Chords for gordon lightfoot minstral of the dawn live in concert bbc 1972
Tempo:
134.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em]
[F#] [E] Oh, the love of God is [A] here to make you [B] laugh and bend your ear.
[E] Up the steps you'll hear him [A] climb, all full of thoughts, [B] all full of words.
[A] Listen to [D] the pictures, [A] across the room, [D] into your mind [B] they go.
[E] Listen to [A] the strings, [C#m] they jangle the
[F#] [B]
[E] mistle of the dawn is [A] here.
[B]
[E] Talk of life out on the [A] street, you play it sad [B] and say it's sweet.
[A] Look into [D] his shining face, all [A] the loneliness [D] you must know.
[E] [B]
[E] Just like me [A] and you, [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more [E] happy.
[B]
[F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[E] The mistle of the changing [A] tide, he'll ask for [B] nothing but ease.
[E] Just sit him down upon that chair, [A] go fetch some wine and [B] set it there.
[A] Listen [D] to the pictures flow [A] and follow [D] the fingers [B] where they go.
[E] [A]
They [C#m] jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring.
[E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] near, just a step [B] that you can hear.
[E] He's like an old time [A] troubadour, just wanting [B]
nothing more.
[A] Look into [D] his shining eyes [A] and if you see [D] a ghost don't be [B]
surprised.
[E] Just like me [A] and you, [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more happy [B] than blue.
[E] The mistle boy will [A] understand, behold him, [B] he sits there.
[E] He talks about the days [A] ahead and by his word [B] the fortunes ring.
[A] Listen to [D] the pictures [A] flow across this [D] room and to your mind [B] they go.
[E] Listen to [A] the strings, [C#m] they jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring.
[E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] gone, I hope he'll call me [B] home.
[E] Or if you meet him you must [A] be the victim, [B]
[A] he'll sing for you [E] a song.
The [A] mistle of [E] the dawn.
[B] [E] [N]
[F#] [E] Oh, the love of God is [A] here to make you [B] laugh and bend your ear.
[E] Up the steps you'll hear him [A] climb, all full of thoughts, [B] all full of words.
[A] Listen to [D] the pictures, [A] across the room, [D] into your mind [B] they go.
[E] Listen to [A] the strings, [C#m] they jangle the
[F#] [B]
[E] mistle of the dawn is [A] here.
[B]
[E] Talk of life out on the [A] street, you play it sad [B] and say it's sweet.
[A] Look into [D] his shining face, all [A] the loneliness [D] you must know.
[E] [B]
[E] Just like me [A] and you, [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more [E] happy.
[B]
[F#m]
[B]
[F#m] [B]
[E] The mistle of the changing [A] tide, he'll ask for [B] nothing but ease.
[E] Just sit him down upon that chair, [A] go fetch some wine and [B] set it there.
[A] Listen [D] to the pictures flow [A] and follow [D] the fingers [B] where they go.
[E] [A]
They [C#m] jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring.
[E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] near, just a step [B] that you can hear.
[E] He's like an old time [A] troubadour, just wanting [B]
nothing more.
[A] Look into [D] his shining eyes [A] and if you see [D] a ghost don't be [B]
surprised.
[E] Just like me [A] and you, [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more happy [B] than blue.
[E] The mistle boy will [A] understand, behold him, [B] he sits there.
[E] He talks about the days [A] ahead and by his word [B] the fortunes ring.
[A] Listen to [D] the pictures [A] flow across this [D] room and to your mind [B] they go.
[E] Listen to [A] the strings, [C#m] they jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring.
[E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] gone, I hope he'll call me [B] home.
[E] Or if you meet him you must [A] be the victim, [B]
[A] he'll sing for you [E] a song.
The [A] mistle of [E] the dawn.
[B] [E] [N]
Key:
A
B
E
D
F#
A
B
E
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] Oh, the love of God is [A] here to make you [B] laugh and bend your ear.
