Whales Nightingales
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1. Song For David
2. Sons Of
3. The Patriot Game
4. Prothalamium
5. Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
6. Gene's Song
7. Farewell To Tarwathie
8. Time Passes Slowly
9. Marieke
10. Nightingale I
11. Nightingale II
12. Simple Gifts
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Track 1 - Song For David
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C Bb F C Bb F
[Verse 1]
In my Cheart I will Bbwait by the sFtony gate
And the Clittle one in my Bbarms will sFleep
Every Crising of the Bbmoon makes the yFears grow late
And the Clove in my Bbheart will kFeep
[Verse 2]
There are Dmfriends I will Fmake and Dmbonds I will Fbreak
As the Dmseasons roll Fby and we Dmbuild our own GskyC
[Verse 3]
The stars in your Bbsky are the sFtars in mine
And both Cprisoners of Bbthis life are wFe
Through the Csame troubled Bbwaters we cFarry our time
CYou and the Bbconvicts and mFe
[Verse 4]
There's a Dmgood thing to Fknow Dmon the outside or FinDm
To answer, not Fwhere, but Dmjust who I GamC
[Verse 5]
Oh, the Chills that you Bbknow will remFain for you
And the Clittle willow Bbgreen will stand FfirmC
And the flowers that we Bbplanted in the sFeasons past
Will all Cbloom on the Bbday you retFurn
[Verse 6]
To a Dmbaby at Fplay, Dmall a mother can FsayDm
He'll return on the Fwind to our Dmhearts Guntil thenC
[Verse 7]
I'll sit and I'll Bbwait by the sFtony gateC
And the little one 'neath the Bbtrees will dFance
And dance
And dance
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Track 2 - Sons Of
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
Sons of the sea, sons of the saint
Who is the child with Dmno comGplaint
DmSons of the Fgreat or Gsons unDmknown
GAll were children Clike your own
[Verse 2]
The same sweet smiles, the same sad tears
The cries at night, the Dmnightmare fears
Sons of the Egreat, Csons unAbknown
DmAll were Gchildren like your Cown
[Verse 3]
Sons of tycoons, or sons from the farms
All of the children Dmran from your Garms
Through Dmfields of Fgold, through Gfields of Dmruin
All of the Gchildren vanished too Csoon
[Verse 4]
In towering waves, in walls of flesh
Amid dying birds Dmtrembling with death
Sons of tyEcoons, Csons from the Abfarms
DmAll of the Gchildren ran from your Carms
[Verse 5]
Sons of your sons, sons passing by
Children were lost in DmlullaGby
DmSons of true Flove, Gsons of reDmgret
GAll of your sons you can Cnever forget
[Verse 6]
Some build the roads, some wrote the poems
Some went to war, some Dmnever came home
Sons of your Esons, Csons passing Abby
DmChildren were Glost in lullaCby
In GlullaCby
In lullaby
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Track 3 - The Patriot Game
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C G D G
[Verse 1]
Come all ye Cyoung Grebels, and Dlist while I Gsing
For the Dlove of one's GcountryC___ is a Gterrible Emthing
It Dbanishes Gfear Cwith the Gspeed of a Emflame
And it Gmakes us all a Cpart Gof the Dpatriot Ggame
[Verse 2]
My Cname is O'GHanlon and I've Djust gone sixGteen
My Dhome is in GMonaCghan, Gwhere I was Emweaned
I've Dlearned all my Glife, Ccruel GEngland to Emblame
And Gso I'm a Cpart Gof the Dpatriot Ggame
[Verse 3]
It's nearly two Cyears Gsince I Dwandered aGway
With the Dlocal batGtalionC___ of the Gbold IREmA
I've Dread of our Gheroes, Cand I Gwanted the Emsame
To Gplay out my Cpart Gin the Dpatriot Ggame
[Verse 4]
They Ctold me how GConnolly was Dshot in the Gchair
His Dwounds from the Gbattle Call Gbleeding and Embare
His Dfine body Gtwisted, Call Gbattered and Emlame
They Gsoon made me Cpart Gof the Dpatriot Ggame
[Verse 5]
This Ireland of Cours Ghas for Dlong been half Gfree
Six Dcounties are Gunder CJohn GBull's tyranEmny
So I Dgave up my GboyhoodC___ to Gdrill and to Emtrain
To Gplay my own Cpart Gin the Dpatriot Ggame
[Verse 6]
