Tom Paxton – Six Men Riding (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
E              B7       E
[tab]A      E            B7
Horses wet with foam.

E                   B7       E
Through the forest, down the hill,

A      B7        E
Riding for their homes.

A      E         B7      E
Riding for their homes tonight,

A      B7        E
Riding for their homes.
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."

 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
[Verse 2]
E              B7       E
Six men lately from the war,

A       E         B7
Six men fought so bravely.

E              B7    E
Six men coming home again,

A     E         B7  E
Six remain from eighty.

A       E      B7     E
Six men out of eighty lived,

A       E      B7  E
Six men out of eighty.
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."

 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
[Verse 3]
E               B7       E
Six men home to plow the fields,

A      E         B7
Six to plant the corn.

E                    B7       E
Six pretty ladies to weep for joy,

    A       B7      E
And seventy-four to mourn.

A       E       B7        E
Seventy-four to mourn and weep,

A       B7      E
Seventy-four to mourn.
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."

 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,

 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."