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Dan Fogelberg - The Minstrel
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:  F   Am   G   Em    F   Am   G   F     Em   Am   G   Em    F   Am   G  Am  
There's a love in my Glife, neither Emmistress or Fwife 
And she Amwaits for me every Gmorning by the Fsea Em  
Where the Amfishing hawk Gwheels and the Emsun warms the Fseals 
There she Amlays at her silent Ganchorage for Amme 
She is fine, she is Gfleet, she will Emrun, reach or Fbeat 
With a Amsong in her Grigging and her Fsails Em  
And when Amday is Gdone, we will Emlay-to as Fone 
And Amsleep 'neath the rolling Grhythm of the Amstars 
CHORUS:
And we Fsail aEmway, off to FJericho CBay
Where the Amblue of the D7sea meets the Gsky 
And the Fsong that she Emsings me, it Fbrings me such Cpeace 
When the Amseas rise up D7angry and Ghigh 
She's a Ffriend of mine, The CMinstrel Cmaj7  C  
There are Amloons off to Gport and the Emporpoises Fsport 
In her Amwake, as she Gbreaks the rolling Fmain Em  
And with Amthe wind in her Gsails, we will Emrun with the Fwhales 
As they Amswim through their dark, diGminishing doAmmain 
CHORUS:
And we Fsail aEmway, off to FJericho CBay
Where the Amblue of the D7sea meets the Gsky
And the Fsong she Emsings me, it Fbrings me such Cpeace 
When the Amseas rise up D7angry and Ghigh 
She's a Ffriend of mine, The CMinstrelCmaj7  C  
OUTRO:  F   Am   G   Em    F   Am   G   F     Em   Am   G   Em    F   Am   G  Am  

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The Minstrel

by Dan Fogelberg

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dan Fogelberg - The Minstrel

CAPO: 5th Fret

F Am G Em F Am G F Em Am G Em F Am G Am

INTRO:

G Em F

There's a love in my life, neither mistress or wife

Am G F Em

And she waits for me every morning by the sea

Am G Em F

Where the fishing hawk wheels and the sun warms the seals

Am G Am

There she lays at her silent anchorage for me

G Em F

She is fine, she is fleet, she will run, reach or beat

Am G F Em

With a song in her rigging and her sails

Am G Em F

And when day is done, we will lay-to as one

Am G Am

And sleep 'neath the rolling rhythm of the stars

CHORUS:

F Em F C

And we sail away, off to Jericho Bay

Am D7 G

Where the blue of the sea meets the sky

F Em F C

And the song that she sings me, it brings me such peace

Am D7 G

When the seas rise up angry and high

F C Cmaj7 C

She's a friend of mine, The Minstrel

Am G Em F

There are loons off to port and the porpoises sport

Am G F Em

In her wake, as she breaks the rolling main

Am G Em F

And with the wind in her sails, we will run with the whales

Am G Am

As they swim through their dark, diminishing domain

CHORUS:

F Em F C

And we sail away, off to Jericho Bay

Am D7 G

Where the blue of the sea meets the sky

F Em F C

And the song she sings me, it brings me such peace

Am D7 G

When the seas rise up angry and high

F C Cmaj7 C

She's a friend of mine, The Minstrel

F Am G Em F Am G F Em Am G Em F Am G Am

OUTRO:

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