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from ‘A Gift from a Flower to a Garden’ (1968)

Verse 1:

Under the Greenwood tree, who loves to lie with me?
And tune his merry note, un-to the sweet bird’s throat?

Chorus 1:

Come hither, come hither, come hither,
Here shall he see no ene-my,
But winter and rough weather.

Verse 2:

Who doth ambition shun and love to live in the sun?
Seeking the food he eats and pleased with what he gets.

Chorus 2:

Come hither, come hither, come hither,
Here shall he see no ene-my,
But winter and rough weather.

Verse 2:

And if it do come to pass that any man turned ass,
Leaving his wealth and ease, a stubborn will to please.

Chorus 3:

Duc-dame, duc-dame, duc-dame,
There shall he see gross fools as he.
And it will come to me.

Coda:

Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, won’t you join the dance?

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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x32310 133211 355433 244322

…EPISTLE TO DERROLL… by Donovan

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from ‘A Gift from a Flower to a Garden’ (1968)

CAPO 3rd FRET

(Original Key: Eb)

(N.B The C and C/G chord are played in this rhythm):

[C/G]

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----1--1--|-----1--1--|
G|-----0--0--|-----0--0--|
D|-----2--2--|-----2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--|-----3--3--|
E|-----------|--3--3--3--|

Intro:

C C/G,
C C/G C C/G,
[C/G] [C/G]
Verse 1:

Come all ye [C/G]starry star-[C/G]fish,
Living in the deep blue sea.[C/G][C/G]
Crawl to [C/G]me;
I have a [C/G]propo-sition to make thee.[C/G][C/G]
Would you [C/G]walk the North Sea [C/G]floor,
To Belgium from Eng-land?[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 1:

Bring me [C/G]word of a banjo man,
With a tattoo on his hand.[C/G][C/G]

Verse 2:

The spokesman [C/G]of the star-[C/G]fish,
Spoke as spokesman should.[C/G][C/G]
“If’n you [C/G]met our fee [C/G]then,
Certainly we would.[C/G][C/G]
If you [C/G]cast a looking-[C/G]glass,
U-pon the scallopped sand;[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 2:

You’ll have [C/G]word o’ this banjo man,
With a tattoo on his hand”.[C/G][C/G]

Verse 3:

Come all ye [C/G]starry star-[C/G]fish,
I know your ways are caped.[C/G][C/G]
Maybe [C/G]its be-cause you’re,
[C/G] Astro-logically shaped.[C/G][C/G]
Converse [C/G]with the herring [C/G]shoals,
As I know you can,[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 3:

Bring me [C/G]word o’ the banjo man,
With a tattoo on his hand.[C/G][C/G]

Verse 4:

The eldest [C/G]of the star-[C/G]fish,
Spoke, after a sigh;[C/G][C/G]
“Youthfull [C/G]as you are young [C/G]man,
You have a ‘Wisdom Eye’;[C/G][C/G]
Surely [C/G]you must know a [C/G]looking-glass,
Is made from sand?[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 4:

These young-[C/G]fish are fooling you,
A-bout this banjo man.”[C/G][C/G]

Verse 5:

“Come then [C/G]aged star-[C/G]fish,
Riddle me no more.[C/G][C/G]
For news [C/G]I am wea-[C/G]ry,
And my heart is sore;[C/G][C/G]
All on the [C/G]silent sea-[C/G]shore,
Help me if you can,[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 5:

Tell to [C/G]me, if you know,
Of this banjo man.”[C/G][C/G]

Verse 6:

“All through the [C/G]seven o-[C/G]ceans,
I am a star most famed.[C/G][C/G]
Many ‘[C/G]leggys’ have I [C/G]lost,
And many have I gained.[C/G][C/G]
Strange to [C/G]say, quite recent-[C/G]ly,
I’ve been to Fleming Land,[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 6:

And if [C/G]you are courteous,
I’ll tell you all I can.”[C/G][C/G]

Verse 7:

