The Crow on the Cradle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][F][C][G][Am]
[F][C][G][Am][Dm][Am]

[Verse 1]
The sheep's in the [Am]meadow,
the cow's in the corn
[F]Now is [C]the time for [G]a child to [Am]be born
He'll laugh at the moon
and he'll cry for the [Em]sun
And [F]if it's a [C]boy, he'll [G]carry a [Am]gun
Sang the [Dm]crow, on the [Am]crow
And if it should be a piss, baby's a girl
Nev[F]er [C]you mind if [G]her hair doesn't curl
[Am]With rings on her fingers
and bells on her [Em]toes
And [F]a bumble above [C]her
[G]wherever she [Am]goes
Sang the [Dm]crow on the [Am]crane

[Interlude 1]
[Am][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G][Am][Dm]
[Am]

[Verse 2]
The [Am]crow on the cradle,
the black and the white
[F]Somebody's bab[C]y is[G]
born for [Am]a fight
The crow on the cradle,
the white and the [Em]black
[F]Somebody's bab[C]y is not[G] coming bac[Am]k
St.
[Dm]Luca on the [Am]cradle[F][C][G][Am]
[F][C][G][Am][Dm]
[Am]
Your mother and father,
they'll sweat and they'll save
To [F]build you a [C]coffin an[G]d dig you a grave
[Am]Usher by little one, never you weep[Em]
For [F]we've got [C]a toy that [G]can
put you to [Am]sleep
Sang the [Dm]crow on the [Am]cradle

[Interlude 2]
[Am][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G][Am][Dm]
[Am]

[Verse 3]
Bring [Am]me my gun and I'll shoot
that bullet dead
[F]That's what your [C]mother
and [G]father once [Am]said
The crow on the cradle, what can we [Em]do?
[F]This is a [C]thing that I'll [G]leave up to you,
[Am]sang the crow [Dm]on the cradl[Am]e.
[Em]Ah, this[F] is a [C]thing that I'll [G]leave up to you,
[Am]Sang the cruel[Dm] on the crad[Am]le
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