The Girl From The Hiring Fair Chords by Ralph Mctell

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_ _ _ [Em] _ went down to [C] the hiring [G] fair for to sell [F#m] my labour,
_ [Em] And I noticed the maid in the [C]
very next row, [F#] And hoped that she'd be [C] my neighbour.
_ [G] Imagine then, [D] oh my delight, when [Em] the father picked us [D] both.
_ [G] I spoke not a word on the car to the father, [C] _ _ But my heart [Em] beat in my throat.
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_ [Em] _ lodging was dry and [C] my master fed, [G] And I gave him [D] full measure.
But [Em] my envy grew [C] like the corn in the [Bm] field, For in his house was [C] my treasure.
[G] And I'd watch her [D] carry water, [E] Or drive cows from [C] the by [D]-road,
And [G] the heat [Em] from the sun made the corn grow strong.
_ _ And with it my desire. _ _ _ _ _
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For I'd see her in [C] my dreaming, [G] And in my dreams [D] caress. _
[E] Her eyes, her [C] lips, and her dark brown [G] hair, The curves beneath [C] her dress.
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At harvest time [D] it came at last, [E]
So heavy [C] was the [D] task,
[Bm] That the women and the [C] men worked side by _ side.
And I had her near [E]
at [Em] _ last.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] And I swung [C] harder with my side, [G] A few words between [D] us passed,
And I [Em] cursed my tongue [C]-tied youthfulness, [B] And I [D] hoped she'd [C] hear my heart.
_ [G] And all were safely [D] gathered in, [Em] We sat down [C] to rest.
[D] _ [Em] My trembling [C] fingers touched her arm,
_ And she placed them on [E] her _ _ [Em] _ breast.
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] She turned to me as [C] the sun went [G] down, And all my senses [D] dreamed.
_ [Em] And we lay there on [C] the scented [G] ground, And [Bm] the moon rose over the [C] field.
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She was [C] safely gathered in, [G] My arms went from [D] above.
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Drifted the [C] sound of the violin, [Bm] Then we hurried back to [C] the fall.
[G] And all were dancing [D] in the lantern light, [Em] And music filled [C] the air.
And [Em] out ran one of the [C] stars in the _ harvest, _ _ _ And the girl from the [Em] harvest _ _ fell.
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_ _ [Em] _ [G] And all were dancing [D] in the lantern light, [Em] And music filled [C] the air.
[Em] And out ran one of the stars [C] in the _ _ harvest, _ _ _ _ And _ the girl from the harvest [Em] _ fell.
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