{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2087481,"song":"The Shepherds Song","artist":"Dave Cousins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11453630-the-shepherds-song-chords-by-dave-cousins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2087481?type=chord","rating":0.18285,"votes":0,"content":"Dave Cousins - The Shepherd's Song\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe heavy air was scented[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy the disappointed flowers[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe weatherman had promised them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nWarm soft summer showers[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey bowed their weary heads[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nResigned to wait a few more hours[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd we walked together in the half-light[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Eb[/ch]                           [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nDown secret paths, climbed wooden fences[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nTill a dancing meadow[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nEnveloped us within its grassy web[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was no need for discussion[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt was surely no disgrace[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHer soft skin had the texture[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOf the finest silken lace[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWaiting moist and trembling[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was just the time and place[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd our woven bodies sang together[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Eb[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIn harmony with understanding[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nTill we fell back smiling[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Eb[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRejoicing in the music we had made[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe blood red summer sunset[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWas a slowly spreading stain[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat rose behind the bandstand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs the shepherd played again[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe heard his silver trumpet[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt had blown away the rain[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Eb[/ch]                  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nAnd we lay together in the long grass[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Eb[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nHolding hands and making sweet talk[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nTill the smell of wood smoke[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nReminded us that it was time to go[/tab]","plain_text":"Dave Cousins - The Shepherd's Song\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nG  C  G  C  G  C  G  C\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]","chords":["G","C","Eb","Bb","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}