Chords for Fields Lie Silent (Martyn Wyndham-Read & Iris Bishop)

Tempo:
112.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Gm

Bb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fields Lie Silent (Martyn Wyndham-Read & Iris Bishop) chords
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We're going to do some songs together, a mixture of most of them that got caught.
[N] This one was every year.
[G] [F]
This one is the song that Colin Gates wrote, [Db] which we do in May.
[F]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[C] [F]
The sky is high [C] and white tonight.
[F] Above the [Bb] [Am]
[F]
land's [C] her sun, [F] laying gold [Bb] upon.
[Am] [F]
Then [C] from the shadow of the
[F] I hear [Gm] the first [C] sounds cry.
The [F]
silver pools [Dm] left by the plough.
[Gm] All the first [C] star in [F] the sky.
[C] Gone the leaf and gone the lark.
[Gm]
The [F]
birds have flown [Bb] their song [A] up [Gm] the fields by [C] the sky.
[F]
Black,
[Bb] great [C] high fields guide the [F] crow back to his nest.
Where the oaks and [C] winter lace [F] against the golden
[C] Frost creeps in upon [F] the
In deep [G] December [C] cold.
[F]
All the fields lie silent now.
[Gm] The air [C] is [F] growing cold.
[C] Gone the leaf and gone [F] the lark.
The wild [Gm] rose [C] and
[F] the
[Gm] Fields [C] lie [F] silent.
Red berries on [Bb] the [C] bare hedgerow.
[F] And acorns [Bb] on [F]
the
Fades slowly in [Bb] the time [C] of light.
As darkness [Bb] [F] falls around.
[C] The woods and fields together [F]
now.
Their winter [C]
secrets deep.
With [F] the beauty [C] of [F] the oak.
[Gm] Just a dream [C]
[F] recorded sweet.
[C] Gone the leaf and gone [F] the lark.
The wild rose [Gm] [C]
and [F] the
The birds have flown their song up the fields [C] by the [F] sky.
The sky is high and [C] white tonight.
[F]
But [Bb] [F]
the
So sweet [C] tonight.
On the dark [Bb] side of [F] the hill.
[C] As the seasons slowly [F]
turn.
And
[G]
[C] [F]
[F] [Gm] [C]
To [F] reveal.
[C]
[F]
[Gm] [C]
[F] The birds have flown [Gm] their Fields lie
[C] [F] [C] [D]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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We're going to do some songs together, a mixture of most of them that got caught.
[N] This one was _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ every year. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
This one is the song that Colin Gates wrote, [Db] which we do in May.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
The sky is high [C] and white tonight. _
[F] Above the [Bb] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _
land's _ _ _ _ [C] her sun, [F] laying gold [Bb] upon.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [F]
Then [C] from the shadow of the_
[F] _ _ I hear [Gm] the first [C] sounds cry.
_ The [F] _
silver pools [Dm] left by the plough.
[Gm] All the first [C] star in [F] the sky. _
_ [C] Gone the leaf and gone the lark. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ The [F] _
birds have flown [Bb] their song [A] up _ [Gm] the fields by [C] the sky.
[F] _ _ _ _
Black, _ _ _ _
[Bb] great [C] high fields guide the [F] crow back to his nest.
_ _ Where the oaks and [C] winter lace [F] against the golden_ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Frost creeps in upon [F] the_
_ In deep [G] December [C] _ cold.
_ _ [F] _
All the fields lie silent now.
[Gm] The air [C] is [F] growing cold. _ _
[C] Gone the leaf and gone [F] the lark.
The wild [Gm] rose [C] and _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ the_
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Fields [C] lie [F] silent. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Red berries on [Bb] the [C] bare hedgerow.
[F] And acorns [Bb] on [F] _ _
the_
Fades slowly in [Bb] the time [C] of light.
As darkness [Bb] _ [F] falls around.
_ _ [C] The woods and fields together [F]
now.
Their winter [C] _
secrets deep.
With [F] the beauty [C] of [F] the oak.
_ [Gm] Just a dream [C] _
[F] recorded sweet. _ _ _
[C] Gone the leaf and gone [F] the lark.
The wild rose [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
and [F] the_
The birds have flown their song up _ _ the fields [C] by the [F] sky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _
The sky is high and [C] white tonight.
[F]
But [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
the_
So sweet [C] tonight.
On the dark [Bb] side of [F] the hill.
_ _ _ [C] As the seasons slowly [F]
turn.
And_
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C]
To [F] _ reveal. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] The birds have flown _ _ _ _ [Gm] their_ Fields lie_
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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