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I didn't place chord to lyric timing for the last verse. Listen to the song to catch it
playing chords filled out with extending notes in the same scale, and found I'm working 
hard. Think about playing as scales with chords to fill the in between, and you'll
it alot easier and smoother. Atleast my brain understands this thinking better. If 
that aren't finished enough to post. Looking for help with all of Fiddler's Green songs.
Intro:
 G   D|  A   Bm|  G   D|  A| D  
DHere's a little story and it Ggoes like Dthis
GJesus betraDyed by AJudas' kissA7  
DJesus needs him Gdon't you Dsee
In the Gmidnight Dgarden of Aa--Bmgony
   the Gmidnight Dgarden of Aa--gonDy
He Gsays there's a job I gotta Ddo
And GI'm gonna Dneed a little Ahelp from youA7  
If DI'm gonna free this Gworld from Dsin
GSomebody Dgonna have to Aturn me Bmin
GSomebody Dgonna have to Aturn me Din
Chorus:
GFather forgive me I never kDnew
I never Gsaw that Dcomin, no I never AdoA7  
I Dbow my head and I Gsay your Dname
 GI'm just a Dpawn in a Abigger Bmgame
 GI'm just a Dpawn in a Abigger Dgame
Well I Dhad me some friends with a Gbig old Dband
They were Glookin for a Dfiddler Aand his handA7  
They Dhad all the girls and the Gcocaine Dtoo
Got Gout my Drig and showed'em Aall I Bmknew
GTook out my Dfiddle played Aall I Dknew
Never Ggot that gig even though I Dtried
Well it's Gjust as Dwell, I Amight have diedA7  
DThings aren't always Gwhat they Dseem
When you Gwalk in a Dfog and you Alive in a Bmdream
You Gwalk in a Dfog and you Alive in a Ddream, that's me
GFather forgive me I never kDnew
I never Gsaw that Dcomin, no I never AdoA7  
I'm gonna Dbow my head and Gsay your Dname
 GJust a Dpawn in a Abigger Bmgame
 GI'm just a Dpawn in a Abigger Dgame
Little bee buzzin around a flower
Has no idea it's his finest hour
Has no idea about the greater scheme
He's just suckin up nectar for the queen
Suckin up nectar for the queen
And that first time you spoke to me
I couldn't know how big our love could be
Who knew how far love could go
Where it ends we'll never know
Where it ends we'll never know
GFather forgive me I never kDnew
I never Gsaw that Dcomin, no I never AdoA7  
I'm gonna Dbow my head and Gsay your Dname
 GJust a Dpawn in a Abigger Bmgame
 GI'm just a Dpawn in a Abigger Dgame

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Father Forgive Me

by Tim O'Brien

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

I didn't place chord to lyric timing for the last verse. Listen to the song to catch it

playing chords filled out with extending notes in the same scale, and found I'm working

hard. Think about playing as scales with chords to fill the in between, and you'll

it alot easier and smoother. Atleast my brain understands this thinking better. If

that aren't finished enough to post. Looking for help with all of Fiddler's Green songs.

Intro:

G D A Bm G D A D

| | | |

D G D

Here's a little story and it goes like this

G D A A7

Jesus betrayed by Judas' kiss

D G D

Jesus needs him don't you see

G D A Bm

In the midnight garden of a--gony

G D A D

the midnight garden of a--gony

G D

He says there's a job I gotta do

G D A A7

And I'm gonna need a little help from you

D G D

If I'm gonna free this world from sin

G D A Bm

Somebody gonna have to turn me in

G D A D

Somebody gonna have to turn me in

Chorus:

G D

Father forgive me I never knew

G D A A7

I never saw that comin, no I never do

D G D

I bow my head and I say your name

G D A Bm

I'm just a pawn in a bigger game

G D A D

I'm just a pawn in a bigger game

D G D

Well I had me some friends with a big old band

G D A A7

They were lookin for a fiddler and his hand

D G D

They had all the girls and the cocaine too

G D A Bm

Got out my rig and showed'em all I knew

G D A D

Took out my fiddle played all I knew

G D

Never got that gig even though I tried

G D A A7

Well it's just as well, I might have died

D G D

Things aren't always what they seem

G D A Bm

When you walk in a fog and you live in a dream

G D A D

You walk in a fog and you live in a dream, that's me

G D

Father forgive me I never knew

G D A A7

I never saw that comin, no I never do

D G D

I'm gonna bow my head and say your name

G D A Bm

Just a pawn in a bigger game

G D A D

I'm just a pawn in a bigger game

Little bee buzzin around a flower

Has no idea it's his finest hour

Has no idea about the greater scheme

He's just suckin up nectar for the queen

Suckin up nectar for the queen

And that first time you spoke to me

I couldn't know how big our love could be

Who knew how far love could go

Where it ends we'll never know

G D

Father forgive me I never knew

G D A A7

I never saw that comin, no I never do

D G D

I'm gonna bow my head and say your name

G D A Bm

Just a pawn in a bigger game

G D A D

I'm just a pawn in a bigger game

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