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The Hard Times Of Old England by Steeleye Span
The Hard Times Of Old England
Capo on 5th if you want to accompany the recording.
D A
Come all brother tradesmen that travel alone,
G A G D
O, pray come and tell me where the trade is all gone,
D G D
Long time I have travelled and cannot find none,
A D
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
G A D
In old England very hard times.
D A
Provisions you buy at the shop it is true,
G A G D
But if you've no money there's none there for you.
D G D
So what's a poor man and his family to do?
A D
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
G A D
In old England very hard times.
D A
If you go to a shop and you ask for a job
G A G A
They will answer you there with a shake and a nod.
D G D
That's enough to make a poor man to turn out and rob,
A D
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
G A D
In old England very hard times.
D A
You will see the poor tradesmen a-walking the street
G A G D
From morning till night for employment to seek.
D G D
And scarcely they have any shoes to their feet,
A D
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
G A D
In old England very hard times.
D A
Our soldiers and sailors have just come from war,
G A G D
Been fighting for King and their country this year,
D G D
Come home to be starved better have stayed where they were,
A D
And it's O, the hard times of old England,
G A D
In old England very hard times.
D A
So now to conclude and to finish my song
G A G D
Let us hope that these hard times they will not last long.
D G D
And I may soon have occasion to alter my song,
A D
And sing O, the good times of old England,
G A D
In old England jolly times.
A D
And sing O, the good times of old England,
G A D
In old England jolly times.
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