E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-| D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----5--------5--------5--------5---| A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----| E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------| verse 1: Meadowlark, fly away down E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-------4--------4--------4--------4-| D|-----5--------5--------5--------5---|-----4--------4--------4--------4---| A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|---5--------5--------5--------5-----| E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------| I hold a cornucopia and a golden crown E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| G|-------4--------4--------4--------4-|-----0--------0--------0--------0---| D|-----3--------3--------3--------3---|---2--------2--------2--------2-----| A|---5--------5--------5--------5-----|-3--------3--------3--------3-------| E|-3--------3--------3--------3-------|------------------------------------| For you to wear upon your fleecy down E|-------0--------0--------0--------0-|------------------------------------| B|-----1--------1--------1--------1---|------------------------------------| G|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|-------0--------0--------0--------0-| D|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|-----2--------2--------2--------2---| A|------------------------------------|---2--------2--------2--------2-----| E|------------------------------------|-0--------0--------0--------0-------| meadow lark sing to me E|-------2-----------------2----------|------------------------------------| B|-----3----------1------3----------0-|------------------------------------| G|---2----------0------2----------0---|-------4--------4--------4--------4-| D|-0----------2------0----------2-----|-----5--------5--------5--------5---| A|----------3-----------------3-------|---5--------5--------5--------5-----| E|------------------------------------|-3--------3--------3--------3-------| verse 2: same guitar part. --BREAK: same chords + guitar part as verse, with "harmony humming" NEW SECTION: Don't believe a word that I haven't heard E|------------------------------------|-------2--------2--------2--------2/-| B|-------1--------1--------1--------1-|-----1--------1--------1--------1----| G|-----2--------2--------2--------2---|---2--------2--------2--------2------| D|---2--------2--------2--------2-----|-0--------0--------0--------0--------| A|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Little children laughing at the boys and girl E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-------3--------3-------3-------3/4-|-------------------------------------| G|-----3--------3-------3-------3-----|-------5--------5--------5---------5-| D|---5--------5-------5-------5-------|-----6--------6--------6---------6---| A|-6--------6-------6-------6---------|---6--------6--------6---------6-----| E|------------------------------------|-4--------4--------4---------4-------| The meadow lark singing to you each and every day E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----------------1-----------------0-|----------------1------------------0-| G|-------3------0---------3-------0---|-------3------0----------3-------0---| D|-----5------2---------5-------2-----|-----5------2----------5-------2-----| A|---5------3---------5-------3-------|---5------3----------5-------3-------| E|-3----------------3-----------------|-3-----------------3-----------------| The arclad on the hills and the market in the hay E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----------------1-----------------0-|----------------1------------------0-| G|-------3------0---------3-------0---|-------3------0----------3-------0---| D|-----5------2---------5-------2-----|-----5------2----------5-------2-----| A|---5------3---------5-------3-------|---5------3----------5-------3-------| E|-3----------------3-----------------|-3-----------------3-----------------| After this point, where the "oohs" come in, it is a combination of chord and chord (either sounds great) strumming, with this on the top, repeated: E|---3---3---3---3-| B|---3---3---3---3-| G|-----------------| D|-5---5---5---5---| A|-----------------| E|-----------------|
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