Chords for Richard Thompson - She Moves Through The Fair - Seattle 1990
Tempo:
73.425 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
B
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] They might [B] as well stay too!
Yes, yes, we'll get to the classics later, you know.
So many hits, so little [Db] time, what can I [Dm] say?
[Ab] You're not supposed to agree with that.
[D] [N] I used to play in a beat group back in the 1950s?
[D] No, 60s, that's right.
[G] Uh, [A] it was Fathering Poor [D] Confusion was the name of the band.
[Ab] [G] In those days, a band [N] had to have at least six syllables in the name, this was the most important thing.
[D] [G] I don't know if any of you have played in bands, probably most of you.
[Dm] Since [N] the
But, um, when we were starting out, you know, we'd rehearse for about half an hour
and then we'd sit down for the next four hours trying to think of the [D] name of the group.
[B] It's [D] very important, really.
[B] I beg your pardon?
Drink a lot of beer, he said!
I'm sorry, your accent [D] eludes me, I can't quite hear you.
[F] Is that how they talk [D] around here?
So [G] this is a song that we used to do back in those days, you know?
Way [Bm] back then, you know, [F] [Eb] in
Ancient History, come with me now [A] back down the
the Paisley corridors of [D] time.
[Em] [D]
[C]
My young [D] love sat on me
My parents won't mind
And [C] my father [D] won't slight you
Your lack of kind
And [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will not [D] be long, Lord
[C] Until [G] our wedding [D] day
And [Am] [A]
[D] [C] [Dm] she stepped [D] away from me
[C] And she moved through [G] the [D] fair
[C] And finally [D] I watched her
Move here and move there
And then she went onward
[C] With one star [D] awake
Like the swan in the evening
That [G] moves over the [D]
lake
Last [C] [D]
night she came to me
[G] My dead love [D] came in
So soft as she came
At her feet made no dim
And [C] [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will [D] not be long, Lord
[C] Until our wedding [D] day
[G] [D]
[G] [Abm] [Em]
Yes, yes, we'll get to the classics later, you know.
So many hits, so little [Db] time, what can I [Dm] say?
[Ab] You're not supposed to agree with that.
[D] [N] I used to play in a beat group back in the 1950s?
[D] No, 60s, that's right.
[G] Uh, [A] it was Fathering Poor [D] Confusion was the name of the band.
[Ab] [G] In those days, a band [N] had to have at least six syllables in the name, this was the most important thing.
[D] [G] I don't know if any of you have played in bands, probably most of you.
[Dm] Since [N] the
But, um, when we were starting out, you know, we'd rehearse for about half an hour
and then we'd sit down for the next four hours trying to think of the [D] name of the group.
[B] It's [D] very important, really.
[B] I beg your pardon?
Drink a lot of beer, he said!
I'm sorry, your accent [D] eludes me, I can't quite hear you.
[F] Is that how they talk [D] around here?
So [G] this is a song that we used to do back in those days, you know?
Way [Bm] back then, you know, [F] [Eb] in
Ancient History, come with me now [A] back down the
the Paisley corridors of [D] time.
[Em] [D]
[C]
My young [D] love sat on me
My parents won't mind
And [C] my father [D] won't slight you
Your lack of kind
And [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will not [D] be long, Lord
[C] Until [G] our wedding [D] day
And [Am] [A]
[D] [C] [Dm] she stepped [D] away from me
[C] And she moved through [G] the [D] fair
[C] And finally [D] I watched her
Move here and move there
And then she went onward
[C] With one star [D] awake
Like the swan in the evening
That [G] moves over the [D]
lake
Last [C] [D]
night she came to me
[G] My dead love [D] came in
So soft as she came
At her feet made no dim
And [C] [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will [D] not be long, Lord
[C] Until our wedding [D] day
[G] [D]
[G] [Abm] [Em]
Key:
D
G
C
B
Dm
D
G
C
[G] They might [B] as well stay too!
