Fairport Convention - Come All Ye

      
 
 ...COME ALL YE ROLLING MINSTRELS... by Fairport Convention

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 *from 'Liege & Lief' (1969)*
 
 Intro:
 
 D 
  
 Verse 1:
 
      D              A         D       A      G       D   
 Come all ye rolling minstrels, and to-gether we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Verse 2:
 
 D                       A        D          A         G           D    
  Those that dance, will start to dance, and those who don't, will stay.
    D                A     D             A        G      D   
 In time to list our merry tune, that we play for you to-day.
 
 Chorus 1:
 
         Am                                             D   
 So come all ye rolling minstrels, and together we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Interlude:
 
 D 
  
 Verse 3:
 
     D                A        D                A      G        D    
 Our fiddler, he just loves to play, and that's why he plays so good.
     D              A   D         A      G     D    
 And now he plays a vio-lin, made out of solid wood.
 
 Chorus 2:
 
         Am                                             D   
 So come all ye rolling minstrels, and together we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Interlude:
 
 D 
  
 Verse 4:
 
     D             A     D          A     G      D  
 Pos-sessor of the magic touch, and no ma-gician he.
      D                 A     D        A         G        D   
 Will play for you some magic notes in-stead, as you will see.
 
 Chorus 3:
 
         Am                                             D   
 So come all ye rolling minstrels, and together we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Interlude:
 
 D 
  
 Verse 5:
 
 D                 A      D     A       G            D    
  Sound of beating on the drum, song be-hind, you'll hear.
     D             A      D       A           G       D   
 And to the rhythm of gui-tar, we hope you'll lend an ear.
 
 Chorus 4:
 
         Am                                             D   
 So come all ye rolling minstrels, and together we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Interlude:
 
 D 
  
 Verse 6:
 
           D                 A          D           A         G        D    
 Well, the man who plays the bass, does make, those low notes that you hear.
         D                    A       D       A       G       D     
 And the high notes come from you and me, for we will sing so clear.
 
 Chorus 5:
 
         Am                                             D   
 So come all ye rolling minstrels, and together we will try.
    D                A      D          A        G       D   
 To rouse the spirit of the earth, and move the rolling sky.
 
 Outro:
 
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 CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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