Standard (EADGBE)
All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the
tune of Elsie Marley
instead of gathering up our differences and throwing them in the air
And giving them to the wind that shakes the barley
And the children they were watching every girl and every boy as we danced to
the tune of Elsie Marley
But they'd heard another tune from the harvest of the moon that rides upon
the wind that shakes the barley
Then Bridget she declared that she was not prepared to watch us dance to the
tune of Elsie Marley
She said I'll sing you all a song and you'll want to sing along
If you listen to the wind that shakes the barley
Chorus
And the song that she sang could be heard from miles around
The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound
As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air
And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley
oooohhhh ooohh ooohhh ooohhh
All the husbands and thier wives we were dancing for our lives all to the
tune of Elsie Marley
Until we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air
And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley
Then all of us declared that we were not prepared to dance our lives away
with Elsie Marley
For we heard another tune from the harvest of the moon
That rides upon the wind that shakes the barley
And the song that we sang could be heard for miles around
The air was full of harmony you should've heard the sound
As we gathered up our differences and threw them in the air
And gave them to the wind that shakes the barley
oooooh ohhh ooooh