We Poor Labouring Men chords by
Waterson:carthy

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Key: G major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Now some will say the weaver's best

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But I would not say so

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If it weren't for us poor labouring men

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Watch what those wheelers do

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We buys up all the road dogs and hens

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And so the game comes in

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For there's never a trade in all

England

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Life we for laboring men

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And some do say the blacksmith's best

But I do not say so

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If it weren't for us poor laboring men

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What would those blacksmith s do?

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She wears out all her old cutters and shears,

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and so the game comes in.

Oh, there's never a trade on

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England like we are, they bring fair.

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And some do say that

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Taylor's best, but I would not say so

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If it weren't for us, for labouring men,

what would those

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Taylors do?

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That we're out of our old bridges,

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and so the game comes in

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For there's never a train on

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England lying free for a labouring man

Interlude 1

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Verse 2

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And now some do say the

shoemaker's best,

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But I would not say so.

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If it weren't for us poor labouring men,

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What would those shoemakers do?

They'd wear out all their

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old boots and shoes,

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An d so the trade comes in.

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For there's never a trade in all

England

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Like we for labouring men

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And some do say the bakers best

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But I would not say so

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If it weren't for us poor labouring men

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What would those baker s do?

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We'd buy up all their old stale bread

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Until their trade comes in

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England

By

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Greek or

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Laboury men

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And some do say they're brewers best

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But I will not say so

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If it weren't for us poor laboring men,

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what would those brewers do?

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We buys up all the oats for pernipia,

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and so the gain comes in

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And there's never a trade in all

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England, like we poor laboring men

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And so the game comes in,

for there's never a trade

In all

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England, like we, for labour ing men.

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The original key of We Poor Labouring Men by Waterson:Carthy is G major.

The primary chords used in We Poor Labouring Men are G, C, D, F, Dm.

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