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[Intro]
A  E   A
[Chorus]
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Aover
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Adone
I'll Dsit beneath the fiddle tree
With the Bmghost of Neil Gow Enext to me
AListen, Neil, your apEprentice has beAgunE  A  
[Verse]
An old man looks in his Einglenook and he Awonders
His brother in a foreign Eland he must reAmain
When Ddoubt about the life he'd choose
They Bmeach would wear the Eother one's shoes
This Amotherland is a Esource of constant ApainE  A  
[Chorus]
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Aover
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Adone
I'll Dsit beneath the fiddle tree
With the Bmghost of Neil Gow Enext to me
AListen, Neil, your apEprentice has beAgunE  A  
[Instrumental]
  A    E       Ax3
D    Bm  E
A  E  A
[Verse]
All my life I have lived Ewithin these Aborders
While he has gone to reEtrieve the setting Asun
DIn the pitch-black Highland night
He's Bmtoiling in the Esunshine bright
ADo the time while Esummer passes Aby
[Chorus]
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Aover
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Adone
I'll Dsit beneath the fiddle tree
With the Bmghost of Neil Gow Enext to me
AListen, Neil, your apEprentice has beAgunE  A  
[Instrumental]
  A    E      Ax3
D    Bm  E
  A    E      Ax3
D    Bm  E
A  E  A
[Verse]
ARumbling Brig, I Eheard your voices Acalling
In the outback, Estill I hear your Asong
DFeeding from this foreign field
With Bmfar more fish than the Eburn could yield
This Atrip will be my Elast and it won't be Along
[Chorus]
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Aover
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Adone
I'll Dsit beneath the fiddle tree
With the Bmghost of Neil Gow Enext to me
AListen, Neil, your apEprentice has beAgunE  A  
[Chorus]
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Aover
Oh, no more will I Erove no more, it's Adone
I'll Dsit beneath the fiddle tree
With the Bmghost of Neil Gow Enext to me
AListen, Neil, your apEprentice has beAgun
[Outro]
A  E  A

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Neil Gows Apprentice

by Fairport Convention

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[Intro]

A E A

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done

I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree

Bm E

With the ghost of Neil Gow next to me

A E A E A

Listen, Neil, your apprentice has begun

[Verse]

E A

An old man looks in his inglenook and he wonders

E A

His brother in a foreign land he must remain

When doubt about the life he'd choose

Bm E

They each would wear the other one's shoes

A E A E A

This motherland is a source of constant pain

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done

I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree

Bm E

With the ghost of Neil Gow next to me

A E A E A

Listen, Neil, your apprentice has begun

[Instrumental]

A E A

D Bm E

A E A

[Verse]

E A

All my life I have lived within these borders

E A

While he has gone to retrieve the setting sun

In the pitch-black Highland night

Bm E

He's toiling in the sunshine bright

A E A

Do the time while summer passes by

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done

I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree

Bm E

With the ghost of Neil Gow next to me

A E A E A

Listen, Neil, your apprentice has begun

[Instrumental]

A E A

D Bm E

A E A

D Bm E

A E A

[Verse]

A E A

Rumbling Brig, I heard your voices calling

E A

In the outback, still I hear your song

Feeding from this foreign field

Bm E

With far more fish than the burn could yield

A E A

This trip will be my last and it won't be long

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done

I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree

Bm E

With the ghost of Neil Gow next to me

A E A E A

Listen, Neil, your apprentice has begun

[Chorus]

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's over

E A

Oh, no more will I rove no more, it's done

I'll sit beneath the fiddle tree

Bm E

With the ghost of Neil Gow next to me

A E A

Listen, Neil, your apprentice has begun

[Outro]

A E A

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