The Girl from the Hiring Fair Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[Em]I went down to the
[C]hiring fair [G]for to sell my la[D]bour,
And I [Em]no ticed a maid in[C] the very next row
and I [Bm]hoped she'd be my [C]neighbour.
Ima[G]gine then [D]my delight [Bm]when
[Em]the farmer picked [C]us both.
[D]I s[Bm]poke not a wor[Em]d in the car[C]t to the farm,
but my heart beat [Em]in my [C]throat.

[Verse 2]
My [Em]lodging was dry and my mas[C]ter fair
and [G]I gave him full meas[D]ure,
But my [Em]envy grew like [C]the corn in the field
for [Bm]in his house was my [C]treasure,
And I'd [G]watch her carry wa[D]ter,
or [Em]drive cows from [C]the byre,
[D]And [Bm]the heat from the [G]sun made the [C]corn grow
[Em]strong [C]and with it my desir[Em]e.
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[Verse 3]
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[Em]Well I'd see her in my [C]dreaming
and [G]in my dreams [D]caress
Her [Em]eyes, her lips [C]and her dark brown hair,
the [G]curves be[Bm]neath her [C]dress.
But [G]harvest time it came [D]at last,
so [Em]heavy was [C]the task
[D]That the wo[Bm]men and the men worked [C]side by side
and I had her near at [Em]last,

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
And [Em]I swung harder [C]with my scythe,
few [G]words between us [D]passed,
And [Em]I cursed my tongue-tied youthfulness [C]youthfulness
[Bm]and I hoped that she'd hear my [C]heart.
When [G]all was safely [D]gathered
in and [Em]we sat down [C]to rest
[D]My tre[Em]mbling fingers tou[C]ched her arm,
and she placed them on her [Em]breast.

[Verse 5]
[C]And then she [Em]turned to me [C]as the sun
went down and [G]all my senses [D]reeled,
As [Em]we lay there on the scen[C]ted ground and the [Bm]moon
rose over the [C]field.

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 6]
[Em]She was safely g[C]athered in m[G]y arms
when from [D]the barn
[Em]Drifted the sound of a [C]violin and we
[Bm]hurried back to [C]the farm,
[G]And all were dancing in the [D]lantern
light and [Em]music filled the [C]air,
[D]And I [Em]thanked my stars for the [C]harvest moon
and the girl from the hir[Em]ing fair.
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[Verse 7]
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Oh [G]all were dancing in the [D]lantern
light and [Em]music filled the [C]air,
And [Em]I thanked my stars for the [C]harvest moon and
the girl from the hiring [Em]fair.

[Outro 1]
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