Minstrel of the Dawn - Gordon Lightfoot Chords
Chords: D, D/F#, G, A, Asus4, C, A/C#, D/A, Bm, E
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D D/F#
The minstrel of the dawn is here,
G A Asus4 A
To make you laugh and bend your ear,
D D/F#
Up the steps you'll hear him climb,
G A Asus4 A
All full of thoughts, all full of rhymes,
G C
Listen to the pictures flow,
G C A Asus4 A
A - cross the room in - to your mind they go,
A/C# D D/A G Bm
Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
E E7/G# A
While the old gui - tar rings!
D D/F#
A minstrel of the dawn is he,
G A Asus4 A
Not too wise, but, oh, so free,
D D/F#
He'll talk of life out on the street,
G A Asus4 A
He'll play it sad, and say it sweet,
G C G
Look into his shining face of loneliness,
C A Asus4 A
You'll always find a trace,
A/C# D D/A G
Just like me and you,
Bm E E7/G# A
He's trying to get into things more happy than blue!
Em A Em A
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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/A G Bm
Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
E E7/G# A Asus4 A
While the old gui - tar rings!
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/A G
Like me and you,
Bm E E7/G# A
He's trying to get into things more happy than blue!
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/A G Bm
Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle,
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