The Seasons chords

[INTRO]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
Come [C]all you lads and [Em]lasses, [Am]all you give at[F]tention
To [Dm]these few [Am]lines I'm a[F]bout to [G]write [Am]here [G]
'Tis [C]of the four [Em]seasons of the [Am]year that I shall [F]mention
[Dm]Beauty of [Em]all things [G/B]doth[G] ap[C]pear

[VERSE]
And [F]now you are [G]young and all [F]in your pros[G]perity
Come [Am]cheer up your [F]hearts and re[C]vive like [G/B]the [Am]spring [C] [G]
[C]Join off in [Em]pairs like the [Am]birds in Febru[F]ary
St. [Dm]Valentine's [Em]Day it [G]forth do [C]bring

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
Then [C]cometh [Em]spring, which [Am]all the land doth [F]nourish
The [Dm]fields are be[Am]ginning to be [F]decked [G]with [Am]green [G]
The [C]trees put forth their [Em]buds and the [Am]blossoms they do [F]flourish
The [Dm]tender blades of [Em]corn on the [G/B]earth [G]could be [C]seen

[VERSE]
Don't you [F]see the little [G]lambs by the [F]dams a-[G]playing?
The [Am]cuckoo is [F]singing [C]in the [G/B]shady [Am]grove [C] [G] [C]
The flowers they are [Em]springing, the [Am]maids they go a-[F]Maying
In [Dm]love, all [Em]hearts seem [G]now to [C]move

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
Then [C]cometh [Em]autumn, with the [Am]sun so hot and [F]piercing
The [Dm]sportsman goes [Am]forth with his [F]dog [G]and his [Am]gun [G]
To [C]fetch down the [Em]woodcock, the [Am]partridge and the [F]pheasant
For [Dm]health and for [Em]profit, as [G/B]well [G]as for [C]fun

[VERSE]
Be[F]hold, with [G]loaded apple trees the [F]farmer is be[G]friended
They will [Am]full up his [F]casks that have [C]long [G/B]laid [Am]dry [C] [G]
All [C]nature seems so [Em]weary now, her [Am]task is nearly [F]ended
And [Dm]more of the [Em]seasons will [G]come by and [C]by

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]

[VERSE]
When [C]night comes on, with [Em]song and tale, we [Am]pass the wintry [F]hours
By [Dm]keeping up a [Am]cheerful heart, we [F]hope for [G]better [Am]days [G]
We [C]tend the cattle, [Em]sow the seed, give [Am]work unto the [F]ploughers
With [Dm]patience wait 'til [Em]winter yields, be[G/B]fore the [G]sun's fair [C]rays

[VERSE]
And [F]so the world goes '[G]round and 'round, [F]every time and [G]season
[Am]Pleasure and [F]profit crowns the [C]passage [G/B]of the [Am]year [C] [G]
And [C]so through every [Em]time of life, to [Am]him who acts with [F]reason
The [Dm]beauty of [Em]all things [G]doth ap[C]pear

[OUTRO]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]
[C] [F] [G] [C] [Em] [F] [G]