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Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer - Merlin's Lament
[Intro]
C  F  C  G
[Verse 1]
In a Ccastle keeC/Bp, in a Fvault of stoneC  
In a Chouse at the Fend of the ClaneG  
An Cold man weeC/Bps in his Fdoor alone C  
And he Csings out this Fmournful reCfrain
[Chorus]
She will Fnot come Cback
She will Gnot come Cback
Though the Fmountains fall Cdown to the Gsea
And the Fsky burns to Ccinders and the Grivers run Amblack
She will Fnot come Gback to CmeG  
[Verse 2]
No Clightning reC/Bde from his Fbooks of loreC  
And the Cstaff in the Fcorner, no CfireG  
And the Ccrystal baC/Bll, always Fbright beforeC  
Is Cgrey as the Fdust of deCsire
[Chorus]
She will Fnot come Cback
She will Gnot come Cback
Though we Fcall on the Cpowers that Gbe
They will Fcipher this Cmessage in his Gcold zodiAmac
She will Fnot come Cback
She will Gnot come Amback
She will Fnot come Gback to CmeG  
[Instrumental]
C   C/B  F  C
C   F   C   G
C   C/B  F  C
C   F   C   C
[Verse 3]
And Cjoy my C/Blove was a Fdancing springC  
And Clife was the Ftouch of her ClipsG  
And a Cbrook ran C/Bmad to my Fcave downCstream
From the Cmiracle Fhills of her Chips
[Chorus]
She will Fnot come Cback
She will Gnot come Cback
Though the Fstars hang their Ctears in the trGees
And Ftireless OCrion lies Gspent in his Amtracks
She will Fnot come Cback
She will Gnot come Amback
She will Fnot come Gback to AmmeF  
She will Cnot come Gback to Cme

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Merlins Lament

by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer

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C/B

Dave Carter And Tracy Grammer - Merlin's Lament

[Intro]

C F C G

[Verse 1]

C C/B F C

In a castle keep, in a vault of stone

C F C G

In a house at the end of the lane

C C/B F C

An old man weeps in his door alone

C F C

And he sings out this mournful refrain

[Chorus]

F C

She will not come back

G C

She will not come back

F C G

Though the mountains fall down to the sea

F C G Am

And the sky burns to cinders and the rivers run black

F G C G

She will not come back to me

[Verse 2]

C C/B F C

No lightning rede from his books of lore

C F C G

And the staff in the corner, no fire

C C/B F C

And the crystal ball, always bright before

C F C

Is grey as the dust of desire

[Chorus]

F C

She will not come back

G C

She will not come back

F C G

Though we call on the powers that be

F C G Am

They will cipher this message in his cold zodiac

F C

She will not come back

G Am

She will not come back

F G C G

She will not come back to me

[Instrumental]

C C/B F C

C F C G

C C/B F C

C F C C

[Verse 3]

C C/B F C

And joy my love was a dancing spring

C F C G

And life was the touch of her lips

C C/B F C

And a brook ran mad to my cave downstream

C F C

From the miracle hills of her hips

[Chorus]

F C

She will not come back

G C

She will not come back

F C G

Though the stars hang their tears in the trees

F C G Am

And tireless Orion lies spent in his tracks

F C

She will not come back

G Am

She will not come back

F G Am F

She will not come back to me

C G C

She will not come back to me

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