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Slow Marching Band
by Jethro Tull
on Broadsword and The Beastie
Intro: 
 G    B7    Em   Em/// (hard fast strikes)
G-C-  D    G  D  
  G    B7    Em   Em/// 
G-  C   A    D  D,
 A   D  D,  A   D  D,  A  G...D->
VERSE 1
 DWould you join a slow Cmarching Dband?
And take F#mpleasure in your Gleaving
as the Dferry Bmsails and Atears are Adried
and Gcows come Emhome at Gevening.
VERSE 2
 DCould you get behind a slow Cmarching Dband?
And join F#mtogether in the Gpassing
of Dall we Bmshared through AyesterAdays
in Gsorrows EmneverGlasting.
BRIDGE
GTake a hand and Dtake a bow.
You Cplayed for me; that's Gall for Bmnow,
oh, and Emnever Gmind the Dwords
     G-  D         Em        Am  C  
just hum along and keep on going.
CHORUS
    C    D        Em///
Walk on slowly -
          G   C      D      D  D-Dsus4-D  
don't look behind you.
Don't Csay DgoodGbye, Emlove.
I Gwon't CreDmind you.
VERSE 3
 DDream of me as the Cnights draw Dcold
still F#mmarking time through GWinter.
You Dpaid the Bmpiper and Acalled the tAune
                  Bm       G      Em     A  A-A  
and you marched the band aw  -  ay.
BRIDGE
GTake a hand and Dtake a bow.
You Cplayed for me; that's Gall for Bmnow,
oh, and Emnever Gmind the Dwords
     G-  D         Em        Am  C  
just hum along and keep on going.
CHORUS
    C    D        Em///
Walk on slowly -
          G   C      D      D  D-Dsus4-D  
don't look behind you.
Don't Csay DgoodGbye, Emlove.
I Gwon't CreDmind Dyou.  
REPEAT CHORUS
    C    D        Em///
Walk on slowly -
          G   C      D      D  D-Dsus4-D  
don't look behind you.
Don't Csay DgoodGbye, Emlove.
I Gwon't CreDmind Dyou. 
CreDmind Dyou.
CreDmind Dyou....
[inst]   C    G  D....

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Slow Marching Band

by Jethro Tull

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F#m

Dsus4

Slow Marching Band

by Jethro Tull

on Broadsword and The Beastie

Intro:

G B7 Em Em

/// (hard fast strikes)

G C D G D

G B7 Em Em

///

G C A D D

- ,

A D D A D D A G D

, , ...->

VERSE 1

D C D

Would you join a slow marching band?

F#m G

And take pleasure in your leaving

D Bm A A

as the ferry sails and tears are dried

G Em G

and cows come home at evening.

VERSE 2

D C D

Could you get behind a slow marching band?

F#m G

And join together in the passing

D Bm A A

of all we shared through yesterdays

G Em G

in sorrows neverlasting.

BRIDGE

G D

Take a hand and take a bow.

C G Bm

You played for me; that's all for now,

Em G D

oh, and never mind the words

G D Em Am C

just hum along and keep on going.

CHORUS

C D Em

///

Walk on slowly -

G C D D D Dsus4 D

don't look behind you.

C D G Em

Don't say goodbye, love.

G C D

I won't remind you.

VERSE 3

D C D

Dream of me as the nights draw cold

F#m G

still marking time through Winter.

D Bm A A

You paid the piper and called the tune

Bm G Em A A A

and you marched the band aw - ay.

BRIDGE

G D

Take a hand and take a bow.

C G Bm

You played for me; that's all for now,

Em G D

oh, and never mind the words

G D Em Am C

just hum along and keep on going.

CHORUS

C D Em

///

Walk on slowly -

G C D D D Dsus4 D

don't look behind you.

C D G Em

Don't say goodbye, love.

G C D D

I won't remind you.

REPEAT CHORUS

C D Em

///

Walk on slowly -

G C D D D Dsus4 D

don't look behind you.

C D G Em

Don't say goodbye, love.

G C D D

I won't remind you.

C D D

remind you.

C D D

remind you....

C G D

[inst] ....

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