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Palace Guard
by Rick Nelson
[Intro]
E   B   A   E
With hEandmade silver sparkles, like a Bwell dressed sequined whore,
Your lAady-like deceptions keep Breaching out for Emore.
And you aEsk me for nothing, and Bnothing’s not enough,
And the Afisherman he puts a claim on you but it’s Bnothing but a blEuff.
So with jEealous hands tied round my back, I Bstumble cross the floor,
Not Aknowing how to speak, I keep Breaching for the Edoor.
I Eknow you know me well I say, ‘Bcause I’m the Palace Guard,
ReAmember me, we made love today Bat the King’s bazaarE.
And you lBook at me with eyes that never Esee,
I can fBeel something start to die inside of Eme.
So befEore you show me ev’ry thing, Bthere’s something you must know,
I’ve Aworked with your friend John the Geek and his Bside walk trav’lin’ Eshow.
I Eknow your childhood tailored dreams Bare ve-ry well disguised,
So you Adon’t have to fake it anymore, it’s Ball been memoriEzed.
And you Bspeak in wordless freedoms never Eseen,
Now I rBealize to you it’s all a Edream.
Bridge:   E    B    A  B  
And you Espeak to me with feelings as Breal as sealing wax,
As the Anearness dawns the moth is gone Bleaving trailless Etracks.
[Bridge]
E  B  A  B
All you Evillage people sing your songs of the Bmorning sunlit sky,
Don’t you Athink it’s time we moved along said the Braven to the Efly.
EAhh--Bah    AAhh--Bah,    EAhh--Bah     AAhh--Bah,    EAhh--Bah    AAhh--Bah     EAhh--Bah
OR....
EAhh                                    BAh
AAhh                                    EAh
EIt’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, Bit’s all right,
Ana na na, na, na na na, na na na, Ena na na,
EIt’s alright, it’s all right, it’s all right, it’s Balright, alright,
Ana na na, na, na na na, na na na, Ena na na,
EIt’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s all right, it’s aBll right,
Ana na na, na, na na na, na na na, Ena na na
ALa-a-ah na, na, na na na, na na Bna-a-na
Ana na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na Ena,
NOTE: The song fadeout has "Ahh-ah" sung at the same time as “It’s all right”. The "Ahh-ah" is above, and
here's the “It’s all right” with "na na na ..." as well.  It sounds as if there are either 12 or 13 "na's"
Like this:
Voices 1:   EAhh                                                   ABh
Voices 2:   It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s all right, it’s alright, it’s all right,
AAhh                               EAh
na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na

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Palace Guard

by Ricky Nelson

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Palace Guard

by Rick Nelson

[Intro]

E B A E

E B

With handmade silver sparkles, like a well dressed sequined whore,

A B E

Your lady-like deceptions keep reaching out for more.

E B

And you ask me for nothing, and nothing’s not enough,

A B E

And the fisherman he puts a claim on you but it’s nothing but a bluff.

E B

So with jealous hands tied round my back, I stumble cross the floor,

A B E

Not knowing how to speak, I keep reaching for the door.

E B

I know you know me well I say, ‘cause I’m the Palace Guard,

A B E

Remember me, we made love today at the King’s bazaar.

B E

And you look at me with eyes that never see,

B E

I can feel something start to die inside of me.

E B

So before you show me ev’ry thing, there’s something you must know,

A B E

I’ve worked with your friend John the Geek and his side walk trav’lin’ show.

E B

I know your childhood tailored dreams are ve-ry well disguised,

A B E

So you don’t have to fake it anymore, it’s all been memorized.

B E

And you speak in wordless freedoms never seen,

B E

Now I realize to you it’s all a dream.

E B A B

Bridge:

E B

And you speak to me with feelings as real as sealing wax,

A B E

As the nearness dawns the moth is gone leaving trailless tracks.

[Bridge]

E B A B

E B

All you village people sing your songs of the morning sunlit sky,

A B E

Don’t you think it’s time we moved along said the raven to the fly.

E B A B E B A B E B A B E B

Ahh--ah Ahh--ah, Ahh--ah Ahh--ah, Ahh--ah Ahh--ah Ahh--ah

OR....

E B

Ahh Ah

A E

Ahh Ah

E B

It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s all right,

A E

na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na,

E B

It’s alright, it’s all right, it’s all right, it’s alright, alright,

A E

na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na,

E B

It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright, it’s all right, it’s all right,

A E

na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na

A B

La-a-ah na, na, na na na, na na na-a-na

A E

na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na,

NOTE: The song fadeout has "Ahh-ah" sung at the same time as “It’s all right”. The "Ahh-ah" is above, and

here's the “It’s all right” with "na na na ..." as well. It sounds as if there are either 12 or 13 "na's"

Like this:

E B

Voices 1: Ahh Ah

Voices 2: It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s all right, it’s alright, it’s all right,

A E

Ahh Ah

na na na, na, na na na, na na na, na na na

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