Fotheringay Chords by Fairport Convention

Tempo:
123.45 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

Em

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fairport Convention - Fotheringay chords
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[Am] [Em] [Dm]
[Em] [Am]
[Em] [Dm]
[Em] [Am]
[C]
How [G] often she has [F] gazed from castle [Am] windows all
[Em] And watched the [Am] daylight passing [G]
within her [Am] captive wall
[B] With [Dm] no one [G] to heed [Am] her call
[F] [Em]
[Am]
[C] The [G] evening hour is fading [F] within the dwindling [Am] sun
[Em] And in a [Am] lonely moment [G] those embers will [Am] be gone
And [F] the last [Dm] [C] of [G] all the young [Am] birds flown
[Dm] Her [Em] [G] [Am]
[C]
days [G] of precious freedom [F]
forfeited [Am] long before
[Em] To live such [Am] fruitless years [G]
behind a [Am] guarded door
[F] But those [G] days will [Am] last no more
[D] [B]
[E] [A]
[Dm]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [F]
[Bm] [E]
[Am]
[F] [E] [A]
[Dm]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[Am] [E]
[Am]
[F] [E] [A]
[C] Tomorrow [G] at this hour [F] she will be [Am] far away
[Em] Much farther than [Am] these islands [G] for the lonely [A]
[C] fathering gay
[D] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [E]
[A]
[Dm]
[G]
[C]
[F]
[Bm] [E]
[Am]
[F] [E]
[A]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Em
121
Dm
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To start learning Fairport Convention - Fotheringay chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, F, Am, Em, Am, G, C, G and Am in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 123 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _
How [G] often she has [F] gazed from castle [Am] windows all
[Em] And watched the [Am] daylight passing [G] _
within her [Am] captive wall _
[B] With [Dm] no one [G] to heed [Am] her call _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ The [G] evening hour is fading [F] within the dwindling [Am] sun
_ [Em] And in a [Am] lonely moment [G] those embers will [Am] be gone
_ And [F] the last [Dm] [C] of [G] all the young [Am] birds flown
_ _ _ [Dm] Her _ [Em] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _
days [G] of precious freedom [F] _
forfeited [Am] long before
_ [Em] To live such [Am] fruitless years [G] _
behind a [Am] guarded door _
[F] But those _ _ [G] days will [Am] last no _ more
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Tomorrow [G] at this hour [F] she will be [Am] far away
_ [Em] Much farther than [Am] these islands [G] for the lonely [A] _ _
[C] fathering gay
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _

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