_ _ [E] Up the steps you'll hear him [A] climb, all full of thoughts, [B] all full of words.
_ _ _ [A] _ Listen to [D] the pictures, _ [A] across the room, [D] into your mind [B] they go. _ _ _ _
[E] Listen to [A] the _ strings, _ _ [C#m] they jangle the _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ mistle of the dawn is [A] here.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Talk of life out on the [A] street, you play it sad [B] and say it's sweet.
_ _ _ [A] Look into [D] his shining face, all [A] the loneliness [D] you must know.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Just like me [A] and _ you, _ _ [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more _ [E] happy.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] The mistle of the changing [A] tide, he'll ask for [B] nothing but ease.
_ _ [E] Just sit him down upon that chair, [A] go fetch some wine and [B] set it there.
_ _ [A] _ Listen [D] to the pictures flow [A] and follow [D] the fingers [B] where they _ _ go.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ They [C#m] jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring. _
_ [E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] near, just a step [B] that you can hear.
_ [E] He's like an old time [A] troubadour, just wanting _ [B]
nothing more.
_ _ [A] _ Look into [D] his shining eyes [A] and if you see [D] a ghost don't be [B]
surprised.
_ _ _ [E] Just like me [A] and you, _ _ [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more happy [B] than blue. _
_ [E] The mistle boy will _ [A] understand, behold him, [B] he sits there.
_ _ [E] He talks about the days [A] ahead and by his word [B] the fortunes ring.
_ [A] _ Listen to [D] the pictures [A] flow across this [D] room and to your mind [B] they go.
_ _ _ [E] Listen to [A] the strings, _ [C#m] they jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring. _ _
_ [E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] gone, I hope he'll call me [B] home.
_ _ _ [E] Or if you meet him you must [A] be the victim, _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] he'll sing for you [E] a song.
The _ _ _ [A] _ _ mistle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] the dawn.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] Oh, the love of God is [A] here to make you [B] laugh and bend your ear.
_ _ [E] Up the steps you'll hear him [A] climb, all full of thoughts, [B] all full of words.
_ _ _ [A] _ Listen to [D] the pictures, _ [A] across the room, [D] into your mind [B] they go. _ _ _ _
[E] Listen to [A] the _ strings, _ _ [C#m] they jangle the _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ mistle of the dawn is [A] here.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Talk of life out on the [A] street, you play it sad [B] and say it's sweet.
_ _ _ [A] Look into [D] his shining face, all [A] the loneliness [D] you must know.
[E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Just like me [A] and _ you, _ _ [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more _ [E] happy.
_ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] The mistle of the changing [A] tide, he'll ask for [B] nothing but ease.
_ _ [E] Just sit him down upon that chair, [A] go fetch some wine and [B] set it there.
_ _ [A] _ Listen [D] to the pictures flow [A] and follow [D] the fingers [B] where they _ _ go.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ They [C#m] jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring. _
_ [E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] near, just a step [B] that you can hear.
_ [E] He's like an old time [A] troubadour, just wanting _ [B]
nothing more.
_ _ [A] _ Look into [D] his shining eyes [A] and if you see [D] a ghost don't be [B]
surprised.
_ _ _ [E] Just like me [A] and you, _ _ [C#m] he's trying to get into things [F#] more happy [B] than blue. _
_ [E] The mistle boy will _ [A] understand, behold him, [B] he sits there.
_ _ [E] He talks about the days [A] ahead and by his word [B] the fortunes ring.
_ [A] _ Listen to [D] the pictures [A] flow across this [D] room and to your mind [B] they go.
_ _ _ [E] Listen to [A] the strings, _ [C#m] they jangle and dangle [F#] the old [B] guitar ring. _ _
_ [E] The mistle of the dawn is [A] gone, I hope he'll call me [B] home.
_ _ _ [E] Or if you meet him you must [A] be the victim, _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] he'll sing for you [E] a song.
The _ _ _ [A] _ _ mistle _ _ _ _ _ of [E] the dawn.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _