The Girl from the Hiring Fair
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

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  • C

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    2
    • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    I went 
    down 
    to 
    the 

    hiring 
    fair 
    for 
    to 
    sell 
    my la
    bour, 

    And 
    I 
    no
    ticed 
    a maid 
    in the very 
    next 
    row 

    and 
    I 
    hoped 
    she'd be 
    my 
    neighbour. 

    Ima
    gine 
    then 
    my 
    delight 
    when 

    the farmer 
    picked 
    us both. 

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

    but my 
    heart 
    beat 
    in my 
    throat. 

    Verse 2
    My 
    lodging 
    was dry 
    and my mas
    ter 
    fair 

    and 
    I gave 
    him 
    full meas
    ure, 

    But my 
    envy 
    grew 
    like 
    the corn 
    in the 
    field 

    for 
    in his 
    house 
    was 
    my 
    treasure, 

    And I'd 
    watch 
    her carry 
    wa
    ter, 

    or 
    drive 
    cows 
    from 
    the byre, 

    And 
    the heat 
    from the 
    sun 
    made the 
    corn 
    grow 

    strong 
    and 
    with it 
    my 
    de
    sire. 

    Verse 3

    Well 
    I'd see 
    her 
    in my 
    dreaming 

    and 
    in my 
    dreams 
    caress 

    Her 
    eyes, 
    her lips 
    and her dark 
    brown 
    hair, 

    the 
    curves 
    be
    neath her 
    dress. 

    But 
    harvest 
    time 
    it came 
    at 
    last, 

    so 
    heavy 
    was 
    the task 

    That 
    the wo
    men 
    and the 
    men 
    worked 
    side 
    by 
    side 

    and I 
    had her 
    near 
    at 
    last, 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    And 
    I swung 
    harder 
    with my 
    scythe, 

    few 
    words 
    between 
    us 
    passed, 

    And 
    I cursed 
    my tongue-tied 
    youthfulness 
    youthfulness 

    and I hoped 
    that she'd 
    hear 
    my 
    heart. 

    When 
    all 
    was safely 
    gathered 

    in 
    and 
    we sat 
    down 
    to rest 

    My 
    trembling 
    fingers 
    touched 
    her 
    arm, 

    and she 
    placed 
    them on 
    her 
    breast. 

    Verse 5
    And 
    then she 
    turned 
    to me 
    as the sun 

    went 
    down 
    and 
    all my 
    senses 
    reeled, 

    As 
    we lay 
    there 
    on the scen
    ted 
    ground 
    and the 
    moon 

    rose over the 
    field. 

    Interlude 2



    Verse 6
    She 
    was safely 
    gathered 
    in 
    my arms 

    when 
    from 
    the barn 

    Drifted 
    the sound 
    of 
    a 
    violin 
    and we 

    hurried 
    back 
    to 
    the farm, 

    And all 
    were dancing 
    in the 
    lantern 

    light 
    and 
    music 
    filled 
    the 
    air, 

    And 
    I 
    thanked 
    my 
    stars 
    for the 
    harvest 
    moon 

    and the 
    girl 
    from the 
    hir
    ing 
    fair. 

    Verse 7

    Oh 
    all 
    were dancing 
    in the 
    lantern 

    light 
    and 
    music 
    filled 
    the 
    air
    , 

    And 
    I thanked 
    my 
    stars 
    for the 
    harvest 
    moon 
    and 

    the girl 
    from the 
    hiring 
    fair. 

    Outro 1


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