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Epistle To Derroll
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1/6
Sound:
Step 1 / 6Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
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*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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EACDGBE EAC/GDGBE EAFDGBE EAAmDGBE
x32010 332010 133211 x02210
(*N.B* The C and C/G chord are played in this rhythm):
e|--C---------|--C/G---------|
B|-----1--1--|-----1--1--|
G|-----0--0--|-----0--0--|
D|-----2--2--|-----2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--|-----3--3--|
E|-----------|--3--3--3--|
[Intro]
C C/G C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
[Verse 1]
Come Call ye C/Gstarry Cstar-C/Gfish, living Fin the deep blue CseaC/G C C/G
CCrawl to C/Gme, I Chave a C/Gpropo-Fsition to make CtheeC/G C C/G
CWould you C/Gwalk the CNorth Sea C/Gfloor, to FBelgium from Eng-ClandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 1]
CBring me C/Gword of a Ambanjo man
With a Ftattoo on his ChandC/G C C/G
[Verse 2]
The Cspokesman C/Gof the Cstar-C/Gfish, Fspoke as spokesman CshouldC/G C C/G
CIf'n you C/Gmet our Cfee, C/Gthen Fcertainly we CwouldC/G C C/G
CShould you C/Gcast a Clooking-C/Gglass u-Fpon the scalloped CsandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 2]
CYou'll have C/Gword o' this Ambanjo man
With a Ftattoo on his ChandC/G C C/G
[Verse 3]
Come Call ye C/Gstarry Cstar-C/Gfish, I Fknow your ways are CcapedC/G C C/G
CMaybe C/Gits be-Ccause you're C/Gastro-Flogically CshapedC/G C C/G
CConverse C/Gwith the Cherring C/Gshoals, Fas I know you CcanC/G C C/G
[Chorus 3]
CBring me C/Gword o' the Ambanjo man
With a Ftattoo on his ChandC/G C C/G
[Verse 4]
The Celdest C/Gof the Cstar-C/Gfish, Fspoke after a sCighC/G C C/G
C"Youthful C/Gas you Care young C/Gman you Fhave a wisdom hCighC/G C C/G
CSurely C/Gyou must Cknow a C/Glooking-glass Fis made from CsandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 4]
CThese young C/Gfish are Amfooling you
A-Fbout your banjo CmanC/G C C/G
[Verse 5]
CCome then C/Gaged Cstar-C/Gfish, Friddle me no CmoreC/G C C/G
CFor news C/GI am Cwea-C/Gry, Fand my heart is CsoreC/G C C/G
All Con the C/Gsilent Csea-C/Gshore, Fhelp me if you CcanC/G C C/G
[Chorus 5]
CTell to C/Gme, Amif you know, Fof my banjo CmanC/G C C/G
[Verse 6]
Now all Cthrough the C/Gseven Co-C/Gceans, I Fam a star most CfamedC/G C C/G
CMany 'C/Gleggys' Chave I C/Glost, Fmany have I CgainedC/G C C/G
CStrange to C/Gsay, quite Crecent-C/Gly, I've Fbeen to Flemish CLandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 6]
CAnd if C/Gyou are Amcourteous, I'll Ftell you all I CcanC/G C C/G
[Verse 7]
Oh you Chave my C/Gfull at-Cten-C/Gtion", I Fanswered him with CgleeC/G C C/G
His Cbrother C/Gstars were Ctwink-C/Gling, in the Fsky above the CseaC/G C C/G
CThere C/GI sat Cthere with C/Grapt at-Ftention, on the CsandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 7]
CVery C/Ganxious Amfor to hear, Fof the banjo CmanC/G C C/G
[Verse 8]
CI have C/Gseen this Ctattooed C/Ghand, Fthrough a ship port-CholeC/G C C/G
CSteaming C/Gon the Cwatery C/Gmain, Fthrough the waves so CcoldC/G C C/G
CHeard his C/Gtinkling Cbanjo, C/Gand Fhis voice so CgrandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 8]
But Cyou must C/Gcome to AmBelgium, to Fshake the tattooed ChandC/G C C/G
[Verse 9]
COh gladly C/Gwould I Ccome, C/G Fgladly would I CgoC/G C C/G
CHad I C/Gnot my Cwork to C/Gdo, Fand my face to CshowC/G C C/G
CI re-C/Gjoice to Chear he's C/Gwell, but FI must go in-ClandC/G C C/G
[Chorus 9]
CThank you C/Gfor the Amwords you brought, Fof my banjo CmanC/G C C/G
[Verse 10]
I Cwalked a-C/Glong the Cevening C/Gsand, as Fcharcoal clouds did CshiftC/G C C/G
Re-Cvealing C/Gthe Cmoon Cshi-C/Gning, Fon the pebble CdriftC/G C C/G
Contem-Cplating C/Gevery Cother C/Gword, the Fstarfish CsaidC/G C C/G
[Chorus 10]
CWhistly C/Gwinds, they Amfilled my dreams, Fin my dreaming CbedC/G C C/G
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Epistle To Derroll
by Donovan
Chords in this song · guitar
C
C/G
F
Am
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*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C C/G F Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 332010 133211 x02210
(*N.B* The C and C/G chord are played in this rhythm):
C C/G
e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----1--1--|-----1--1--|
G|-----0--0--|-----0--0--|
