Among The Oak And Ash - Album (2009)


1.  Hiram Hubbard
2.  Peggy-O                             tabbed by I_came_to_rock
3.  Angel Gabriel                       tabbed by eldi13
4.  Shady Grove
5.  The Water Is Wide
6.  The Housewife's Lament
7.  Pretty Saro
8.  All The Pretty Little Horses
9.  Come All You Young And Tender Ladies
10. Joseph Hillström 1879-1915
11. Look Down That Lonesome Road
12. High, Low And Wide
13. Bigmouth Strikes Again



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Track 1 - Hiram Hubbard



[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
                                       G            D
Come all you friends and neighbours, a story I will tell
                                       G            D
Come all you friends and neighbours, a story I will tell
                                 G               D
Concerning Hiram Hubbard and the way in which he fell


[Verse 2]
                                         G             D
While travelling through this country in sorrow and distress
                                         G             D
While travelling through this country in sorrow and distress
                                 G                  D
The sheriff caught up to him and placed him under arrest 


[Verse 3]
                                              G       D
Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
                                              G       D
Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
                                           G      D
He was not in this country, he was sixteen miles away


[Verse 4]
                                           G      D
They lead him up the holler, they lead him up the hill
                                           G      D
They lead him up the holler, they lead him up the hill
                                        G         D
To a place of execution where he sat to write his will


[Verse 5]
                                                G    D
They wound the cords around him, they bound him to a tree
                                                G    D
They wound the cords around him, they bound him to a tree
                                            G     D
Nine shots ran through him and he died most bitterly


[Verse 6]
                                              G       D
Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
                                              G       D
Hiram Hubbard was not guilty, I heard a great man, he said
                                           G      D
He was not in this country, he was sixteen miles away



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Track 2 - Peggy-O



Capo 5
Tuning Standard


(C)         (F)    (C)      (F)
As we rowed out To Fenarrio,
(Am)        (G)    (F)(x2)
As we rowed out To Fenarrio,
(Am)                (G)         (F)(x2)
Our captain fell in love,With a lady like a dove
(C)                 (Fx2*)(C)      (F)        
And he called her by name,Peggy-o

Won't you come with me Pretty Peggy-o?
Won't you come with me Pretty Peggy-o?
If you come with me, We'll cross the great, blue sea
Won't you marry me Pretty Peggy-o?

I cannot marry you, oh sailor, no
I cannot marry you, oh sailor, no
I cannot marry you, And cross the ocean blue
I cannot marry you, oh sailor, no

What would your mother say, Peggy-o?
What would your mother say, Pretty Peggy-o?
What would your mother say,If I told her you could stay?
What would your mother say, Peggy-o?


E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----|
D|-------------------------------------|  x4
G|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


For this gilded dove, Peggy-o,
And for this gilded dove, Pretty Peggy-o,
And for this gilded dove,
Our captain died for love


*(first verse through F x2, future verses x1)


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Track 3 - Angel Gabriel




Among the Oak and Ash - Angel Gabriel
Capo on 7, standard tuning

Intro: (And plucking pattern)

    Dm          C              Dm          C
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------1-----------0-----|--------1-----------0-----|
G|-----------2-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
D|-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
A|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
                                                 Oh my soul...

(plucking)
C      Dm        C        Dm           C
Oh my soul, my soul, I'm bound for to rest

(plucking)
  Dm                  C    Dm
In the arms of the angel Gabriel
C          Dm          C        Dm
And I'll climb up the hill and look to the west
C       Dm           C           Dm
I'm crossing over Jordan to the land
F                           C
And I'll sit me down in my old arm chair
  Dm      C            F
People, I will not be tired
             Dm        C    Dm               C
And though Satan may speak, I will take my ease
   Dm            C      Dm
As I warm myself up by the fire


(Chorus:)
           F              C
And I'll shout and I'll dance
          Dm   C  Dm            C
And I'll rise up early in the morning
Dm       C      Dm             C
I will rise and rub my sleepy eyes
Dm                  C             Dm
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn


    Dm          C              Dm          C
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------1-----------0-----|--------1-----------0-----|
G|-----------2-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
D|-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|
A|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
E|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|
                                                 Oh my soul...

