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Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn by Lee Harvey Osmond
Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 5th fret
(For Verses 1 and 2, single strum for each chord, start the strumming pattern at the
break and continue until the Verse 6 which goes back to single strum for each chord)
[Verse 1]
Em7 C
Tell you a little story and it won't take long,
D Em7
'Bout a lazy farmer who wouldn't hoe his corn.
Em7 C
The reason why I never could tell,
D Em7
That young man was always well.
{Verse 2]
Em7 C
He planted his corn in the month of June.
D Em7
By July it was up to his eyes.
Em7 C
Come September there came a big frost.
D Em7
And all the young man's corn was lost.
Em7
[Break]
Em7 C D Em7
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G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse 3]
Em7 C
His courtship had just begun.
D Em7
Said: "Young man, have you hoed some corn?"
Em7 C
"Well I tried and I tried, and I tried in vain.
D Em7
"But I don't believe I raised one grain."
[Break]
Em7 C D Em7
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B|-3-/-5-5-5-5-5-\-3-0-|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Verse 4]
Em7 C
He went down town to his neighbour's door.
D Em7
Where he had often been before.
Em7 C
Sayin': "Pretty little miss, will you marry me?"
D Em7
"Little miss what do you say?"
[Verse 5]
Em7 C
"Why do you come for me to wed?
D Em7
"You, can't even make your own corn grain.
Em7 C
"Single I am, and will remain.
D Em7
"A lazy man, I won't maintain."
[Verse 6]
Em7 C
He turned his back and walked away.
D Em7
Saying: "Little miss, you'll rue the day.
Em7 C
"You'll rue the day that you were born.
D Em7
"For givin' me the devil 'cos I wouldn't hoe corn."
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