Judy Collins – Crow On The Cradle (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Chords

[Intro] Em Bm Em Bm (2x) [Verse 1]
    Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn

C          G          B7          Em
Now is the time for a child to be born

                                             Bm   G
He'll cry at the moon and he'll laugh at the sun

                    B7      Em
If he's a boy he'll carry a gun

         Am  C       Em      Bm  Em  Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle
[Verse 2]
Em
If it should be that our baby's a girl

C         G           B7           Em
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl

                                   Bm    G
Rings on her fingers, bells on her toes

                       B7       Em
A bomber above her wherever she goes

         Am  C       Em      Bm  Em  Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle
[Verse 3]
Em
Rock-a-bye baby, the dark and the light

C          G       B7         Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight

                                   Bm     G
Rock-a-bye baby, the white and the black

                   B7         Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back

         Am  C       Em      Bm  Em  Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle
[Verse 4]
     Em
Your mother and father they'll scrape and they'll save

C           G          B7        Em
Build you a coffin and dig you a grave

                                  Bm    G
Hush a bye little one, why do you weep?

                        B7         Em
We have a toy that will put you to sleep

         Am  C       Em      Bm  Em  Bm
Sang the crow on the cradle
[Verse 5]
Em
Bring me a gun and I'll shoot that bird dead

C                G          B7          Em
That's what your father and mother once said

                                 Bm   G
Crow on the cradle, what shall I do?
N.C. B7 Em That is the thing I'll leave up to you
         Am  C       Em      Bm  Em  Bm   Em
Sang the crow on the cradle