The Hiring Fair chords

[INTRO]
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[VERSE]
[Em]I went down to the [C]hiring fair [G]for to sell my [D/F#]labour
I [Em]noticed a maid in the [C]very next row, I [Bm]hoped she'd be my [C]neighbour
I[G]magine then [D/F#]my delight when the [Em]farmer picked us [C]both
Though I spoke not a word on the [D]cart to the farm
My heart beat in my [Em]throat [C]

[VERSE]
My [Em]lodging was dry and my [C]master fair, I [G]gave him full [D/F#]measure
Like [Em]corn in the field my [C]envy grew, for [Bm]in his house was my [C]treasure
I [G]watched her carry [D/F#]water, or drive [Em]cows from the [C]byre
And the heat from the sun made the [D]corn grow strong
And with it my de[Em]sire [C] [Em] [C]

[VERSE]
I [Em]see her in my [C]dreaming and [G]in my dreams ca[D/F#]ress
Her [Em]lips, her eyes, her [C]dark brown hair, the [Bm]curves beneath her [C]dress
And [G]harvest time it [D/F#]came at last, so [Em]heavy was our [C]task
That the women and the men worked [D]side by side
So I had her near at [Em]last [C] [Em] [C]

[VERSE]
[Em]I swung harder [C]with my scythe, [G]few words between us [D]passed
I [Em]cursed my tongue-tied [C]youthfulness, [Bm]hoped she'd hear my [C]heart
When [G]all was safely [D/F#]gathered in, [Em]we sat down to [C]rest
My trembling fingers [D]touched her arm
She placed them on her [Em]breast

[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE]
She [Em]turned to me as the [C]sun went down and [G]all my senses [D/F#]reeled
[Em]We lay there on the [C]scented ground 'til the [Bm]moon rose over the [C]field

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Gm7] [Eb] [Gm7] [Eb]
[Gm7] [Eb] [Gm7] [Eb]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]

[VERSE]
[Em]She was safely [C]gathered in my [G]arms when from the [D/F#]barn
[Em]Drifted the sound of a [C]violin and we [Bm]hurried to the [C]farm
[G]All were dancing in the [D/F#]lantern light and [Em]music filled the [C]air
And I thanked the stars and the [D]harvest moon
For the girl from the hiring [Em]fair

[OUTRO]
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