The Blind Harper - Andy Irvine Chords
Chords: G, D7, C, D, Em
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Genre: folk, traditional, celtic
[Verse]
G D7 C G
Have you heard of the blind harper
G D C G
How he lived in Hogmaven town
G D C G
He went down to fair England
G Em D Em
To steal King Henry's wanton brown
[Verse]
G D7 C G
First he went unto his wife
G D C G
With all the haste as go could he
G D C G
"This work", he said, "will never go well,
G Em D Em
with out the help of our good grey mare"
[Verse]
G D7 C G
Said she, "You take the good grey mare
G D C G
She'll run o'er hills both low and high.
G D C G
Go take the halter in your hose
G Em D Em
And leave the foal at home with me"
[Verse]
G D7 C G
He's up and went to England gone
G D C G
He went as fast as go could he
G D C G
And when he got to Carlisle gates
G Em D Em
Who should there be, but King Henry
[Verse]
G D7 C G
"Come in, come in, you blind harper
G D C G
And of your music, let me hear"
G D C G
But up and said the blind harper
G Em D Em
"I'd rather have a stable for my mare"
[Verse]
G D7 C G
The king looked over his left shoulder
G D C G
And he said unto his stable groom
G D C G
"Go take the Poor blind harper's mare"
G Em D Em
And put her beside my wanton brown
[Verse]
G D7 C G
Then he's harped and then he sang
G D C G
'Till he played them all so sound asleep
G D C G
And quietly he took off his shoes
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