And now as I Clie Ghere, my Dbody all Gholes
I Dthink of those Gtraitors Cwho Gbargained in Emsouls
I Dwish that my Grifle Chad Ggiven the Emsame
To those Gquislings who Csold Gout the Dpatriot Ggame
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Track 4 - Prothalamium
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
Come, all of you who are not DsatisAmfied
As rulers in a Elone wallFpapered Groom
Full of mute birds and Amflowers that falsely Embloom
And Amclosets choked with dreams that Dlong ago Amdied
[Verse 2]
CCome, let us sweep the old streets Dmlike a Cbride
Sweep Fout the dead Cleaves with a reDmlentless Ambroom
CPrepare for spring as if he were our Ggroom
For Amwhose light footCstep eagerDly we AmbideD
[Verse 3]
We'll sweep out the shadows, where the Grats long Dfed
Sweep out our shame and in its Emplace Gwe'll Ammake
A Dbower for love, a splendid Gmarriage Dbed
Fragrant with AmflowDers, a-Amquiver Gfor the Amspring
[Verse 4]
And when he comes, our murdered Gdreams shall Cwake
And when he comes, all the mute Fbirds shall Gsing
And Cwhen he Gcomes, Amall the mute Dbirds shall Amsing
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Track 5 - Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
COh, had I a Fgolden thread and a Cneedle so GfineC
I would weave a Fmagic strand of Crainbow deGsign
FOf CrainGbow deCsignG
[Verse 2]
CIn it I’d weave the Fbravery of Cwomen giving GbirthC
In it I would weave the Finnocence of Cchildren of all the Gearth
FChildCren of Gall the CearthG
[Verse 3]
CShow my broFthers and sisters my Crainbow deGsign__C__
I would bind up this Fsorry world, with Chand and heart and Gmind
FHand and Cheart Gand CmindG
[Verse 4]
COh, had I a Fgolden thread and a Cneedle so GfineC
I would weave a Fmagic strand of Crainbow deGsign
FOf CrainGbow deCsignG
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Track 6 - Gene's Song
(This song is Instrumental only. There are no lyrics)
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Track 7 - Farewell To Tarwathie
(This song has no chords. It is sung a Capella)
[Verse 1]
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
I'm bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
[Verse 2]
Farewell to my comrades
For a while we must part
And likewise the dear lass
Who first won my heart
The cold coast of Greenland
My love will not chill
And the longer my absence
More loving she'll feel
[Verse 3]
Our ship is well rigged
And she's ready to sail
The crew they are anxious
To follow the whale
Where the icebergs do float
And the stormy winds blow
Where the land and the ocean
Is covered with snow
[Verse 4]
The cold coast of Greenland
Is barren and bare
No seed time nor harvest
Is ever known there
And the birds here sing sweetly
In mountain and dale
But there's no bird in Greenland
To sing to the whale
[Verse 5]
There is no habitation
For a man to live there
And the king of that country
Is the fierce Greenland bear
And there'll be no temptation
To tarry long there
With our ship bumper full
We will homeward repair
[Verse 6]
Farewell to Tarwathie
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
We're bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
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Track 8 - Time Passes Slowly
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
ATime passes Gslowly up Dhere in the Bmmountains
We Asit beside Gbridges and Dwalk beside Bmfountains
GCatch the wild F#mfishes that Gfloat through the F#mstream
ATime passes Gslow when you're Dlost in a Bmdream
[Chorus]
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
[Verse 2]
AOnce I had a Gsweetheart, she was Dfine and good-Bmlookin'
AWe sat in her Gkitchen while her Dmama was Bmcookin'
GStared out the F#mwindow to the Gstars high aF#mbove
ATime passes Gslowly when you're Dsearchin' for Bmlove
[Chorus]
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
