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FAIRPORT CONVENTION
"MORNING GLORY"
(1968)
G     C G
GI lit my purest candle Cclose to my
GWindow, hoping iBt wCould catch the eye
GOf any vagabond Cwho passed it Bby,
AAnd CI waited in my Gfleeting house
GBefore he came I Bmfelt him drawCing near
GAs he neared I felt tChe ancient fear
GThat he had come to wound Cmy door and jeer
AmAs I waiGted iCn my fEmleeting Ghouse
D"Tell me stories," BI called tGo the hobo
D"Stories of cold,C" I smiled tBo the Ghobo
D"Stories of old,C" I knelt to Bthe Ghobo
AmAnd he Gstood before Cme and my Gfleeting house
(guitar solo)
D   C  G
D   C  Bm  G
Am   G  C
G"No," said thCe hobo, "Bmno more tCales of Gtime
GDon't ask me Cnow to wash away the grime
GI can't come iBmn 'cause it's too high a climb"
CAnd he Amwalked away fGrom my fleetCing house
D"Then you be Cdamned!" I Emscreamed tGo the hobo
D"Leave me alone," CI wept to tGhe hobo
G"Turn into sDtone," CI knelt to Emthe Ghobo
AmAnd Che wGalked away from my fleeting house 

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Morning Glory

by Fairport Convention

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION

"MORNING GLORY"

(1968)

G C G

G C

I lit my purest candle close to my

G B C

Window, hoping it would catch the eye

G C B

Of any vagabond who passed it by,

A C G

And I waited in my fleeting house

G Bm C

Before he came I felt him drawing near

G C

As he neared I felt the ancient fear

G C

That he had come to wound my door and jeer

Am G C Em G

As I waited in my fleeting house

D B G

"Tell me stories," I called to the hobo

D C B G

"Stories of cold," I smiled to the hobo

D C B G

"Stories of old," I knelt to the hobo

Am G C G

And he stood before me and my fleeting house

(guitar solo)

D C G

D C Bm G

Am G C

G C Bm C G

"No," said the hobo, "no more tales of time

G C

Don't ask me now to wash away the grime

G Bm

I can't come in 'cause it's too high a climb"

C Am G C

And he walked away from my fleeting house

D C Em G

"Then you be damned!" I screamed to the hobo

D C G

"Leave me alone," I wept to the hobo

G D C Em G

"Turn into stone," I knelt to the hobo

Am C G

And he walked away from my fleeting house

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