Ralph McTell - Girl From The Hiring Fair Chords

[Opening]
[Em]I went down to the [C]hiring fair, [G]for to sell my [D]labor,
and I [Em]noticed a maid in the [C]very next row
and [Bm]hoped that she’d be my [C]neighbor.
Im[G]agine then oh [D]my delight when the [Em]farmer picked us [C]both. [D]
I [G]spoke not a word in the [C]cart to the [Em]farm
but my heart [D]beat in my [Em]throat. [C]

[verse 2]
My [Em]lodging was dry and my [C]master fair and [G]I gave him full [D]measure,
But my [Em]envy grew like the [C]corn in the field
for [Bm]in his house was my [C]treasure.
And I’d [G]watch her carry [D]water or [Em]drive cows from the [C]byre, [D]
And the [G]heat from the sun made the [C]corn grow [Em]strong
and with it [D]my de[Em]sire [C] [Em] [C]

[verse 3]
I’d [Em]see her in my [C]dreaming and [G]in my dreams ca[D]ress.
Her [Em]eyes her lips and her [C]dark brown hair,
the [Bm]curves beneath her [C]dress.
When [G]harvest time it [D]came at last so [Em]heavy was the [C]task [D]
That the [G]women and the men worked [C]side by [Em]side
and I had her [D]near at [Em]last.

[verse 4]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C]
So [Em]I swung harder [C]with my scythe few [G]words between us [D]passed,
And I [Em]cursed my tongue tied [C]youthfulness
and I [Bm]hoped that she’d hear my [C]heart.
When [G]all was safely [D]gathered in and [Em]we sat down to [C]rest [D]
My [G]trembling fingers [C]touched her [Em]arm
And she placed them [D]on her [Em]breast. [C]

[verse 5]
And she [Em]turned to me as the [C]sun went down
and [G]all my senses [D]reeled,
As [Em]we lay there on the [C]scented ground
And the [Bm]moon rose over the [C]field.

[verse 6]
[G] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G] [Em] [D] [Em]
[Em]She was safely [C]gathered in my [G]arms when from the [D]barn
[Em]Drifted the sound of the [C]violin
and we [Bm]hurried back to the [C]farm.
And [G]all were dancing in the [D]lantern light and [Em]music filled the [C]air [D]
And I [G]thanked my stars for the [C]harvest [Em]moon
And the girl from the [D]hiring [Em]fair. [C] [Em] [C]

[Closing]
And [G]all were dancing in the [D]lantern light and [Em]music filled the [C]air, [D]
And I [G]thanked my stars for the [C]harvest [Em]moon,
And the girl from the [D]hiring [Em]fair.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em] [C] [Em]