Chords for Emmylou Harris & The McGarrigle Sisters - Skip Rope Song

[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A]
I [Am] used to know [G] a pretty [A] girl [G] who cut off all [A] her hair
[Am] _
[C] The scissors flew [F] [Dm] among the curls [E] and curls went [A] everywhere
_ [Am] _ [A] _
_ _ I [Am] gathered up [G] the [A] fallen locks [G] and carried [A] them away
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] And put them in [Dm] a silver box [G] and keep them to [A] this _ [Am] day
[A] _
_ _ _ Some _ sing, birdie with the wing, _ perfect [E] circle sun
_ [A] The grown-ups get [D] to make the [E] rules and we have [A] all the fun
_ [D] And we [E] have [A] all the fun
_ [D] _ And _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ now [Am] I am [G] in love [Am] with you [G] and hope that you [Am] will stay
_ _ [C] And to prove [F] that my love is true [Em] I'll throw the curls [A]
away
[Am] _ And now I [Dm] am [G] in love [Am] with you [G] and hope that you [Am] will stay
_ [C] And to prove that my [Dm] love is true [G] I'll throw the curls [Am] _
away
_ [C] And to prove [F] that my [Dm] love is true [G] I'll throw the [A] curls _ away
_ _ _ Some
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ sing, birdie with the wing, perfect circle [E]
sun
_ [A] The grown-ups get [D] to make the rules [E] and we have all [A] the fun
_ [D] And we [Em] have all [A] the fun _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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