Oak & Ash & Thorn Chords by The Longest Johns
Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
Of [C] [Dm]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [A] all the trees that [D] grow so fair, O'er [A] England to adore,
[C] Greater are none beneath the sun [G] Than oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing [A] oak and ashen thorn, Good sirs, all on a [Em] midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no [Am] little [G] thing In oak and [A] ashen thorn.
You that is old in [D] churchyard mold, [A] He breedeth a mighty foe,
Older for shoes do wise men choose, [D] And each for [C] cups [A] also.
When you have killed and your bowl it is filled, And your shoes are clean outworn,
[F] [C] Black you must feed for all that you need [G] To oak and ashen thorn.
[A] Sing [D] oak [Am] and ashen thorn, Good sirs, [G] all on a midsummer's morn,
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing oak and ashen thorn, [Am] Good sirs, all [G] on a midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen [A] thorn.
While [Am] hell she hates, [Dm] mankind [D] and waits, [Am] Till every gust be laid,
[C] To drop a limb on the head of [G] him That anyway trusts her shade.
[D]
But whether a lad [A] be sober or sad, Or mellow with ale from the horn,
[Dm] [C] He'll take no wrong when he lieth along [G] Need Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[Am] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [B] amidst [G] others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[D] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [G] amidst others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and [Am] Ash and Thorn.
[Dm]
[Bm] [A] Tell the priest [D] of light, [A] for he would call it a sin
But we've been [D] out in the [A] woods all night, [D] conjuring [Am] summer [A]
in
We bring you good news by [D] word of mouth, [A] good news for cattle and corn
Sure as the sun come up from the south by oak and [D] ash and thorn
[A] Sing oak and ash and [Dm] thorn, good slurs, all of [G] the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little thing [G] in oak and ash and thorn
[Am] Sing oak [D] and ash [A] and thorn, good slurs, all [G] of the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll [Am] sing of no little [G] thing in oak and ash and [D] thorn
Sing, [Am] O [A] Canachian thorn, concerns all [G] the myths of this morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing in O Canachian thorn.
[D] Sing, O Canachian thorn, concerns all the myths [Em] of this morn.
[G] Surely we'll sing of [C] no little [G] thing in O [D] Canachian thorn.
[A]
Of [C] [Dm]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [A] all the trees that [D] grow so fair, O'er [A] England to adore,
[C] Greater are none beneath the sun [G] Than oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing [A] oak and ashen thorn, Good sirs, all on a [Em] midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no [Am] little [G] thing In oak and [A] ashen thorn.
You that is old in [D] churchyard mold, [A] He breedeth a mighty foe,
Older for shoes do wise men choose, [D] And each for [C] cups [A] also.
When you have killed and your bowl it is filled, And your shoes are clean outworn,
[F] [C] Black you must feed for all that you need [G] To oak and ashen thorn.
[A] Sing [D] oak [Am] and ashen thorn, Good sirs, [G] all on a midsummer's morn,
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing oak and ashen thorn, [Am] Good sirs, all [G] on a midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen [A] thorn.
While [Am] hell she hates, [Dm] mankind [D] and waits, [Am] Till every gust be laid,
[C] To drop a limb on the head of [G] him That anyway trusts her shade.
[D]
But whether a lad [A] be sober or sad, Or mellow with ale from the horn,
[Dm] [C] He'll take no wrong when he lieth along [G] Need Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[Am] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [B] amidst [G] others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[D] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [G] amidst others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and [Am] Ash and Thorn.
[Dm]
[Bm] [A] Tell the priest [D] of light, [A] for he would call it a sin
But we've been [D] out in the [A] woods all night, [D] conjuring [Am] summer [A]
in
We bring you good news by [D] word of mouth, [A] good news for cattle and corn
Sure as the sun come up from the south by oak and [D] ash and thorn
[A] Sing oak and ash and [Dm] thorn, good slurs, all of [G] the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little thing [G] in oak and ash and thorn
[Am] Sing oak [D] and ash [A] and thorn, good slurs, all [G] of the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll [Am] sing of no little [G] thing in oak and ash and [D] thorn
Sing, [Am] O [A] Canachian thorn, concerns all [G] the myths of this morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing in O Canachian thorn.
[D] Sing, O Canachian thorn, concerns all the myths [Em] of this morn.
[G] Surely we'll sing of [C] no little [G] thing in O [D] Canachian thorn.