[Bridge]
Ain't no Dreason to go in a Amorning to town
Ain't no Dreason to go to the Afair
Ain't no Dreason to go up, ain't no Areason to go down
Ain't no Greason to go anyDwhere
[Verse 3]
ATime passes Gslowly up Dhere in the Bmdaylight
AWe stare straight aGhead and try Dso hard to Bmstay right
GLike a cloud drifting F#mover that Gcovers the F#mday
ATime passes Gslowly then Dfades aBmway
[Chorus]
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
ALa la, la la Gla la, la la Dla la, la la Bmla la
[Outro]
A G D
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Track 9 - Marieke
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
F
[Chorus]
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke GmJe t'aimais Ctant
GmEntre les Ctours De DmBruges et FGand
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke Il Gmy a longCtemps
GmEntre les Ctours De DmBruges et FGand
[Verse 1]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
BbWaait de wind de stomme wind
GZonder liefde warme liefde
CWeent de zee de grijze zee
FZonder liefde warme liefde
BbLijdt het licht het donk're licht
En Gschuurt het zand over Emmijn land
Mijn Cplatte land mijn FVlaanderenland
[Chorus]
FAy Marieke, MaCrieke Le Gmciel flaCmand
GmCouleur des Ctours De DmBruges et FGand
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke GmLe ciel flamCand
GmPleure avec Cmoi De DmBruges à GFand
[Verse 2]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
BbWaait de wind c'est fini
GZonder liefde warme liefde
CWeent de zee déjà fini
FZonder liefde warme liefde
BbLijdt het licht tout est fini
En Gschuurt het zand over mijn Emland
Mijn Cplatte land mijn FVlaanderenland
[Chorus]
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke Le Gmciel flaCmand
GmPesait-il Ctrop De DmBruges à FGand
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke GmSur tes vingt Cans
Que Gmj'aimais Ctant De DmBruges à FGand
[Verse 3]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
BbLacht de duivel de zwarte duivel
GZonder liefde warme liefde
CBrandt mijn hart mijn oude hart
FZonder liefde warme liefde
BbSterft de zomer de droeve zomer
En Gschuurt het zand over mijn Emland
Mijn Cplatte land mijn VlaanderenFland
[Chorus]
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke GmRevienne le Ctemps
GmRevienne le Ctemps De DmBruges et FGand
Ay Marieke, MaCrieke GmRevienne le Ctemps
GmOù tu m'aiCmais De DmBruges à FGand
[Chorus]
F#Ay Marieke, MaC#rieke Le Abmsoir souC#vent
AbmEntre les C#tours De EbmBruges et F#Gand
Ay Marieke, MaC#rieke AbmTous les éC#tangs
AbmM'ouvrent leurs C#bras De EbmBruges à F#Gand
De BBruges à F#Gand
De BBruges à F#Gand
De BBruges à F#Gand
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Track 10 - Nightingale I
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
GJacob’s heart Cbent with GfearC
Like a Gbow with death Cfor its arDrowAm
In Dvain he searched Gfor the Cfinal GtruthAm
To set his Gsoul free of DdoubtG
[Verse 2]
Over the mounCtains he GwalkedC
With his Ghead bent, Csearching for reaDsonsAm D
Then he called Gout to Cgod for GhelpC
And climbed to the Gtop of a DhillEm
[Bridge]
Wind swept the sunlight through the wheat AfieldsEm
In the orchard the nightingale Asang
While the Cplums that she broke with her Fbrown beak
ToCmorrow would turn in to DsongsG
[Verse 3]
Then she flew up Cthrough the GrainC
With the Gsun silver Cbright on her feaDthersAm D
Jacob put Gback his Cfrowns and GsighedC
And walked Gback down the Bmhill
God doesn’t Canswer me andAm
And he never GwilCl__G___C_G C D
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Track 11 - Nightingale II
(This song is Instrumental only. There are no lyrics)
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Track 12 - Simple Gifts
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F C F C F C G
C G F C F C F C G
C G F C
[Verse 1]
'Tis the gift to be Fsimple, 'tis the Cgift to be free
