Chords:
{t: All Around My Hat }
{key: C}
{artist:Steeleye Span}
Steeleye Span: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9g7azfKckc – capo on 2 (in D)
{c: }
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And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [F] [G]
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[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will [C] wear the green [G] willow,
And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a [C] twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.
And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [F] [G]
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[C] Fare thee [G] well cold [C] winter, and fare thee well cold [G] frost.
For [C] nothing [G] have [C] gained, but my own true [D] love I’ve [G] lost.
I’ll [G] sing and I'll be [C] merry, when o-[F]ccasion [Am] I do see
[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man, let him go, [G] fare well [C] he
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[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will [C] wear the green [G] willow,
And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a [C] twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.
And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [F] [G]
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Now the [C] other [G] other night he [C] brought me a fine diamond [G] ring
But he [C] thought [G] to de-[C]prive me of a far [D] finer [G] thing
But [G] I being [C] careful, like [F] lovers [Am] ought to be,
[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man, let him go, [G] fare well [C] he
[G] And
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[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will [C] wear the green [G] willow,
And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a [C] twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.
And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [F] [G]
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It's a [C] quarter [G] pound of [C] reason and a half a pound of [G] sense
A [C] small [G] sprig of [C] time and as much [D] of pru-[G]dence
You [G] mix them all to-[C]gether and [F] you will [Am] plainly see
[NC] He's a [C] false de-[G]luded [C] young man, let him go, [G] fare well [C] he
[G] And
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[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will [C] wear the green [G] willow,
And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a [C] twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.
And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [F] [G]
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[C] All a-[G]round my [C] hat, I will [C] wear the green [G] willow,
And [C] all a-[G]round my [C] hat, for a [C] twelve-month [D] and a [G] day.
And if [G] anyone should [C] ask me the [F] reason why I'm [Am] wearin' it,
[NC] It's [C] all [G] for my [C] true love who's far, [G] far, a-[C]way [C] [C] [C]
