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Linda Thompson - Blue And Gold
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G   Am7 D G   Am7 D G
[Verse 1]
Tell me, Mother, who will I marry?
Am7Tell me Das we Gstitch
While my father loves to tarry
Am7Under a DdrunkeGn ditch
[Verse 2]
Her mother said you are a princess
And Am7you will Dseek your Gkind
He will sweep you off your feet
And you’ll Am7live in a Dpalace so GfineAm7  D  G  
[Verse 3]
She met a boy and he seemed so right
With his Am7stripes and his Dblue cockGade
And they lay down on a pallet of straw
It Am7seemed like a Dgrand esGtate
[Verse 4]
She married the man to whom she was promised
With Am7heavy Dheart she Gwent
With servants to carry and servants to fetch
And Am7no one to Dhelp her forGget
[Chorus]
Through the Clong lonely Gnights I call your Am7name
CSleeping and waking to Gme are just the Am7same
CEverything I Ghave CI would gladly Ggive
For Amthee, for Dthee
[Instrumental]
G   C D G   C D G   C D G   C D G
[Chorus]
Through the Clong lonely Gnights I call your Am7name
CSleeping and waking to Gme are just the Am7same
CEverything I Ghave CI would gladly Ggive
For Amthee, for Dthee
[Verse 5]
GBlue and gold, young and old
Am7BeautiDful or Gplain
The fortunes of war are a broken heart
Am7On a Dgolden Gchain
[Verse 6]
Pity the woman who marries for love
Her Am7heart will Dnever be Gfree
And pity the woman who marries for land
For Am7she’ll unDhappy Gbe
[Chorus]
Through the Clong lonely Gnights I call your Am7name
CSleeping and waking to Gme are just the Am7same
CEverything I Ghave CI would gladly Ggive
For Amthee, for Dthee
[Outro]
Ah, Gdai, dai dai, dai dai, dai dai, dai Am7dai, dai Ddai, dai Gdai

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Blue And Gold

by Linda Thompson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Linda Thompson - Blue And Gold

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G Am7 D G Am7 D G

[Verse 1]

Tell me, Mother, who will I marry?

Am7 D G

Tell me as we stitch

While my father loves to tarry

Am7 D G

Under a drunken ditch

[Verse 2]

Her mother said you are a princess

Am7 D G

And you will seek your kind

He will sweep you off your feet

Am7 D G Am7 D G

And you’ll live in a palace so fine

[Verse 3]

She met a boy and he seemed so right

Am7 D G

With his stripes and his blue cockade

And they lay down on a pallet of straw

Am7 D G

It seemed like a grand estate

[Verse 4]

She married the man to whom she was promised

Am7 D G

With heavy heart she went

With servants to carry and servants to fetch

Am7 D G

And no one to help her forget

[Chorus]

C G Am7

Through the long lonely nights I call your name

C G Am7

Sleeping and waking to me are just the same

C G C G

Everything I have I would gladly give

Am D

For thee, for thee

[Instrumental]

G C D G C D G C D G C D G

[Chorus]

C G Am7

Through the long lonely nights I call your name

C G Am7

Sleeping and waking to me are just the same

C G C G

Everything I have I would gladly give

Am D

For thee, for thee

[Verse 5]

Blue and gold, young and old

Am7 D G

Beautiful or plain

The fortunes of war are a broken heart

Am7 D G

On a golden chain

[Verse 6]

Pity the woman who marries for love

Am7 D G

Her heart will never be free

And pity the woman who marries for land

Am7 D G

For she’ll unhappy be

[Chorus]

C G Am7

Through the long lonely nights I call your name

C G Am7

Sleeping and waking to me are just the same

C G C G

Everything I have I would gladly give

Am D

For thee, for thee

[Outro]

G Am7 D G

Ah, dai, dai dai, dai dai, dai dai, dai dai, dai dai, dai dai

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