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When An Old Cricketer

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[Verse 1]
When the dCay is done and the Fmaj7ball has spun in the Cumpires pocket aDmway,
And Call remains in the gFmaj7roundsman's pains for the Crest of time and a Dmday;
There'll be oCne mad dog and his Emmaster, Ampushing for four with the Dmspin
On a dCusty pitch, with Fmaj7two pounds six, of Cwillow wood in the Gsun.
[Chorus]
When an Cold cricketer Fmaj7leaves the crease, you Cnever know whether he's Dmgone;
If Csometimes you're catching a Fmaj7fleeting glimpse of a Ctwelfth man at Silly Mid-GOn;
And it cCould be Geoff, and it cFmaj7ould be John, with a Cnew ball sting in his Dmtail;
And it cCould be me, and it Fmaj7could be thee, and it Ccould be the sting in the Gale,
Fmaj7sting in the ale.Fmaj7  
[Bridge]
C       Fmaj7   C       Dm
C       Fmaj7   C       Dm
C       Em      Am      Dm
C       Fmaj7   C       G
And it cCould be Geoff, and it cFmaj7ould be John, with a Cnew ball sting in his Dmtail;
And it cCould be me, and it Fmaj7could be thee, and it Ccould be the sting in the Gale,
Fmaj7sting in the ale.Fmaj7  
[Verse 2]
When the mComent comes, and the Fmaj7gathering stands, and the Cclock turns back to reDmflect
On the Cyears of grace, as those Fmaj7footsteps trace for the Clast time out of the Dmact;
Well this Cway of life's recoEmllection, the Amhallowed strip in the Dmhaze,
The Cfabled men, and the Fmaj7noonday sun, are much Cmore than just yarns of their Gdays.
[Chorus]
When an Cold cricketer Fmaj7leaves the crease, you Cnever know whether he's Dmgone;
If Csometimes you're catching a Fmaj7fleeting glimpse of a Ctwelfth man at Silly Mid-GOn;
And it cCould be Geoff, and it cFmaj7ould be John, with a Cnew ball sting in his Dmtail;
And it cCould be me, and it Fmaj7could be thee, and it Ccould be the sting in the Gale,
Fmaj7sting in the ale.Fmaj7  

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When An Old Cricketer

by Roy Harper

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Fmaj7

[Verse 1]

C Fmaj7 C Dm

When the day is done and the ball has spun in the umpires pocket away,

C Fmaj7 C Dm

And all remains in the groundsman's pains for the rest of time and a day;

C Em Am Dm

There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for four with the spin

C Fmaj7 C G

On a dusty pitch, with two pounds six, of willow wood in the sun.

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 C Dm

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone;

C Fmaj7 C G

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at Silly Mid-On;

C Fmaj7 C Dm

And it could be Geoff, and it could be John, with a new ball sting in his tail;

C Fmaj7 C G

And it could be me, and it could be thee, and it could be the sting in the ale,

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

sting in the ale.

[Bridge]

C Fmaj7 C Dm

C Em Am Dm

C Fmaj7 C G

C Fmaj7 C Dm

And it could be Geoff, and it could be John, with a new ball sting in his tail;

C Fmaj7 C G

And it could be me, and it could be thee, and it could be the sting in the ale,

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

sting in the ale.

[Verse 2]

C Fmaj7 C Dm

When the moment comes, and the gathering stands, and the clock turns back to reflect

C Fmaj7 C Dm

On the years of grace, as those footsteps trace for the last time out of the act;

C Em Am Dm

Well this way of life's recollection, the hallowed strip in the haze,

C Fmaj7 C G

The fabled men, and the noonday sun, are much more than just yarns of their days.

[Chorus]

C Fmaj7 C Dm

When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone;

C Fmaj7 C G

If sometimes you're catching a fleeting glimpse of a twelfth man at Silly Mid-On;

C Fmaj7 C Dm

And it could be Geoff, and it could be John, with a new ball sting in his tail;

C Fmaj7 C G

And it could be me, and it could be thee, and it could be the sting in the ale,

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

sting in the ale.

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