Tom: A
Intro:
[x1] F#m / E / A / B / F#m / E / D / A
[x1] F#m / E / A / B / F#m / E / D / A / Bm / A / D / E / F#m / E
A B C#m D
I've got two strong arms, blessings of Babylon
Bm G F#m E A B
with time to carry on and try for sins and false alarms
C#m D D#
So to America the brave
Bm A D
wise men save
E F#m E A B
Near a tree by a river is a hole in the ground,
F#m E D A
where an old man of ?arran? goes around and around
F#m E A B
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night,
F#m E D A
for a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right
Bm A D E F#m E
But I'll never ever fight over you
A B C#m D
I've got plans for us, nights in the scullery
Bm G F#m E A B
and days instead of me, I only know what to discuss,
C#m D D#
oh, for anything but light
Bm A D E F#m
wise men fighting over you
E A B
It's not me you see,
C#m D D#
seasons of gasoline and gold
Bm A D
wise men fold
E F#m E A B
Near a tree by a river is a hole in the ground,
F#m E D A
where an old man of aron[?] goes around and around
F#m E A B
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night,
F#m E D A
for a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right
Bm A D E G
But I'll never ever fight over you
C F Bb A D G
I've got time to kill, sly looks in corridors without a
F
plan of yours,
Esus E Am G C
a blackbird sings on Bluebirdhill
D Bb D#
thanks for the calling of the wild
Cm Bb D# F
wise men's child
[Middle Part with bagpipes etc.]
F Gm F Bb C
Near a tree by a river is a hole in the ground,
Gm F D# Bb
where an old man of ?arran? goes around and around
Gm F Bb C
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night,
Gm F D# Bb
for a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right
Cm Bb D#
But he'll never ever fight...
F Gm F Bb C
Near a tree by a river is a hole in the ground,
Gm F D# Bb
where an old man of ?arran? goes around and around
Gm F Bb C
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night,
Gm F D# Bb
for a strange kind of fashion there's a wrong and a right
Cm Bb D# F Cm Bb D#
But he'll never ever fight over you
F Cm Bb D# F Gm
No he'll never ever fight over you.