D|-----2--2--|-----2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--|-----3--3--|
E|-----------|--3--3--3--|
[Intro]
C C/G C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
[Verse 1]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Come all ye starry star-fish, living in the deep blue sea
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Crawl to me, I have a propo-sition to make thee
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Would you walk the North Sea floor, to Belgium from Eng-land
[Chorus 1]
C C/G Am
Bring me word of a banjo man
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand
[Verse 2]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
The spokesman of the star-fish, spoke as spokesman should
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
If'n you met our fee, then certainly we would
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Should you cast a looking-glass u-pon the scalloped sand
[Chorus 2]
C C/G Am
You'll have word o' this banjo man
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand
[Verse 3]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Come all ye starry star-fish, I know your ways are caped
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Maybe its be-cause you're astro-logically shaped
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Converse with the herring shoals, as I know you can
[Chorus 3]
C C/G Am
Bring me word o' the banjo man
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand
[Verse 4]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
The eldest of the star-fish, spoke after a sigh
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
"Youthful as you are young man you have a wisdom high
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Surely you must know a looking-glass is made from sand
[Chorus 4]
C C/G Am
These young fish are fooling you
F C C/G C C/G
A-bout your banjo man
[Verse 5]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Come then aged star-fish, riddle me no more
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
For news I am wea-ry, and my heart is sore
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
All on the silent sea-shore, help me if you can
[Chorus 5]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
Tell to me, if you know, of my banjo man
[Verse 6]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Now all through the seven o-ceans, I am a star most famed
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Many 'leggys' have I lost, many have I gained
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Strange to say, quite recent-ly, I've been to Flemish Land
[Chorus 6]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
And if you are courteous, I'll tell you all I can
[Verse 7]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Oh you have my full at-ten-tion", I answered him with glee
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
His brother stars were twink-ling, in the sky above the sea
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
There I sat there with rapt at-tention, on the sand
[Chorus 7]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
Very anxious for to hear, of the banjo man
[Verse 8]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
I have seen this tattooed hand, through a ship port-hole
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Steaming on the watery main, through the waves so cold
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Heard his tinkling banjo, and his voice so grand
[Chorus 8]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
But you must come to Belgium, to shake the tattooed hand
[Verse 9]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Oh gladly would I come, gladly would I go
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Had I not my work to do, and my face to show
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
I re-joice to hear he's well, but I must go in-land
[Chorus 9]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
Thank you for the words you brought, of my banjo man
[Verse 10]
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
I walked a-long the evening sand, as charcoal clouds did shift
C C/G C C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Re-vealing the moon shi-ning, on the pebble drift
C C/G C C/G F C C/G C C/G
Contem-plating every other word, the starfish said
[Chorus 10]
C C/G Am F C C/G C C/G
Whistly winds, they filled my dreams, in my dreaming bed
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