Steeleye Span – The Prickly Bush (Guitar)

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[Intro] N.C. Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore N.C. And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush
N.C.                          G  F  C   F
I'll never get in it any more
[Verse]
G
Hangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile

                 F       C                 F
I think I see my father, over yonder stile

G
Father did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee

                             F
For to save my body from the cold, clay ground

       C                           F
And my neck from the gallows tree?
[Verse]
   G
Oh no, I didn't bring you gold

G
Nor have I brought any fee

                   F
But I have come to see you hung

 C                    F
Upon the gallows tree
[Instrumental] G F C F [Verse]
G
Hangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile

                 F        C                 F
I think I see my brother, over yonder stile

    G
Oh, brother did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee

                             F
For to save my body from the cold, clay ground

       C                           F
And my neck from the gallows tree?
[Verse]
   G
Oh no, I didn't bring you gold

G
Nor have I brought any fee

                   F
But I have come to see you hung

 C
Upon the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore

D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  F
I'll never get in it anymore
[Instrumental] G F C F [Verse]
G
Hangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile

                 F              C                 F
I think I see my sister coming, over yonder stile

G
Sister did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee

                             F
For to save my body from the cold, clay ground

       C                           F
And my neck from the gallows tree?
[Verse]
   G
Oh no, I didn't bring you gold

G
Nor have I brought any fee

                   F
But I have come to see you hung

 C
Upon the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore

D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  F
I'll never get in it anymore
[Instrumental] G F C F [Verse]
G
Hangman, oh hangman, hold your rope awhile

                 F      C                 F
I think I see my lover, over yonder stile

G
Lover did you bring me gold or have you brought any fee

                             F
For to save my body from the cold, clay ground

       C                           F
And my neck from the gallows tree?
[Verse]
   G
Oh yes, I have brought you gold

G
Yes, I've brought your fee

                     F
And I've not come to see you hung

 C
Upon the gallows tree
[Chorus]
D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore

D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore
[Chorus]
D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore

D               G        C                    G  D
Oh, the prickly bush, it pricks my heart full sore..

       G        D          Em      C
And if ever I'm out of the prickly bush

     D                  G
I'll never get in it anymore