“You have my [C/G]full at-ten-[C/G]tion”,
I answered him with glee,[C/G][C/G]
His brother [C/G]stars were twink-[C/G]ling,
In the sky above the sea.[C/G][C/G]
So [C/G]I sat there with [C/G]rapt,
At-tention, on the sand,[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 7:

Very [C/G]anxious for to hear,
Of the banjo man.[C/G][C/G]

Verse 8:

“I have [C/G]seen this tattooed [C/G]hand,
Through a ship port-hole.[C/G][C/G]
Steaming [C/G]on the watery [C/G]main,
Through the waves so cold.[C/G][C/G]
Heard his [C/G]tinkling banjo,
[C/G] And his voice so grand.[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 8:

But you must [C/G]come to Belgium,
To shake his tattooed hand.”[C/G][C/G]

Verse 9:

“Gladly [C/G]would I come,
[C/G] Oh, gladly would I go.[C/G][C/G]
Had I [C/G]not my work to [C/G]do,
And my face to show.[C/G][C/G]
I re-[C/G]joice to know he’s [C/G]well,
But I must go in-land,[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 9:

Thank you [C/G]for the words you brought,
Of the banjo man.”[C/G][C/G]

Verse 10:

I walked a-[C/G]long the evening [C/G]sand,
As charcoal clouds did shift.[C/G][C/G]
Re-vealing [C/G]the moon shi-[C/G]ning,
On the pebble drift.[C/G][C/G]
Contem-plating [C/G]every other [C/G]word,
The starfish said;[C/G][C/G]

Chorus 10:

Whistly [C/G]winds, they filled my dreams,
In my dreaming bed.[C/G][C/G]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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[C/G]
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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from ‘A Gift from a Flower to a Garden’ (1968)

CAPO 4th FRET

(Original Key: F#)

Verse 1:

With your coat of many colours, and the flowers in your hair.
You may love away the pleasant hours, to think upon all that is…

Chorus 1:

Fair… to look upon and to touch;
Oh gosh, life is really too much,
Life is really too much, you’ll see...

Verse 2:

With the babies in your bellies, and the poems on your tongues.
You may chance to see me on your telly’s, giving love to the new born…

Chorus 2:

Ones… think about it; you’ll agree,
Many miracles you’ll see,
Miracles you’ll see, you’ll see...

Verse 3:

With the future safely dreamed of, and his kisses on your brow.
You may rest assured Peace is coming, to think upon all that is…

Chorus 3:

Fair… to look upon and to touch;
Oh gosh, life is really too much,
Life is really too much, you’ll see...

Coda:

Soon… soon…
Soon… soon…

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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xx0232 x32000 x32010 320003 323000

…THE BALLAD OF A CRYSTAL MAN… by Donovan

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from ‘Fairytale’ (1965)

CAPO 4th FRET

(Original Key: B)

Intro:

G C, G D (x4)

Verse 1:

Walk along and talk along,
G D G C, G D
And live your lives quite freely.

But leave our children with their toys,
G D G C, G D
Of peppermint and candy.

For seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Verse 2:

Your thoughts they are of harlequin,
G D G C, G D
Your speeches of quick-silver.

I read your faces like a poem,
G D G C, G D
Ka-leidoscope of hate words.

For seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Verse 3:

On the quilted battle-fields of soldiers,
G D G C, G D
Dazzling made of toy tin.

The big bomb, like a child’s hand,
G D G C, G D
Could sweep them dead just so to win.

For seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Verse 4:

As you fill your glasses,
G D G C, G D
With the wine of murdered Negroes.

Thinking not of beauty that,
G D G C, G D
Spreads like morning sun-glow.

Seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Verse 5:

I pray your dreams of vivid screams,
G D G C, G D
Of children dying slowly.

And as you polish up your guns,
G D G C, G D
Your real self be re-flecting.

For seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Interlude:

G C, G D (x4)

Verse 6:

Vietnam; your latest game,
G D G C, G D
You’re playing with your blackest Queen.

Damn your souls and curse your grins,
G D G C, G D
I stand here with a fading dream.

For seagull, I don’t want your wings,
I don’t want your freedom, in a lie.

Outro:

G C, G D (x8), G

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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320003 x32010 xx0232

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)