Chords for Heather Alexander - Faerie Queen

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[E] _ _ _ One wintry night, [D] one sight [E] I met while riding back,
_ [D] Returning from [C] a caley with [D] me fiddle in [Am] me pack,
[Em] My horse had stopped, [D] quite suddenly [E] its ears began [D] to torch,
_ _ [E] He bucked and threw [Ab] me pack [Bm] and [C] all into [D] a [E] nearby ditch. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ I tried to [D] rise, but then my [E] eyes alighted on a scene
[D] Of furry [C] creatures dancing [D] like a floating round [Am] hill queen,
[Em] She'd been out [D] hunting, it was [E] plain delighted by [D] her prize,
_ [Em] And though he was in [D] fraud to [Ab] her I [D] knew his [E] gentle eyes. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ I stood [D] again and shouted when [E] they drew abreast of me,
[D] I challenge [C] you for you have [D] caught my husband [Am] soon to be,
[E] I stopped and she [D] stared down at [E] me, the queen's [D] right a steed.
_ [E] I say you [C] have the [D] courage [C] dear, but [D] skill is what you [E] need, _
[D] He's carved from [C] earth a finest [D] wood, a stone with [Cm] silver string,
[Em] Only molten [D] rust or furry [E] dust can make a fiddle sing.
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[E] _ _ _ We each shall [D] play and I will say which [Em] fiddle's played best,
[D] And should you [C] win this marvel [D] toy are free [Am] without protest,
They [E] handed her [Dm] a violin as [E] black as [D] she was fae,
_ [E] She placed her [C] bow [D] upon the [C] strings and [D] then began to [E] play. _ _
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My spirit low [D] I raised my bow, I did not wear the [E] star,
[D] I looked within my [C] lover's [D] eyes and then within [Am] my heart,
My [E] head was filled [D] with mortal dreams [E] of love beneath [D] the moon,
_ [E] Of sun [Cm] and rain [D] as seasons [C] change and so [D] began my [E] tune.
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_ _ _ _ _ I raised my head, [D] my arms, I glared my heart [E] ablaze once more,
[Dm] The furry queen [C] looked down on [D] me, shaking [Cm] to the core,
[G] I played for [D] many centuries yet by the stars [G] above,
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[E] You've taught me [Cm] skill is [D] not [Am] enough, it [D] can't [E] compare to love,
[D] He's carved from [Am] earth a finest [D] wood, a stone with [C] silver string,
[E] Only molten rust or furry dust can make a [Em] fiddle sing.
[D] He's carved from [C] earth a finest [D] wood, a stone with [A] silver string,
But [E] only molten [A] rust or furry dust can make my [Em] fiddle sing.
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