The Girl from the Hiring Fair

The Girl from the Hiring Fair easy guitar chords by Ralph Mctell

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  • Em

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2

  • Em

  • C

  • G

  • D

  • Bm

    2
    • Intro 1
    Em
    C
    Em
    C

    Verse 1
    Em

    I went down to the
    C
    G
    D

    hiring fair for to sell my labour,
    Em
    C

    And I no ticed a maid in the very next row
    Bm
    C

    and I hoped she'd be my neighbour.
    G
    D
    Bm

    Imagine then my delight when
    Em
    C

    the farmer picked us both.
    D
    Bm
    Em
    C

    I spoke not a word in the cart to the farm,
    Em
    C

    but my heart beat in my throat.
    Verse 2
    Em
    C

    My lodging was dry and my master fair
    G
    D

    and I gave him full measure,
    Em
    C

    But my envy grew like the corn in the field
    Bm
    C

    for in his house was my treasure,
    G
    D

    And I'd watch her carry water,
    Em
    C

    or drive cows from the byre,
    D
    Bm
    G
    C

    And the heat from the sun made the corn grow
    Em
    C
    Em

    strong and with it my desire.
    C
    Em
    Verse 3
    C

    Em
    C

    Well I'd see her in my dreaming
    G
    D

    and in my dreams caress
    Em
    C

    Her eyes, her lips and her dark brown hair,
    G
    Bm
    C

    the curves beneath her dress.
    G
    D

    But harvest time it came at last,
    Em
    C

    so heavy was the task
    D
    Bm
    C

    That the women and the men worked side by side
    Em

    and I had her near at last,
    Interlude 1
    C
    Em
    C
    Em

    C

    Verse 4
    Em
    C

    And I swung harder with my scythe,
    G
    D

    few words between us passed,
    Em
    C

    And I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness youthfulness
    Bm
    C

    and I hoped that she'd hear my heart.
    G
    D

    When all was safely gathered
    Em
    C

    in and we sat down to rest
    D
    Em
    C

    My trembling fingers touched her arm,
    Em

    and she placed them on her breast.
    Verse 5
    C
    Em
    C

    And then she turned to me as the sun
    G
    D

    went down and all my senses reeled,
    Em
    C
    Bm

    As we lay there on the scented ground and the moon
    C

    rose over the field.
    Interlude 2
    G
    D
    Em
    C
    D
    Em
    C

    Em
    C
    Em
    C

    Em
    C

    Verse 6
    Em
    C
    G

    She was safely gathered in my arms
    D

    when from the barn
    Em
    C

    Drifted the sound of a violin and we
    Bm
    C

    hurried back to the farm,
    G
    D

    And all were dancing in the lantern
    Em
    C

    light and music filled the air,
    D
    Em
    C

    And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon
    Em

    and the girl from the hiring fair.
    C
    Em
    Verse 7
    C

    G
    D

    Oh all were dancing in the lantern
    Em
    C

    light and music filled the air,
    Em
    C

    And I thanked my stars for the harvest moon and
    Em

    the girl from the hiring fair.
    Outro 1
    C
    Em
    C
    Em

    C
    Em

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