...COME ALL YE ROLLING MINSTRELS... by Fairport Convention
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*from 'Liege & Lief' (1969)*
Intro:
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Verse 1:
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Come all ye,
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Rolling minstrels,
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And to-gether,
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We will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
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And move the rolling sky.
Verse 2:
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Those that dance,
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Will start to dance,
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And those who,
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Don't will stay.
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In time to list,
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Our merry tune,
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That we play for you to-day.
Chorus 1:
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So come all,
Ye rolling minstrels,
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And together we will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
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And move the rolling sky.
Interlude:
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Verse 3:
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Our fiddler,
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He just loves to play,
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And that's why,
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He plays so good.
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And now he plays,
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A vio-lin,
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Made out of solid wood.
Chorus 2:
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So come all,
Ye rolling minstrels,
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And together we will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
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And move the rolling sky.
Interlude:
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Verse 4:
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Pos-sessor of,
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The magic touch,
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And no ma-gician he.
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Will play for you,
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Some magic notes,
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In-stead, as you will see.
Chorus 3:
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So come all,
Ye rolling minstrels,
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And together we will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
AGD
And move the rolling sky.
Interlude:
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Verse 5:
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Sound of beating,
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On the drum,
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Song be-hind,
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You'll hear.
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And to the rhythm,
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Of gui-tar
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We hope you'll,
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Lend an ear.
Chorus 4:
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So come all,
Ye rolling minstrels,
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And together we will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
AGD
And move the rolling sky.
Interlude:
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Verse 6:
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Well, the man who plays,
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The bass does make,
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Those low notes,
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That you hear.
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And the high notes,
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Come from you and me,
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For we will sing so clear.
Chorus 5:
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So come all,
Ye rolling minstrels,
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And together we will try.
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To rouse the spirit,
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Of the earth,
AGD
And move the rolling sky.
Outro:
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CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)