Henry My Son Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]
[C][F][G][D][G]
[G]
[Am][A][D][G][F#][G]
[D][F#]
[G][Bb]
[G][D]
[Em][D][Em][G]
[D][G][D]
[A]Whe[Eb]re have you been all the

[Verse 1]
[B]day,
Henry [F#]my son?
[Eb]Where have you been all [B]the day,
[F#]My[G][Em][F#]
[Em][D][Eb]
[D][Eb][Bb]
[Bm][Em][D][Em][G][D]
[F#]curr[D]ant bun?
In the woods, dear mother
In the woods, dear mother
Mother be quick I got to be sick and
Lay me down to die.

[Verse 2]
What did you [Em]do in the woods all [D]day,
Henry my boy?
[G]What did you do in the wood[D]s all day,
My saveloy?
Ate, [Eb]dear mother. [D]Ate, dear mother.
Mother be quick I got to
be sick and
Lay me down to die.
What [Em]did you eat

[Verse 3]
in the woods all day,
[D]Henry my son?
What did you eat in the woods all day
[A]My [D]pretty one?
[F#]Eels, [D]dear mother. [Eb]Eels, dear moth[D]er.
Mother be quick I got to be sick
and
Lay me down to die.
What [Em]color were

[Verse 4]
[D]those eels, Henry
My boy?
What color were those eels,
my pride and joy
[G]Green [D]and yeller. Green and
yeller.
Mother be quick I got to be sick and

[Verse 5]
Lay me down to die.
[D]Those eels were snakes, Henry
my son.
Those eels were snakes, my
pretty one.
Urgh, dear mother. Urgh, dear mother.
[G]
[D][D]
[G]
Mother be quick I got to
be sick and
Lay me down to die.