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Six Men Riding Chords

[Verse 1]
E              B7       E
Six men riding at great speed,
A      E            B7
Horses wet with foam.
E                   B7       E
Through the forest, down the hill,
A      B7        E
Riding for their homes.
A      E         B7      E
Riding for their homes tonight,
A      B7        E
Riding for their homes.
 
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
 
[Verse 2]
E              B7       E
Six men lately from the war,
A       E         B7
Six men fought so bravely.
E              B7    E
Six men coming home again,
A     E         B7  E
Six remain from eighty.
A       E      B7     E
Six men out of eighty lived,
A       E      B7  E
Six men out of eighty.
 
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
 
[Verse 3]
E               B7       E
Six men home to plow the fields,
A      E         B7
Six to plant the corn.
E                    B7       E
Six pretty ladies to weep for joy,
    A       B7      E
And seventy-four to mourn.
A       E       B7        E
Seventy-four to mourn and weep,
A       B7      E
Seventy-four to mourn.
 
[Chorus]
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
 B7               E
"Hush! Hush!" The mother sings,
 B7                   E
"Dreams will come and find you."
Tags: easy guitar chords, song lyrics, Tom Paxton