Joan Baez – I Gave My Love A Cherry The Riddle Song (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
It is played in 6/8 time, but it's pretty much guesswork figuring out where the words go
in each measure.
Intro: E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| Verse 1: E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| I gave my love a cherry, E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| that had no stone B7 E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-1-----1-----|-------------|-1-----1-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I gave my love a chicken, B7 E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-1-----1-----|-------------|-1-----1-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| that had no bone F#m E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----2---2---|-----2-----2-|-----2---2---|-----2-----2-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-4-----4-----|-------------|-4-----4-----| A -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I told my love a story, F#m E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----2---2---|-----2-----2-|-----2---2---|-----2-----2-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-4-----4-----|-------------|-4-----4-----| A -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| that had no end E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I gave my love a baby, E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| with no crying.
Verse 2:
How can there be a cherry
That has no stone?
And how can there be a chicken
That has no bone?
How can there be a story
That has no end?
And how can there be a baby
With no crying?
Verse 3:
A cherry when it's blooming
It has no stone
A chicken when it's pipping
It has no bone
The story that I love you
It has no end
A baby when he's sleeping
Is no crying
A baby when he's sleeping
Is no crying