'Tis the Ggift to come down where we ought to be
And Cwhen we are in the place just right
It will Gbe in the valley of Flove and deClight
[Verse 2]
When true simplicity is Fgained
To Cbow and to bend, we will Gnot be ashamed
To Cturn, to turn will be our delight
'Til by Gturning, turning, we Fcome round Cright
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Track 13 - Amazing Grace
Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#
You can play it on guitar with the guitar tuned a half step below standard
tuning. Or play with barred and so play the chords a semitone below
So, without special tuning and with barred, the chords become:
E=> D#
A=> G#
B7=> A#7
AEmazing Grace, how Asweet the Esound,
That saved a wretch like B7me.
I Eonce was lost but Anow am Efound,
Was blind, but B7now I Esee.
ET'was Grace that taught my Aheart to Efear.
And Grace, my fears reB7lieved.
How Eprecious did that AGrace apEpear
The hour I B7first beElieved.
EThrough many dangers, Atoils and Esnares
I have already B7come;
'Tis EGrace that brought me Asafe thus Efar
and Grace will B7lead me Ehome.
The ELord has promised Agood to Eme.
His word my hope seB7cures.
He Ewill my shield and Aportion Ebe,
As long as B7life enEdures.
EYea, when this flesh and Aheart shall Efail,
And mortal life shall B7cease,
I Eshall possess withAin the Eveil,
A life of B7joy and Epeace.
EWhen we've been here ten Athousand Eyears
Bright shining as the B7sun.
EWe've no less days to Asing God's Epraise
Than when we've B7first beEgun.
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Whales Nightingales
by Judy Collins
Chords in this song · guitar
C
Bb
F
Dm
G
E
Ab
D
Em
Am
A
Bm
F#m
Gm
F#
C#
Abm
Ebm
B
D#
G#
A#
B7
A#7
1. Song For David
2. Sons Of
3. The Patriot Game
4. Prothalamium
5. Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
6. Gene's Song
7. Farewell To Tarwathie
8. Time Passes Slowly
9. Marieke
10. Nightingale I
11. Nightingale II
12. Simple Gifts
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Track 1 - Song For David
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C Bb F C Bb F
[Verse 1]
C Bb F
In my heart I will wait by the stony gate
C Bb F
And the little one in my arms will sleep
C Bb F
Every rising of the moon makes the years grow late
C Bb F
And the love in my heart will keep
[Verse 2]
Dm F Dm F
There are friends I will make and bonds I will break
Dm F Dm G C
As the seasons roll by and we build our own sky
[Verse 3]
Bb F
The stars in your sky are the stars in mine
C Bb F
And both prisoners of this life are we
C Bb F
Through the same troubled waters we carry our time
C Bb F
You and the convicts and me
[Verse 4]
Dm F Dm F Dm
There's a good thing to know on the outside or in
F Dm G C
To answer, not where, but just who I am
[Verse 5]
C Bb F
Oh, the hills that you know will remain for you
C Bb F C
And the little willow green will stand firm
Bb F
And the flowers that we planted in the seasons past
C Bb F
Will all bloom on the day you return
[Verse 6]
Dm F Dm F Dm
To a baby at play, all a mother can say
F Dm G C
He'll return on the wind to our hearts until then
[Verse 7]
Bb F C
I'll sit and I'll wait by the stony gate
Bb F
And the little one 'neath the trees will dance
And dance
And dance
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Track 2 - Sons Of
CAPO: 5th Fret
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
Sons of the sea, sons of the saint
Dm G
Who is the child with no complaint
Dm F G Dm
Sons of the great or sons unknown
G C
All were children like your own
[Verse 2]
The same sweet smiles, the same sad tears
Dm
The cries at night, the nightmare fears
E C Ab
Sons of the great, sons unknown
Dm G C
All were children like your own
[Verse 3]
Sons of tycoons, or sons from the farms
Dm G
All of the children ran from your arms
Dm F G Dm
Through fields of gold, through fields of ruin
G C
All of the children vanished too soon