[A]
Key:
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A
D
C
Am
G
A
D
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Of [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ _ all the trees that [D] grow so fair, O'er [A] England to adore, _
[C] Greater are none beneath the sun [G] Than oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing [A] oak and ashen thorn, Good sirs, all on a [Em] midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no [Am] little [G] thing In oak and [A] ashen thorn. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You that is old in [D] churchyard mold, [A] He breedeth a mighty _ foe,
Older for shoes do wise men choose, [D] And each for [C] cups [A] also.
_ When you have killed and your bowl it is filled, And your shoes are clean outworn,
[F] _ [C] Black you must feed for all that you need [G] To oak and ashen thorn.
[A] Sing [D] oak [Am] and ashen thorn, Good sirs, [G] all on a midsummer's morn,
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing oak and ashen thorn, [Am] Good sirs, all [G] on a midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen [A] thorn.
While _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] hell she hates, [Dm] mankind [D] and waits, [Am] Till every gust be laid,
[C] To drop a limb on the head of [G] him That anyway trusts her shade.
[D]
But whether a lad [A] be sober or sad, Or mellow with ale from the horn,
[Dm] [C] He'll take no wrong when he lieth along [G] Need Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[Am] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [B] amidst [G] others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[D] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [G] amidst others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and [Am] Ash and Thorn.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Tell the priest [D] of light, [A] for he would call it a sin
But we've been [D] out in the [A] woods all night, [D] conjuring [Am] summer [A]
in
We bring you good news by [D] word of mouth, [A] good news for cattle and corn
Sure as the sun come up from the south by oak and [D] ash and thorn
_ _ _ _ [A] Sing oak and ash and [Dm] thorn, good slurs, all of [G] the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little thing [G] in oak and ash and thorn
[Am] Sing oak [D] and ash [A] and thorn, good slurs, all [G] of the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll [Am] sing of no little [G] thing in oak and ash and [D] thorn
Sing, [Am] O [A] Canachian thorn, concerns all [G] the myths of this morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing in O Canachian thorn.
[D] Sing, O Canachian thorn, concerns all the myths [Em] of this morn.
[G] Surely we'll sing of [C] no little [G] thing in O [D] Canachian thorn.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Of [C] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Am] _ [A] _ _ _ all the trees that [D] grow so fair, O'er [A] England to adore, _
[C] Greater are none beneath the sun [G] Than oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing [A] oak and ashen thorn, Good sirs, all on a [Em] midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no [Am] little [G] thing In oak and [A] ashen thorn. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ You that is old in [D] churchyard mold, [A] He breedeth a mighty _ foe,
Older for shoes do wise men choose, [D] And each for [C] cups [A] also.
_ When you have killed and your bowl it is filled, And your shoes are clean outworn,
[F] _ [C] Black you must feed for all that you need [G] To oak and ashen thorn.
[A] Sing [D] oak [Am] and ashen thorn, Good sirs, [G] all on a midsummer's morn,
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen thorn.
[D] Sing oak and ashen thorn, [Am] Good sirs, all [G] on a midsummer's morn,
[F] Surely [C] we'll sing of no little [G] thing In oak and ashen [A] thorn.
While _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] hell she hates, [Dm] mankind [D] and waits, [Am] Till every gust be laid,
[C] To drop a limb on the head of [G] him That anyway trusts her shade.
[D]
But whether a lad [A] be sober or sad, Or mellow with ale from the horn,
[Dm] [C] He'll take no wrong when he lieth along [G] Need Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[Am] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [B] amidst [G] others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and Ash and Thorn.
[D] Sing Oak and Ash and Thorn Good sirs, all [G] amidst others morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing In Oak and [Am] Ash and Thorn.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [A] Tell the priest [D] of light, [A] for he would call it a sin
But we've been [D] out in the [A] woods all night, [D] conjuring [Am] summer [A]
in
We bring you good news by [D] word of mouth, [A] good news for cattle and corn
Sure as the sun come up from the south by oak and [D] ash and thorn
_ _ _ _ [A] Sing oak and ash and [Dm] thorn, good slurs, all of [G] the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little thing [G] in oak and ash and thorn
[Am] Sing oak [D] and ash [A] and thorn, good slurs, all [G] of the midsummer's morn
[C] Surely we'll [Am] sing of no little [G] thing in oak and ash and [D] thorn
Sing, [Am] O [A] Canachian thorn, concerns all [G] the myths of this morn.
[C] Surely we'll sing of no little [G] thing in O Canachian thorn.
[D] Sing, O Canachian thorn, concerns all the myths [Em] of this morn.
[G] Surely we'll sing of [C] no little [G] thing in O [D] Canachian thorn.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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