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(C)Come
stroll for a while through my memory (F)and I'll (C)tell you of times long (G)ago (G7)
When
we (C)walked to school Summer and Winter,(F) bare(C)foot through the (G)fields we would (C)go (?)
I
re(C)member our little thatched (F)cottage (Am)and the (C)half-door led into the (G)hall (G7)
The
(C)crane o'er the fire in the kitchen (F)and the (C)grandfather (G)clock on the (C)wall (?)
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Oh (C)the stout it was cured with a (F)po(Am)ker and (C)poitin they said cured the (G)flu (G7)
The (C)bacon it hung from the ceiling, (F)sure this (C)story I (G7)tell you is (C)true. (?)
We
(C)went in the trap to mass Sundays (F)and (C)Grandad would wear his best (G)hat (G7)
The
(C)priest would recite from the altar (F)and the (C)women in (G)different seats (C)sat (?)
Match(C)making
was part of tra(F)dition (Am)and the (C)rambling house filled up at (G)night (G7)
When
the (C)tailor would tell the ghost stories, (F)oh the (C)children would (G)shiver with (C)fright. (?)
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Repeat
Intro
I
re(C)member the sound of the anvil (F)and the (C)burning horse-hoof we would (G)smell (G7)
As
we (C)passed the forge door in the evening (F)with (C)water we (G)fetched from the (C)well (?)
We
(C)spancelled the cows before (F)milking, (Am)tied the (C)horse to the wall through the (G)shoe (G7)
His
(C)collar and hames, his winkers and (F)reins, the (C)harness we (G)kept it like (C)new (?)
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For
(C)miles to the fair in the darkness (F)with our (C)animals we walked with de(G)light (G7)
When
the (C)wheeling and dealing was over, (F)every (C)one waited (G)on for the (C)fight (?)
Now
I (C)hope that in telling this (F)sto(Am)ry I (C)haven't detained you too (G)long (G7)
For (C)there is so much more I must tell you, (F)
- (C)some day in (G)some other (C)song. (?)
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(F)sure this (C)story I (G7)tell you is (C)true