Chords for John Spillane 'There was a man' - London Irish Centre Nov 2009.mov
Tempo:
110.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Gm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
In the fairy tale which is my life, now we come to the wedding and this is a song called
[Db] through his life.
walked through [Gb] pleasure and through [E] pain.
[Db] Shortened to there [E] was a man.
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[Db] through his life.
walked through [Gb] pleasure and through [E] pain.
[Db] Shortened to there [E] was a man.
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[Eb] [C] [Bb]
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In the fairy tale which is my life, now we come to the wedding and this is a song called
there was a man who took a wife to walk beside him [Db] through his life.
[N] They walked through sunshine and through rain, they walked through [Gb] pleasure and through [E] pain. _ _ _
[Db] Shortened to there [E] was a man. _ _ _ _ _
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[C] There [Gm] was a man who took a [Bb] wife to walk beside him through his [Eb] life,
they walked through sunshine and through [Bb] rain, they walked through pleasure and through pain.
She [Gm] wore a dress of yellow [Bb] gold, she was [C] a wonder to [Dm] behold,
[Eb] and underneath a [Ebm] purple sky [F] she was the apple of [Bb] his eye.
_ _ [Eb] And when the moon arose in fight and [Dm] stars went blazing in the [Eb] night,
they crept into each other's dream [Gm] and slept beside a silver stream.
_ They flew together through the [Bb] air and landed on a distant [Dm] [Eb] shore,
they walked along [Bb] a golden strand, they walked together [F] hand [Gm] in hand. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ She was not the easiest woman in the [Dm] world to get along with if you understand,
[Eb] but then again on the other [F] hand he may not have been the easiest man.
_ _ [Eb] But when the moon arose in fright [Dm] and stars went blazing [Eb] in the night,
they crept into each other's dream [Gm] and slept beside a silver stream.
_ _ The world will turn and the rivers [Dm] flow, the sun [Bb] will shine and the [Dm] winds will blow,
[Eb] while angels in [C] the afterglow [Bb] will light their [F] candles in the smoke.
[Gm] There was a man who took a [Dm] wife to walk beside him through his [Eb] life,
they walked through sunshine and through [Bbm] rain, they walked through [F] pleasure and through pain.
[Gm] She wore a dress of yellow [Dm] gold, she was a wonder to [Eb] behold,
and underneath a purple sky she [Bb] _ was the apple [F] _ _ _ [Bb] of his eye. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I can't [Gm] stop playing that ladies and gentlemen,
_ [Dm] if you could play it you wouldn't be able to stop playing it [Eb] either.
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [N] Thank you, you're awesome. _ _ _
there was a man who took a wife to walk beside him [Db] through his life.
[N] They walked through sunshine and through rain, they walked through [Gb] pleasure and through [E] pain. _ _ _
[Db] Shortened to there [E] was a man. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
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[C] There [Gm] was a man who took a [Bb] wife to walk beside him through his [Eb] life,
they walked through sunshine and through [Bb] rain, they walked through pleasure and through pain.
She [Gm] wore a dress of yellow [Bb] gold, she was [C] a wonder to [Dm] behold,
[Eb] and underneath a [Ebm] purple sky [F] she was the apple of [Bb] his eye.
_ _ [Eb] And when the moon arose in fight and [Dm] stars went blazing in the [Eb] night,
they crept into each other's dream [Gm] and slept beside a silver stream.
_ They flew together through the [Bb] air and landed on a distant [Dm] [Eb] shore,
they walked along [Bb] a golden strand, they walked together [F] hand [Gm] in hand. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ She was not the easiest woman in the [Dm] world to get along with if you understand,
[Eb] but then again on the other [F] hand he may not have been the easiest man.
_ _ [Eb] But when the moon arose in fright [Dm] and stars went blazing [Eb] in the night,
they crept into each other's dream [Gm] and slept beside a silver stream.
_ _ The world will turn and the rivers [Dm] flow, the sun [Bb] will shine and the [Dm] winds will blow,
[Eb] while angels in [C] the afterglow [Bb] will light their [F] candles in the smoke.
[Gm] There was a man who took a [Dm] wife to walk beside him through his [Eb] life,
they walked through sunshine and through [Bbm] rain, they walked through [F] pleasure and through pain.
[Gm] She wore a dress of yellow [Dm] gold, she was a wonder to [Eb] behold,
and underneath a purple sky she [Bb] _ was the apple [F] _ _ _ [Bb] of his eye. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] I can't [Gm] stop playing that ladies and gentlemen,
_ [Dm] if you could play it you wouldn't be able to stop playing it [Eb] either.
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_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [N] Thank you, you're awesome. _ _ _