Chords for Nanci Griffith Roseville Fair 1985

[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Bb] Oh the night was [Cm] clear [Bb] and the stars were shining
And the moon [Cm] came up, [F] it was quiet in the [Bb] sky
And all the people gathered round, and the band was a-tuning
I [Cm] went here to the [F] band, and [Bb] I found my keeper by
She was dressed in blue, she looked so lovely
She [Cm] was in a flower, [F] a [Bb] small town girl
She just stood there, and thanks to the music
She could [Cm] sing, oh smile, [F] and [Bb] became his girl
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
She was drawn, [Cm] adrift in the tune
[F] She could [Bb] feel the air, how [Eb] long ago
[Bb] But [Cm] [Bb] they still remember, when they [Cm] fell in love
[F] That the [Bb] rose held the pair _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] Oh, _ [Bb] _
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_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ take a rest, _ _ in the evening
[Cm] Rock-a [F]-byers, in the [Bb] front porch chair
He was blind, and I met him there
And he [Cm] made her [F] his, [Bb] rose bell bearer
Oh, and he [Eb] didn't stop [Gm] [Cm] singing, _ [Bb] _
oh
[Cm] Adrift in the [F] tune, he could [Bb] feel the air
How [Eb] long [Bb] ago
[Cm] But [Gm] they still remember, when they [Cm] fell in love
[F] That the [Bb] rose held the pair
And [Eb] here's [Bb] to God, [Cm] _ [Gm] _
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] and here's to you
[F] That [Bb] you can care
_ [Eb] And [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] you're all the way [Cm] they [F] did
That [Bb] the rose held the pair
All the way [Cm] they did
[F] That [Bb] the rose held the pair
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