Artist: | Gordon Lightfoot (English) |
User: | Phil Hughes |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
Abusive: | |
Comment: |
Works well with Travis style finger picking. |
D D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is here
G A Asus
To make you laugh and bend your ear
D D/F#
Up the steps you'll hear him climb
G A Asus
All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes
G C
Listen to the pictures flow
G C A Asus
Across the room into your mind they go
D G Bm
Listen to the strings, They jangle and dangle
E A Asus
While the old guitar rings
D D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is he
G A Asus
Not too wise but oh so free
D D/F#
He'll talk of life out on the street
G A Asus
He'll play it sad and say it sweet
G C
Look into his shining face
G C A Asus
Of lonelines you'll always find a trace
D G Bm
Just like me and you, He's tryin' to get into things
E A Asus
More happy than blue
(break)
Em A Em A
D D/F#
A minstrel of the changin' tide
G A
He'll ask for nothing but his pride
D D/F#
Just sit him down upon that chair
G A Asus
Go fetch some wine and set it there
G C
Listen to the pictures flow
G C A Asus
Across the room into your mind they go
D G Bm
Listen to the strings, They jangle and dangle
E A Asus
While the old guitar rings
D D/F#
A minstrel of the dawn is near
G A Asus
Just like a step 'n fetchit here
D D/F#
He's like an old time troubador
G A Asus
Just wanting life and nothing more
G C
Look into his shining eyes
G C A Asus
And if you see a ghost don't be surprised
D G Bm
Like me and you, He's tryin' to get into things
E A Asus
More happy than blue
D D/F#
The minstrel boy will understand
G A Asus
He holds a promise in his hand
D D/F#
He talks of better days ahead
G A Asus
And by his words your fortune's read
G C
Listen to the pictures flow
G C A Asus
Across the room into your mind they go
D G Bm
Listen to the strings, They jangle and dangle
E A Asus
While the old guitar rings
D D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is gone
G A Asus
I hope he'll call before too long
D D/F#
And if you meet him you must be
G A Asus
The victim of his minstrel scene
G D
He'll sing for you a song
G D
The minstrel of the dawn