C     Dm        C        Dm           C
Oh my soul, my soul, I'm bound for to rest
Dm               C           Dm
I'll rest just as sure as I am born
C          Dm           C        Dm
And I'll sing like a blackbird sittin' in its nest
Dm                  C             Dm
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn
F                           C
And I'll throw my clothes upon the shore
   Dm      C F
New garments I will have to wear
          Dm        C    Dm               C
And I'll have new shoes and never get the blues
      Dm          C       Dm
The angels will come and curl my hair


(Chorus:)
           F              C
And I'll shout and I'll dance
          Dm   C  Dm            C
And I'll rise up early in the morning
Dm       C      Dm             C
I will rise and rub my sleepy eyes
Dm                  C             Dm
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn


    Dm          C              Dm          C
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|--|
B|--------1-----------0-----|--------1-----------0-----|--|
G|-----------2-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|--|
D|-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------|--|
A|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|--|
E|--------------3-----------|--------------3-----------|--|
                                                        I (<-- sing on downbeat)

(plucking)
Dm        C             Dm              C
I won't weep when it's time for me to leave

(plucking)
          Dm        C       Dm
I'll pack up my bandbox and go

(plucking)
C    Dm       C              Dm
Goodbye old friends, there isn't time to grieve

(plucking)
C     Dm           C         Dm
I'm moving up to glory very slow
Dm        F                  C
And I'll eat my meals three times a day
    Dm         C     F
You bet your life: I will not be late
          Dm           C       Dm              C
And I'll have lots of fun when all you people come
             Dm               C        Dm
'Cause I'm gonna take the tickets at the gate


(Chorus:)
           C  (One strum)
And I'll shout and I'll dance
G(pick-up) Dm   C  Dm            C
And I'll rise up early in the morning
Dm       C      Dm             C
I will rise and rub my sleepy eyes
Dm                  C             Dm      C
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn
Dm                  C             Dm      C
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn

(Single strums:)
Dm                  C             Dm
When Gabriel comes blowing on his horn


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Track 4 - Shady Grove




[Intro]
Dm    C  Dm    C  Dm

[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I know
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
                        Dm
I'm bound for the Shady Grove


[Verse 1]
               C
I wish I had a piece of thread
   Dm
As fine as I could sew
    F                C
I'd sew my true love to my side
                      Dm
And down the road I'd go


[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I know
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
                        Dm
I'm bound for the Shady Grove


[Verse 2]
                   C
Cheeks as red as a blooming rose
Dm
Eyes of the deepest brown
    F                 C
You are the true love of my life
                       Dm
Stay till the sun goes down


[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I say
    F            C
Oh, Shady Grove, my little love
      Dm           C         Dm
Don't wait for the Judgement Day


[Instrumental]
Dm  C  Dm   C    Dm


[Verse 3]
             C
Wish I had a banjo string
Dm
Made of golden twine
F               C
Every tune that I would play
                       Dm
I'd wish that girl was mine


[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I know
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
                        Dm
I'm bound for the Shady Grove


[Verse 4]
               C
And if I had a watch of gold
Dm
On a silver chain
    F                C
I'd count the hours 'til the day
                 Dm
I'd see my love again


[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I know
F            C
Shady Grove, my little love
                        Dm
I'm bound for the Shady Grove


[Chorus]
             C
Shady Grove, my little love
Dm
Shady Grove, I say
    F            C
Oh, Shady Grove, my little love
      Dm           C         Dm
Don't wait for the Judgement Day



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Track 5 - The Water Is Wide


CAPO: 2nd Fret


## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ##



[Intro]
C    F  C       F  C    F  C    F  C

[Chorus]
    F        C    F              C   
The water is wide, I can't cross over
       ~    Am  Dm          G 
And neither have I wings to fly
          Em  F               C    F
Give me a boat that can carry two
               C   F   G        C
And both shall row, my love and I


[Verse 1]
      F    C   F                  C   
There is a ship and she sails the sea
         ~   Am   Dm           G 
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
           Em  F                C    F
But not so deep as the love I'm in
           C  F  G       C
I know not how I sink or swim


[Chorus]
    F        C    F              C   
The water is wide, I can't cross over
       ~    Am  Dm          G 
And neither have I wings to fly
          Em  F               C    F
Give me a boat that can carry two
               C   F   G        C
And both shall row, my love and I


[Verse 2]
   F       C       F            C   
My love is handsome and love is fine
   ~ Am   Dm               G 
As a jewel when first it's new
               Em F          C     F
And love grows old and waxes cold
           C  F     G      C
And fades away like summer dew


[Chorus]
    F        C    F              C   
The water is wide, I can't cross over
       ~    Am  Dm          G 
And neither have I wings to fly
          Em  F               C    F
Give me a boat that can carry two
               C   F   G        Am   F
And both shall row, my love and I
               C   F   G        C
And both shall row, my love and I


[Outro]     (fade to end)
C    F  C

    F        C      F            C   
The water is wide,   oh, oh, oh, oh

I can't cross over
  F           C       F  C    F  C    F  C
I can't cross over



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Track 6 - The Housewife's Lament




