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Hurdy Gurdy Man

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Hurdy Gurdy Man: Donovan
#5 in USA & #5 in UK in '68
[Intro]
(Humming)
F  C  G
[Verse 1]
GThrown like a star in Bmmy vast sleep,
I Copen my eyes to D7take a peep,
to Gfind that I was Bmby the sea
Cgazing with tran..D7quility.
[Chorus]
Twas Fthen when the hurdy Cgurdy man
came Gsinging songs of love.
FThen when the hurdy Cgurdy man
came Gsinging songs of love.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
[Verse 2]
GHistories of Bmages past, Cunenlightened D7shadows cast,
Gdown through all Bmeternity, the Ccrying of hu..D7manity.
[Chorus]
Tis Fthen when the hurdy Cgurdy man
comes Gsinging songs of love.
FThen when the hurdy Cgurdy man
comes Gsinging songs of love.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
(Instrumental)
[Outro]
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy,
Ghurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.
FHere comes the roly-Cpoly man, he's Gsinging songs of love.
FRoly poly, Croly poly, Groly poly, he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy, Ghurdy gurdy he sang.
FHurdy gurdy, Churdy gurdy, Ghurdy gurdy he sang.
FRoly poly, Croly poly, Groly poly he sang.
(fade out)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Hurdy Gurdy Man

by Donovan

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Hurdy Gurdy Man: Donovan

#5 in USA & #5 in UK in '68

[Intro]

(Humming)

F C G

[Verse 1]

G Bm

Thrown like a star in my vast sleep,

C D7

I open my eyes to take a peep,

G Bm

to find that I was by the sea

C D7

gazing with tran..quility.

[Chorus]

F C

Twas then when the hurdy gurdy man

came singing songs of love.

F C

Then when the hurdy gurdy man

came singing songs of love.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

[Verse 2]

G Bm C D7

Histories of ages past, unenlightened shadows cast,

G Bm C D7

down through all eternity, the crying of hu..manity.

[Chorus]

F C

Tis then when the hurdy gurdy man

comes singing songs of love.

F C

Then when the hurdy gurdy man

comes singing songs of love.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

(Instrumental)

[Outro]

F C

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

hurdy gurdy gurdy he sang.

F C G

Here comes the roly-poly man, he's singing songs of love.

F C G

Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly, he sang.

F C G

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy he sang.

F C G

Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy he sang.

F C G

Roly poly, roly poly, roly poly he sang.

(fade out)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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