Eli, The Barrow Boy

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 4 half steps down [ -4 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 4 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro:
Dbm B Dbm B

Verse:
Dbm Dbm    Dbm          Eb     E   E    E  Eb
Eli the barrow boy of the old town
Dbm    Dbm        Dbm         Eb     E     E  
Sells coal and marigolds and he cries out
B            Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B
All down the day
Dbm Dbm      Dbm         Eb    E  E   E  Eb
Below the tamaracks he is crying
Dbm  Dbm        Dbm         Eb      E  E  
Corncobs and candle wax for the buying
B            Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B Dbm Dbm    Dbm B
All down the day

Chorus:
A                                     E
Would I could afford to buy my love a fine robe
A                             Dbm
Made of gold and silk Arabian thread
A                                     E
She is dead and gone and lying in the pine grove
    B                             Dbm  Dbm    Dbm
And I must push my barrow all the day
    B                             Dbm  Dbm   
And I must push my barrow all the day

Interlude:
Dbm Dbm    Dbm Dbm    Dbm  Eb E E   E  Eb Dbm Dbm    Dbm  Eb E E   B Dbm B Dbm

Verse:
Dbm Dbm    Dbm          Eb        E     E    E  Eb
Eli the barrow boy when they found him
Dbm      Dbm      Dbm         Eb     E      E  
Dressed all in corduroy, he had drowned in
    B              Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B
The river down the way
Dbm   Dbm       Dbm         Eb   E     E    E  Eb
They lay his body down in a churchyard
Dbm  Dbm              Dbm           Eb       E   E  
But still when the moon is out with his pushcart
   B              Dbm  Dbm    Dbm B Dbm Dbm    Dbm B
He calls down the day

Chorus:
A                                     E
Would I could afford to buy my love a fine gown
A                             Dbm
Made of gold and silk Arabian thread
    A                                   E
But I am dead and gone and lying in the church ground
    B                              Dbm  Dbm    Dbm  
But still I push my barrow all the day
    B                              Dbm  Dbm    Dbm Dbm    Dbm Dbm    Dbm
But still I push my barrow all the day
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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Album: Picaresque

From the same album
  1. Eli, The Barrow Boy
  2. We Both Go Down Together
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Biography

There are two groups known to have released music under this name.

(1). The Decemberists is a folk rock band which formed in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The band currently consists of Colin Meloy (vocals, guitar), Chris Funk (guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, pedal steel guitar), Jenny Conlee (organ, piano, accordion), Nate Query (electric bass, acoustic bass, cello) and John Moen (drums). Notable former members include Rachel Blumberg (drums, vocals) and Jesse Emerson (bass).

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