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Crazy Man Michael

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This can be played in drop D as well. Enjoy. 
[Verse]
DmWithin the Ffire and Cout upon the Amsea
DmCrazy Man CMichael was Dmwalking
He Dmmet with a Fraven with Ceyes black as Amcoals
DmAnd shortly Cthey were a-Dmtalking
Your Amfuture, your future DmI would tell to you
Your Amfuture you often have Casked me
Your Dmtrue love will Cdie by your Dmown right Amhand
And Dmcrazy man CMichael will Dmcursèd be
[Verse]
DmMichael he Franted and CMichael he Amraved
And Dmbeat up the Cfour winds with his Dmfists-o
He Dmlaughed and he Fcried, he Cshouted and he Amswore
For his Dmmad mind had Ctrapped him with a Dmkiss-o
You Amspeak with an evil, you Dmspeak with a hate
You Amspeak for the devil that Chaunts me
For is Dmshe not the Cfairest in Dmall the broad Amland
Your Dmsorcerer's Cwords are to Dmtaunt me       
[Verse]
He Dmtook out his Fdagger of Cfire and of Amsteel
And Dmstruck down the Craven through the Dmheart-o
The Dmbird fluttered Flong and the Csky it did Amspin
And the Dmcold earth did Cwonder and Dmstartle
O Amwhere is the raven that DmI struck down dead
And Amhere did lie on the Cground-o
I Dmsee that my true Clove with a Dmwound so Amred
DmWhere her lover's Cheart it did Dmpound-o
[Verse]
DmCrazy Man FMichael he Cwanders and Amcalls
And Dmtalks to the Cnight and the Dmday-o
But Dmhis eyes they are Fsane and his Cspeech it is Amplain
And Dmhe longs to be Cfar aDmway-o
MicAmhael he whistles the Dmsimplest of tunes
And Amasks the wild wolves their Cpardon
For his Dmtrue love is fClown into Dmevery flower Amgrown
And Dmhe must be Ckeeper of the Dmgarden

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Crazy Man Michael

by Richard Thompson

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This can be played in drop D as well. Enjoy.

[Verse]

Dm F C Am

Within the fire and out upon the sea

Dm C Dm

Crazy Man Michael was walking

Dm F C Am

He met with a raven with eyes black as coals

Dm C Dm

And shortly they were a-talking

Am Dm

Your future, your future I would tell to you

Am C

Your future you often have asked me

Dm C Dm Am

Your true love will die by your own right hand

Dm C Dm

And crazy man Michael will cursèd be

[Verse]

Dm F C Am

Michael he ranted and Michael he raved

Dm C Dm

And beat up the four winds with his fists-o

Dm F C Am

He laughed and he cried, he shouted and he swore

Dm C Dm

For his mad mind had trapped him with a kiss-o

Am Dm

You speak with an evil, you speak with a hate

Am C

You speak for the devil that haunts me

Dm C Dm Am

For is she not the fairest in all the broad land

Dm C Dm

Your sorcerer's words are to taunt me

[Verse]

Dm F C Am

He took out his dagger of fire and of steel

Dm C Dm

And struck down the raven through the heart-o

Dm F C Am

The bird fluttered long and the sky it did spin

Dm C Dm

And the cold earth did wonder and startle

Am Dm

O where is the raven that I struck down dead

Am C

And here did lie on the ground-o

Dm C Dm Am

I see that my true love with a wound so red

Dm C Dm

Where her lover's heart it did pound-o

[Verse]

Dm F C Am

Crazy Man Michael he wanders and calls

Dm C Dm

And talks to the night and the day-o

Dm F C Am

But his eyes they are sane and his speech it is plain

Dm C Dm

And he longs to be far away-o

Am Dm

Michael he whistles the simplest of tunes

Am C

And asks the wild wolves their pardon

Dm C Dm Am

For his true love is flown into every flower grown

Dm C Dm

And he must be keeper of the garden

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