The Crow On The Cradle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]The sheep's in the meado[Em]w,
the [Am]cow's in the [G]corn
[Am]Now [C]is t[F]he time fo[Am]r
[Em]a child to be [Am]born[Dm]
[F]You'll [Dm]laugh[Am] at the moon[Em],
you'll [Am]cry for the sun
[C]And [F]if it's a [Am]boy, he'll [Em]carry a [Am]gun
[Em]Signed [G]the Crow of[Em]
[G]Cla[Am]yton[Dm]
[G]An d [Am]if it should be,
this baby's a girl
[C]Nev[F] er you mi[Am]nd if her
[Em]hair doesn't [Am]curl
With rings on her fingers
and bells on her toes
[F#dim]A shadow [G]above h[Am]er
[E]wherever she [Am]goes
Sang the [G]Crow [Em]on the C[Am]radle
The Crow on the Cradle,
the Black on the White
[F]Somebody's [Am]baby
is [Em]born [C]for a [Am]fight
The crow on the cradle,
the [F#dim]white on the black,
[F]somebody's [Am]baby is [Esus4]not
com[E]ing [Am]back.
Sang [G]the crow [Em]on the c[Am]radle.[C][F]
[Bbm]Bring me my gun,
I'll shoot that bird dead,
[F#]That's what your mother
and [F]father [Fm]once said[Bbm].
The crow on the cradle,
what can we [Gdim]do?
This [F#]is the th[Bbm]ing I must leave up to you
[G#]Sang the crow [Fm]on[C#]
[Fm]the crad[Bbm]le[G#]
[Fm]Sandcrawl on the [Bbm]cradle

[Outro 1]
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