The Echo Mocks the Corncrake Chords by Archie Fisher, Unknown

[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] The last that I loved [G] first of all was handsome [Am] young bear
[C] Where I spent say [G] money nicked [Em] to buy the [G] band so rare
[Am] Where I [C] spent say [G] money nicked [Em] were scented [G] clover grows
And [Am] the echo mocks the [Em] corn quake
_ _ _ [Am] _ We _ _ _ loved each [C] other [F] [Em] dearly and disputes he [D] seldom [Am] had
_ [C] As constant as the [G] pendulum [Em] our hearts beat [G] ever glad
_ [Am] We sought for joy [C] and [G] found it
When [Em] he on we [G] born he rose and [Am] the echo mocks [C] the [G] corn quake
Among young [A] queen of [Am] _ _ _ _ ladies fair and pleasure
[Em] Deem strife to the [A] banks of dune
[C] He dearly pay every _ [G] cent [Em] to barbers [G] for perfume
[Am] But rural [C] joys are [G] free for [Em] our scented [G] clover grows
[Am] And the echo [C] mocks the corn [G]
quake among young queen [A] of
[Am] The _ _ _ _ corn quake is [Em] new award the bank [G] is tale [Am] of friend
The [C]
clinging owls are capped with [G] snow [Em] to top the [G] highest wind
_ [Am] But when cold winter [G] is awa [Em] and [G] summer's pierced the sky
[Am] We'll welcome [C] back [F] the [Em] corn quake the bird of wood [A] of joy
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