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stewball chords
joan baez ( old english folk skewball of 1741 )

G Am D G C D

G Em Am
stewball was a good horse , he wore his head high ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
and the mane on his foretop , was fine as silk thread .

G Em Am
i rode him in england , i rode him in spain ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
and i never did lose , boys , i always did gain .

G Em Am
so come all you gamblers , wherever you are ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
and don`t bet your money on that little grey mare .

G Em Am
most likely she`ll stumble , most likely she`ll fall ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
but never you`ll lose , boys , on my noble stewball .

G Em Am
as they were A – riding , `bout halfway round ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
that grey mare she stumbled , and fell on the ground .

G Em Am
and way out yonder , ahead of them all ,
D Dsus4 D G C D
came A – prancing and A – dancing , my noble stewball .

G Em Am
stewball was a race horse , and by the day he was mine ,
D Dsus4 D G C G
he never drank water , he always drank wine .

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