These tabs are based loosely off Joan Baez's version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhDaNcBqD9o). It is played in 6/8 time, but it's pretty much guesswork figuring out where the words go in each measure. Intro: E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| Verse 1: E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| I gave my love a cherry, E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| E -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| that had no stone B7 E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-1-----1-----|-------------|-1-----1-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I gave my love a chicken, B7 E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-1-----1-----|-------------|-1-----1-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| that had no bone F#m E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----2---2---|-----2-----2-|-----2---2---|-----2-----2-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-4-----4-----|-------------|-4-----4-----| A -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I told my love a story, F#m E -------2-----|-------------|-------2-----|-------------| B -----2---2---|-----2-----2-|-----2---2---|-----2-----2-| G ---2-------2-|---2-----2---|---2-------2-|---2-----2---| D -------------|-4-----4-----|-------------|-4-----4-----| A -0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| that had no end E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| I gave my love a baby, E E -------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------| B -----0---0---|-----0-----0-|-----0---0---|-----0-----0-| G ---1-------1-|---1-----1---|---1-------1-|---1-----1---| D -------------|-2-----2-----|-------------|-2-----2-----| A -2-----------|-------------|-2-----------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| with no crying. Verse 2: How can there be a cherry That has no stone? And how can there be a chicken That has no bone? How can there be a story That has no end? And how can there be a baby With no crying? Verse 3: A cherry when it's blooming It has no stone A chicken when it's pipping It has no bone The story that I love you It has no end A baby when he's sleeping Is no crying A baby when he's sleeping Is no crying