[Verse 4]
In towering waves, in walls of flesh
Dm
Amid dying birds trembling with death
E C Ab
Sons of tycoons, sons from the farms
Dm G C
All of the children ran from your arms
[Verse 5]
Sons of your sons, sons passing by
Dm G
Children were lost in lullaby
Dm F G Dm
Sons of true love, sons of regret
G C
All of your sons you can never forget
[Verse 6]
Some build the roads, some wrote the poems
Dm
Some went to war, some never came home
E C Ab
Sons of your sons, sons passing by
Dm G C
Children were lost in lullaby
G C
In lullaby
In lullaby
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Track 3 - The Patriot Game
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
C G D G
[Verse 1]
C G D G
Come all ye young rebels, and list while I sing
D G C G Em
For the love of one's country___ is a terrible thing
D G C G Em
It banishes fear with the speed of a flame
G C G D G
And it makes us all a part of the patriot game
[Verse 2]
C G D G
My name is O'Hanlon and I've just gone sixteen
D G C G Em
My home is in Monaghan, where I was weaned
D G C G Em
I've learned all my life, cruel England to blame
G C G D G
And so I'm a part of the patriot game
[Verse 3]
C G D G
It's nearly two years since I wandered away
D G C G Em
With the local battalion___ of the bold IRA
D G C G Em
I've read of our heroes, and I wanted the same
G C G D G
To play out my part in the patriot game
[Verse 4]
C G D G
They told me how Connolly was shot in the chair
D G C G Em
His wounds from the battle all bleeding and bare
D G C G Em
His fine body twisted, all battered and lame
G C G D G
They soon made me part of the patriot game
[Verse 5]
C G D G
This Ireland of ours has for long been half free
D G C G Em
Six counties are under John Bull's tyranny
D G C G Em
So I gave up my boyhood___ to drill and to train
G C G D G
To play my own part in the patriot game
[Verse 6]
C G D G
And now as I lie here, my body all holes
D G C G Em
I think of those traitors who bargained in souls
D G C G Em
I wish that my rifle had given the same
G C G D G
To those quislings who sold out the patriot game
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Track 4 - Prothalamium
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
Am
[Verse 1]
D Am
Come, all of you who are not satisfied
E F G
As rulers in a lone wallpapered room
Am Em
Full of mute birds and flowers that falsely bloom
Am D Am
And closets choked with dreams that long ago died
[Verse 2]
C Dm C
Come, let us sweep the old streets like a bride
F C Dm Am
Sweep out the dead leaves with a relentless broom
C G
Prepare for spring as if he were our groom
Am C D Am D
For whose light footstep eagerly we bide
[Verse 3]
G D
We'll sweep out the shadows, where the rats long fed
Em G Am
Sweep out our shame and in its place we'll make
D G D
A bower for love, a splendid marriage bed
Am D Am G Am
Fragrant with flowers, a-quiver for the spring
[Verse 4]
G C
And when he comes, our murdered dreams shall wake
F G
And when he comes, all the mute birds shall sing
C G Am D Am
And when he comes, all the mute birds shall sing
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Track 5 - Oh, Had I A Golden Thread
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
C F C G C
Oh, had I a golden thread and a needle so fine
F C G
I would weave a magic strand of rainbow design
F C G C G
Of rainbow design
[Verse 2]
C F C G C
In it I’d weave the bravery of women giving birth
F C G
In it I would weave the innocence of children of all the earth
F C G C G
Children of all the earth
[Verse 3]
C F C G C
Show my brothers and sisters my rainbow design____
F C G
I would bind up this sorry world, with hand and heart and mind
F C G C G
Hand and heart and mind
[Verse 4]
C F C G C
Oh, had I a golden thread and a needle so fine
F C G
I would weave a magic strand of rainbow design
F C G C G
Of rainbow design
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Track 6 - Gene's Song
