The Crow On The Cradle chords by Mary Black

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Am   D Em

Verse:
Em
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn
C     G     D      Em
Now is the time for a child to be born
                        Bm7
You'll laugh at the moon and you'll cry for the sun
  C     G     D    Em
And if it's a boy, he'll carry a gun
  Am     D    Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

Verse:
Em
And if it should be that this baby's a girl
C     G      D      Em
Never you mind if her hair doesn't curl
                      Bm7
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes
 C    G      D    Em
A shadow above her wherever she goes
  Am     D    Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

Verse:
Em
The crow on the cradle, the black on the white
C     G    D     Em
Somebody's baby is born for a fight
                     Bm7
The crow on the cradle, the white on the black
C     G    D     Em
Somebody's baby is not coming back
  Am     D    Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle

Verse:
Em
Bring me my gun and I'll shoot that bird dead
C        G     D        Em
That's what your mother and father once said
                 Bm7
A crow on the cradle, what can we do?
C      G      D      Em
This is the thing I must leave up to you
  Am     D    Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle
  Am     D    Em
Sang the crow___ on the cradle