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Fakenham Fair

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This if my first tab so please be nice :)
Standard tuning
Capo on 3nd
I neveDr really fAell in lDove till GI went up to FDakenham fairG  
And chanced fDor to meet with a carnivAal girl a selling the Dfortunes GthereD  A  D  
GTry for a lamp or F#a     SpanEmish shawl or a golden filiAgreeD  G  
But all Dthe time hAer eyes were saDying 'come take a Gchance on me'D  A  D  
CH.
So swinGg around the F#merry-go-roundEm  A  
Give the wheel of fDortune a whirlG  
The fineDst prize at AFakenham faDirG  
Is the prettDy carnival AgirlD  
Her hair was brown and her eyes were blue and her lips they were soft and red
I’d never seen such a shape as hers and my eyes nearly popped from my head
For I was young and innocent oh but still even I could see
the way she smiled and winked my way said ‘come take a chance on me’
CH.
My friends they said well she’s not for you oh what will the old people think
But I took my chance and I won that girl just as quick as an eye could wink
And the finest day in all my life whatever may come to pass
Was the day i went up to Fakenham Fair and won me the carnival lass 
CH.

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Fakenham Fair

by Bellowhead

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

This if my first tab so please be nice :)

Standard tuning

Capo on 3nd

D A D G D G

I never really fell in love till I went up to Fakenham fair

D A D G D A D

And chanced for to meet with a carnival girl a selling the fortunes there

G F# Em A D G

Try for a lamp or a Spanish shawl or a golden filigree

D A D G D A D

But all the time her eyes were saying 'come take a chance on me'

CH.

G F# Em A

So swing around the merry-go-round

D G

Give the wheel of fortune a whirl

D A D G

The finest prize at Fakenham fair

D A D

Is the pretty carnival girl

Her hair was brown and her eyes were blue and her lips they were soft and red

I’d never seen such a shape as hers and my eyes nearly popped from my head

For I was young and innocent oh but still even I could see

the way she smiled and winked my way said ‘come take a chance on me’

CH.

My friends they said well she’s not for you oh what will the old people think

But I took my chance and I won that girl just as quick as an eye could wink

And the finest day in all my life whatever may come to pass

Was the day i went up to Fakenham Fair and won me the carnival lass

CH.

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