(This song is Instrumental only. There are no lyrics)
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Track 7 - Farewell To Tarwathie
(This song has no chords. It is sung a Capella)
[Verse 1]
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
I'm bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
[Verse 2]
Farewell to my comrades
For a while we must part
And likewise the dear lass
Who first won my heart
The cold coast of Greenland
My love will not chill
And the longer my absence
More loving she'll feel
[Verse 3]
Our ship is well rigged
And she's ready to sail
The crew they are anxious
To follow the whale
Where the icebergs do float
And the stormy winds blow
Where the land and the ocean
Is covered with snow
[Verse 4]
The cold coast of Greenland
Is barren and bare
No seed time nor harvest
Is ever known there
And the birds here sing sweetly
In mountain and dale
But there's no bird in Greenland
To sing to the whale
[Verse 5]
There is no habitation
For a man to live there
And the king of that country
Is the fierce Greenland bear
And there'll be no temptation
To tarry long there
With our ship bumper full
We will homeward repair
[Verse 6]
Farewell to Tarwathie
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
We're bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
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Track 8 - Time Passes Slowly
CAPO: 4th Fret
[Verse 1]
A G D Bm
Time passes slowly up here in the mountains
A G D Bm
We sit beside bridges and walk beside fountains
G F#m G F#m
Catch the wild fishes that float through the stream
A G D Bm
Time passes slow when you're lost in a dream
[Chorus]
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Verse 2]
A G D Bm
Once I had a sweetheart, she was fine and good-lookin'
A G D Bm
We sat in her kitchen while her mama was cookin'
G F#m G F#m
Stared out the window to the stars high above
A G D Bm
Time passes slowly when you're searchin' for love
[Chorus]
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Bridge]
D A
Ain't no reason to go in a morning to town
D A
Ain't no reason to go to the fair
D A
Ain't no reason to go up, ain't no reason to go down
G D
Ain't no reason to go anywhere
[Verse 3]
A G D Bm
Time passes slowly up here in the daylight
A G D Bm
We stare straight ahead and try so hard to stay right
G F#m G F#m
Like a cloud drifting over that covers the day
A G D Bm
Time passes slowly then fades away
[Chorus]
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
A G D Bm
La la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la
[Outro]
A G D
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Track 9 - Marieke
CAPO: 1st Fret
[Intro]
F
[Chorus]
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Je t'aimais tant
Gm C Dm F
Entre les tours De Bruges et Gand
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Il y a longtemps
Gm C Dm F
Entre les tours De Bruges et Gand
[Verse 1]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Waait de wind de stomme wind
G
Zonder liefde warme liefde
C
Weent de zee de grijze zee
F
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Lijdt het licht het donk're licht
G Em
En schuurt het zand over mijn land
C F
Mijn platte land mijn Vlaanderenland
[Chorus]
F C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Le ciel flamand
Gm C Dm F
Couleur des tours De Bruges et Gand
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Le ciel flamand
Gm C Dm F
Pleure avec moi De Bruges à Gand
[Verse 2]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Waait de wind c'est fini
G
Zonder liefde warme liefde
C
Weent de zee déjà fini
F
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Lijdt het licht tout est fini
G Em
En schuurt het zand over mijn land
C F
Mijn platte land mijn Vlaanderenland
[Chorus]
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Le ciel flamand
Gm C Dm F
