minor)
(C major)
Verse 9
The shepherd drove (C major) into the storm,
And to and from the yellow barn (F major)
(C major) 'Til (G major) half the bails (F major) were safely (C major) (F major) in,
Then (C major) went to find (F major) (G major) his wife (C major) again (F major)
(C major) How
Verse 10
many times her name he called,
And (F major) no reply (C major) ing would she (F major) make
Her (G major) breath it cameth (F major) not at all,
She would not rise (G major) from where she (F major) lay
Interlude 3
(F major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major)
(G major) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (F major)
(C major)
Verse 11
The (C major) storm was o'er within the hour,
The (F major) shepherd saw the sun (C major) come (F major) out
(C major) The shepherd's wife saw (F major) (C major) ne'er again, (F major)
(C major) He buried her and the babe (F major) within
(C major) He turned the seed into
Verse 12
the ground,
He (F major) brought (C major) the flock to feed there (F major) on
(C major) He (G major) held (C major) the cleaver and the (F major) plow,
(A minor)
And the shepher (C major) d's (A minor) work (C major) was (F major) never (C major) done
Shepherd
Anaïs Mitchell
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