[Intro]
G    C  G    D  G    C  G    D

[Verse 1]
     G                        C            G
Last night in my dreams I was stationed forever
     Em                     D            G
On a far little rock in the midst of the sea
                            C           G
My one chance at life was a ceaseless endeavour
   Em                          D          G
To sweep off the waves as they swept over me


[Chorus]
                       C       G
Oh, life is a toil and love is trouble
                     D           G
Beauty will fade and riches will flee
                          C           G
Pleasures may dwindle and prices they double
                  D              G    C  G    D
And nothing is as nothing should be


[Verse 2]
        G                          C           G
There's too much of worriment that goes to the bonnet
        Em                       D           G
There's too much of ironing that goes to the shirt
                                  C              G
There's nothing that pays for the time you waste on it
        Em                         D           G
There's nothing that lasts but the trouble and dirt


[Chorus]
                       C       G
Oh, life is a toil and love is trouble
                     D           G
Beauty will fade and riches will flee
                          C           G
Pleasures may dwindle and prices they double
                  D              G    C  G    D
And nothing is as nothing should be


[Instrumental]
G    C  G  Em    D  G    C  G  Em    D  G


[Bridge]
   Em                           D
In March it's the mud, it's the slush in December
    C                     A7          D
The midsummer breezes are loaded with dust
   G                         D        
In fall the leaves litter, a muddy September
    Em                     D            G
The wallpaper rots and the candlesticks rust


[Chorus]
         N.C.
Oh, life is a toil and love is trouble
     
Beauty will fade and riches will flee
G                         C           G
Pleasures may dwindle and prices they double
                  D              G 
And nothing is as nothing should be


[Chorus]
                       C       G
Oh, life is a toil and love is trouble
                     D           G
Beauty will fade and riches will flee
                          C           G
Pleasures may dwindle and prices they double
                  D              G
And nothing is as nothing should be
              D              G
Nothing is as nothing should be



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Track 7 - Pretty Saro


## NOTE: This song is sung a Capella, there are no chords to this version ##



[Verse 1]
 Down in some lone valley, in some lone place
 Where the wild birds eschew us all and notes to increase
 Farewell pretty Saro, I'll bid you adieu
 And think of you often wherever I go


[Verse 2]
Your parents don't like me, so I understand
They want a freeholder who has him some land
I cannot maintain you with silver and gold
Nor buy you the fine things a big house can hold


[Verse 3]
 If I were a merchant or could write a fine hand
 I'd write you a letter that you'd understand
 I'll follow this river wherever it flows
 And think of you often wherever I go
 And think of pretty Saro wherever I go



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Track 8 - All The Pretty Little Horses



CAPO: 2nd Fret



[Verse 1]
Am          G
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry
F                      Am
Go to sleep you little baby
                G
When you awake, you shall have
F                     Am
All the pretty little horses


[Chorus]
C                F
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys
  C            G         F
A coach and six little horses


[Verse 2]
Am               G
Way down yonder, in the meadow
  F             Am
A poor boy is crying
                   G
Dry you eyes, it's no surprise
    F               Am
You can't save the dying


[Chorus]
C                F
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses
C               F
Roans and duns, chestnut ones
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses


[Instrumental]
Am    G  F    Am      G    C  F


[Bridge]
            C                    G
Look at you now, you've had your day
                 F
No room in this world to hide away
                 Am                  G
From me, turn to me, I'm calling you home
            F
Remember my love, you're never alone


[Chorus]
C                F
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses
C               F
Roans and duns, chestnut ones
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses
C       G             F
All the pretty little horses



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Track 9 - Come All You Young And Tender Ladies



[Verse 1]
             G                C
Come all you young and tender ladies
                            G
Take warning how you court young men
                                  C
They're like a star on a summer's morning
                G
They'll first appear and then they're gone


[Verse 2]
                        C
If I'd a known before I courted
                           G
That love was such a cruel thing
                                     C
I'd have locked my heart in a box of golden
                G                C
And fastened it up with a silver chain



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Track 10 - Joseph Hillström 1879-1915



[Intro]
F   G   F   G

[Verse 1]
                                    C         G
You came from New York harbour, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                                 D
The skyline's crooked smile, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
G                            C         G
Warned you as a welcome, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
               D             C          G
You never ever could and you never ever will


[Verse 2]
                                   C         G
You found jobs here and there, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                             D
And it wasn't easy work, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
        G                               C         G
But you can't break a man's dreams, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
               D             C          G
You never ever could and you never ever will


[Chorus]
         Dm           G
Struggle on, struggle on
         Dm           G
Struggle on, struggle on


[Verse 3]
                               C         G
You rode the rails awhile, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                               D
And you got to California, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
      G                                      C         G
Where bosses tried to hide their crimes, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                D              C          G
They never ever could and they never ever will