Yes, yes, we'll get to the classics later, you know.
So many hits, so little [Db] time, what can I [Dm] say?
_ _ [Ab] You're not supposed to agree with that.
[D] _ [N] _ I used to play in a beat group back in the 1950s?
[D] No, 60s, that's right.
[G] Uh, [A] it was Fathering Poor [D] Confusion was the name of the band.
_ [Ab] [G] In those days, a band [N] had to have at least six syllables in the name, this was the most important thing.
[D] _ [G] I don't know if any of you have played in bands, probably most of you.
[Dm] Since [N] the_
But, um, when we were starting out, you know, we'd rehearse for about half an hour
and then we'd sit down for the next four hours trying to think of the [D] name of the group.
[B] It's [D] very important, really.
_ _ [B] I beg your pardon?
Drink a lot of beer, he said!
I'm sorry, your accent [D] eludes me, I can't quite hear you. _
_ _ [F] Is that how they talk [D] around here? _
So _ _ [G] this is a song that we used to do back in those days, you know?
Way [Bm] back then, you know, _ [F] [Eb] in_
Ancient History, come with me now [A] back down the_
the Paisley corridors of [D] time. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
My young [D] love sat on me
My parents won't mind
And _ _ [C] my father [D] won't slight you
_ Your lack of kind _
And _ _ _ [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will not [D] be long, _ Lord
_ [C] Until [G] our wedding [D] day
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] she stepped [D] away from me
[C] And she moved through [G] the [D] fair _ _
[C] And finally [D] I watched her
Move here and move there
And _ _ _ then she went onward
[C] With one star [D] awake
_ _ Like the swan in the evening
_ That [G] moves over the [D]
lake _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Last _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
night she came to me
[G] My dead love [D] came in
_ _ So soft as she came
At her feet made no dim
_ And _ _ [C] _ [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, _ _ [G] _ it will [D] not be long, _ _ Lord
[C] Until our wedding [D] day
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Em] _ _
Yes, yes, we'll get to the classics later, you know.
So many hits, so little [Db] time, what can I [Dm] say?
_ _ [Ab] You're not supposed to agree with that.
[D] _ [N] _ I used to play in a beat group back in the 1950s?
[D] No, 60s, that's right.
[G] Uh, [A] it was Fathering Poor [D] Confusion was the name of the band.
_ [Ab] [G] In those days, a band [N] had to have at least six syllables in the name, this was the most important thing.
[D] _ [G] I don't know if any of you have played in bands, probably most of you.
[Dm] Since [N] the_
But, um, when we were starting out, you know, we'd rehearse for about half an hour
and then we'd sit down for the next four hours trying to think of the [D] name of the group.
[B] It's [D] very important, really.
_ _ [B] I beg your pardon?
Drink a lot of beer, he said!
I'm sorry, your accent [D] eludes me, I can't quite hear you. _
_ _ [F] Is that how they talk [D] around here? _
So _ _ [G] this is a song that we used to do back in those days, you know?
Way [Bm] back then, you know, _ [F] [Eb] in_
Ancient History, come with me now [A] back down the_
the Paisley corridors of [D] time. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
My young [D] love sat on me
My parents won't mind
And _ _ [C] my father [D] won't slight you
_ Your lack of kind _
And _ _ _ [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, [G] it will not [D] be long, _ Lord
_ [C] Until [G] our wedding [D] day
And _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] she stepped [D] away from me
[C] And she moved through [G] the [D] fair _ _
[C] And finally [D] I watched her
Move here and move there
And _ _ _ then she went onward
[C] With one star [D] awake
_ _ Like the swan in the evening
_ That [G] moves over the [D]
lake _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Last _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
night she came to me
[G] My dead love [D] came in
_ _ So soft as she came
At her feet made no dim
_ And _ _ [C] _ [D] she laid her hand on me
And as she did say
Oh, _ _ [G] _ it will [D] not be long, _ _ Lord
[C] Until our wedding [D] day
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Em] _ _