Pesait-il trop De Bruges à Gand
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Sur tes vingt ans
Gm C Dm F
Que j'aimais tant De Bruges à Gand
[Verse 3]
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Lacht de duivel de zwarte duivel
G
Zonder liefde warme liefde
C
Brandt mijn hart mijn oude hart
F
Zonder liefde warme liefde
Bb
Sterft de zomer de droeve zomer
G Em
En schuurt het zand over mijn land
C F
Mijn platte land mijn Vlaanderenland
[Chorus]
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Revienne le temps
Gm C Dm F
Revienne le temps De Bruges et Gand
C Gm C
Ay Marieke, Marieke Revienne le temps
Gm C Dm F
Où tu m'aimais De Bruges à Gand
[Chorus]
F# C# Abm C#
Ay Marieke, Marieke Le soir souvent
Abm C# Ebm F#
Entre les tours De Bruges et Gand
C# Abm C#
Ay Marieke, Marieke Tous les étangs
Abm C# Ebm F#
M'ouvrent leurs bras De Bruges à Gand
B F#
De Bruges à Gand
B F#
De Bruges à Gand
B F#
De Bruges à Gand
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Track 10 - Nightingale I
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G C G C
[Verse 1]
G C G C
Jacob’s heart bent with fear
G C D Am
Like a bow with death for its arrow
D G C G Am
In vain he searched for the final truth
G D G
To set his soul free of doubt
[Verse 2]
C G C
Over the mountains he walked
G C D Am D
With his head bent, searching for reasons
G C G C
Then he called out to god for help
G D Em
And climbed to the top of a hill
[Bridge]
A Em
Wind swept the sunlight through the wheat fields
A
In the orchard the nightingale sang
C F
While the plums that she broke with her brown beak
C D G
Tomorrow would turn in to songs
[Verse 3]
C G C
Then she flew up through the rain
G C D Am D
With the sun silver bright on her feathers
G C G C
Jacob put back his frowns and sighed
G Bm
And walked back down the hill
C Am
God doesn’t answer me and
G C G C G C D
And he never will______
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Track 11 - Nightingale II
(This song is Instrumental only. There are no lyrics)
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Track 12 - Simple Gifts
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
C F C F C F C G
C G F C F C F C G
C G F C
[Verse 1]
F C
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
G
'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be
C
And when we are in the place just right
G F C
It will be in the valley of love and delight
[Verse 2]
F
When true simplicity is gained
C G
To bow and to bend, we will not be ashamed
C
To turn, to turn will be our delight
G F C
'Til by turning, turning, we come round right
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Track 13 - Amazing Grace
D# G# C# F# A# D#
Tuning:
You can play it on guitar with the guitar tuned a half step below standard
tuning. Or play with barred and so play the chords a semitone below
So, without special tuning and with barred, the chords become:
E D#
=>
A G#
=>
B7 A#7
=>
E A E
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
B7
That saved a wretch like me.
E A E
I once was lost but now am found,
B7 E
Was blind, but now I see.
E A E
T'was Grace that taught my heart to fear.
B7
And Grace, my fears relieved.
E A E
How precious did that Grace appear
B7 E
The hour I first believed.
E A E
Through many dangers, toils and snares
B7
I have already come;
E A E
'Tis Grace that brought me safe thus far
B7 E
and Grace will lead me home.
E A E
The Lord has promised good to me.
B7
His word my hope secures.
E A E
He will my shield and portion be,
B7 E
As long as life endures.
E A E
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
B7
And mortal life shall cease,
E A E
I shall possess within the veil,
B7 E
A life of joy and peace.
E A E
When we've been here ten thousand years
B7
Bright shining as the sun.
E A E
We've no less days to sing God's praise
B7 E
Than when we've first begun.
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