[Verse 4]
                                     C         G
Joined the workers of the world, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                                         D
Sang your songs while picking limes, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                G                             C         G
It's where they tried to bust the Unions, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                    D              C          G
But they never ever could and they never ever will


[Chorus]
         Dm           G
Struggle on, struggle on
         Dm           G
Struggle on, struggle on


[Verse 5]
                          C         G
Salt Lake City, Utah, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                                    D
They charged you with a murder, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
          G                               C         G
Said, the evidence proved their case, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
              D            C          G
It never ever could and it never ever will


[Verse 6]
                                     C         G
Judge and jury found you guilty, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
                                      D
Said, a death-walk waits for you, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
        G                            C         G
But the State couldn't kill you, Joe Hill, Joe Hill
              D            C          G
It never ever could and it never ever will
              D            C          G
It never ever could and it never ever will


[Outro]    (fade to end)
G



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Track 11 - Look Down That Lonesome Road



[Intro]
D   G/D   D   G/D  (4x)  D

[Verse 1]
     G/D                D        G/D
Look up, look down that lonesome road
    D                G/D      D       G/D
Lay down your little head and cry, my love
D                G/D      D 
Hang your little head and cry


[Interlude]
D   G/D   D   G/D  (4x)  D


[Verse 2]
    G/D             D    G/D
The darkest night I ever saw
        D     G/D     D        G/D
Was the day I left my home, my love
    D     G/D     D 
The day I left my home


[Interlude]
D   G/D   D   G/D  (4x)  D


[Verse 3]
       G/D                  D         G/D
Love's few, estranged, must part some day
    D       G/D   D       G/D
And why not do it now, my love
D       G/D   D
Why not do it now


[Interlude]
D   G/D   D   G/D  (4x)  D


[Outro]
   G/D             D       G/D
Oh why, oh why, oh why, my love
D       G/D   D 
Why not do it now



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Track 12 - High, Low And Wide


CAPO: 2nd Fret



[Verse 1]
C
I am but a shadow
F
Cast upon the road
    C
And we are all but strangers
F                     G
Bearing a heavy load


[Verse 2]
    C
And all these worldly things
   F
We won't need anymore
       C
You'll only take your place
F                       G
Standing on that shore


[Chorus]
Dm7           F
High, low and wide
       C                 G
That's just how big this ocean gets
Dm7               F
Stronger than the tide
       C                  G
That's just how hard this journey is
F                       C
You've got to cross it alone
F                       C
You've got to cross it alone
F                       G
You've got to cross it alone
N.C.          C
To get back home


[Verse 3]

The efforts of the sun 
    F
Are wasted on the rain
        C
There's nothing in this world
   F                    G
To take away your pain


[Chorus]
Dm7           F
High, low and wide
       C                 G
That's just how big this ocean gets
Dm7               F
Stronger than the tide
       C                  G
That's just how hard this journey is
F                       C
You've got to cross it alone
F                       C
You've got to cross it alone
F                       G
You've got to cross it alone
N.C.          Dm7
To get back home


{Instrumental]
Dm7   F   C   G   Dm7   F   C   G


[Bridge]
F                C
If you cross it alone
F                   C
Free then you shall be
         Am                D
From the troubles that you know
               F       N.C.         C
Oh, we're just sailing to get back home


[Outro]    (repeat 14x and fade to end)
F                       C
You've got to cross it alone



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Track 13 - Bigmouth Strikes Again


CAPO: 4th Fret



[Intro]
Am  

[Verse 1]
      Am         C         Dm 
Ohoh, sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
Am   F      G
When I said I'd like to 
                  C       Dm  Am F G
Smash every tooth in your head 



[Verse 2]
Am         C          Dm
Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking
Am   F      G 
When I said by rights you 
          C                  Dm  
Should be bludgeoned in your bed 

   
[Verse 3]
     F     G                Am
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
C     Dm               Am      F G 
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt 
       Am                       C
As the flames rose to her Roman nose
        Dm      Am          F  G 
And her hearing-aid started to melt 


[Chorus]
Am        C  Dm  Am        F  G
Bigmouth, la ... bigmouth, la ... 
         Am
Bigmouth strikes again
                C                Dm
And I've got no right to take my place 
         Am         F G
With the Human race 


[Verse 4]
     F     G                Am
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt
C     Dm               Am      F G 
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt 
       Am                         C
As the flames rose to her roman nose
        Dm          Am      F  G 
And her Hearing Aid started to melt 


[Chorus]
Am        C  Dm  Am        F  G
Bigmouth, la ... bigmouth, la ... 
         Am
Bigmouth strikes again
                C                Dm
And I've got no right to take my place
         Am         F G
With the Human race 



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