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Minstrel Of The Dawn

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Song: Minstrel of the dawn
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Composer: Gordon Lightfoot
Album: Sit down young stranger
Tabbed by DJ  3rd Dec 2015
TIME SIGNATURES:
Verses 1 & 2 -  6/8 time
Bridge, Verses 3 to 6, and Coda - 4/4 time
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D     = xx0232    C     = x32010   (E7/G#) = 4xxxxx
D/F#  = 20023x   (A/C#) = x4xxxx    Em     = 022000
G     = 320033    D/A  = x0xxxx     Dsus4  = xx0233
A     = x02220    Bm   = x24432     Gsus4  = 320013
Asus4 = x02230    E    = 022100     D6     = xx0432
N.C. = No chords
Play the (A/C#) and (E7/G#) as passing bass notes
only, rather than as full chords
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Verse 1- TIME SIGNATURE 6/8 time]
    D               D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is here,
   G                  A
To make you laugh and bend your ear,
D                   D/F#
Up the steps you'll hear him climb,
    G                      A
All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes,
G                 C
    Listen to the pictures flow,
    G                   C                 A
A - cross the room in - to your mind they go,
 A/C#D        D/AG            Bm
()                        
       Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
          E        E7/G#A
                  () 
While the old gui - tar    rings
[Verse 2 - TIME SIGNATURE 6/8 time]
    D               D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is he,
G                  A
Not too wise, but, oh, so free,
      D                D/F#
He'll talk of life out on  the street,
      G               A
He'll play it sad and say it sweet,
G                C               G
   Look into his shining face of loneliness,
       C             A
You'll always find a trace,
 A/C#D           D/AG
()                
        Just like me and  you,
     Bm                           E   E7/G#A
                                     () 
He's trying to get into things more happy than  blue
[Bridge - SONG NOW CHANGES TO 4/4 time]
  Em           A            Em           A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
  D               D/F#
A minstrel of the changing tide,
      G               A                Asus4  A
He'll ask for nothing but his pride,
     D                 D/F#
Just sit him down, u - pon that chair,
   G                   A               Asus4  A
Go fetch some wine and set it there,
G                 C
    Listen to the pictures flow,
    G          C                  A    Asus4  A
And follow the fingers where they go,
 A/C#D        D/AG             Bm
()                         
       Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
          E        E7/G#A     Asus4A
                  ()        
While the old gui - tar    rings
[Verse 4]
  D               D/F#
A minstrel of the dawn is near,
     G              A                 Asus4  A
Just like a 'step'n'fetch it' here,
     D                D/F#
He's like an old time troubadour,
     G                A              Asus4  A
Just wanting life and nothing more,
G                 C
    Look into his shining eyes,
    G            C                    A       Asus4 A
And if you see a ghost don't be sur - prised,
 A/C#D      D/AG
()           
        Like me and  you,
     Bm                           E    E7/G#A
                                      () 
He's trying to get into things more happy than   blue
[Verse 5]
 A/C# D                D/F#
()                     
        A minstrel boy will understand,
   G               A              Asus4  A
He holds a promise in his hand,
   D               D/F#
He talks of better days ahead,
    G                A                Asus4  A
And by his word your fortune's read,
G                C                 G
   Listen to the pictures flow a - cross the room,
     C                 A    Asus4  A
In - to your mind they go,
 A/C#D        D/AG            Bm
()                        
       Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
          E        E7/G#A     Asus4A
                  ()        
While the old gui - tar    rings
[Verse 6]
 A/C#D              D/F#
()                
 The   minstrel of the dawn is gone,
  G                    A               Asus4  A
I hope he'll call be - fore too long,
     D
And, if you meet him,
D/F#            G             A           Asus4  A
You must be the victim of his minstrelsy
[Coda]
      G              D      Dsus4 D
He'll sing for you a song,
    G       Gsus4G          D6  D
                 N.C.       
The minstrel-----    ...of the dawn------!
    A                 D
e|----------------|---2---||
B|--2----2--------|---3---||
G|--2-------------|---2---||
D|-----2----------|---0---||
A|--0-------2--4--|-------||
E|----------------|-------||
=====================================================
For the chord box diagrams to match my suggested
choices you need to manually select the following
options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows
beneath each diagram
D/F# <7 of 20>    A/C#  <7 of 20>    Asus4 <2 of 21>
G    <2 of 27>    E7/G# <15 of 26>   Gsus4 <15 of 20>
                                     D6    <3 of 33>
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and shouldn't need changing

Minstrel Of The Dawn chords and lyrics

Free chords for Minstrel Of The Dawn by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Minstrel of the dawn
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Composer: Gordon Lightfoot
Album: Sit down young stranger
Tabbed by DJ  3rd Dec 2015
TIME SIGNATURES:
Verses 1 & 2 -  6/8 time
Bridge, Verses 3 to 6, and Coda - 4/4 time
CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
D     = xx0232    C     = x32010   (E7/G#) = 4xxxxx
D/F#  = 20023x   (A/C#) = x4xxxx    Em     = 022000
G     = 320033    D/A  = x0xxxx     Dsus4  = xx0233
A     = x02220    Bm   = x24432     Gsus4  = 320013
Asus4 = x02230    E    = 022100     D6     = xx0432
N.C. = No chords
Play the (A/C#) and (E7/G#) as passing bass notes
only, rather than as full chords
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Verse 1- TIME SIGNATURE 6/8 time]
[Verse 2 - TIME SIGNATURE 6/8 time]
[Bridge - SONG NOW CHANGES TO 4/4 time]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Verse 5]
[Verse 6]
[Coda]
=====================================================
For the chord box diagrams to match my suggested
choices you need to manually select the following
options by clicking on the forward/backward arrows
beneath each diagram
D/F#     A/C#      Asus4 
G        E7/G#    Gsus4 
                                     D6    
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and shouldn't need changing

Minstrel Of The Dawn Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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