[INTRO:] Dm F G A7 Dm F G A7

[VERSE 1:]
It’s almost over it’s almost done
And you can’t put the blame on anyone
It’s almost easy and it’s almost fun
Did you get caught with your britches on

[CHORUS:]
Hi derry-day in the month of May
Was the song the minstrel sang
To the good of Robin Hood
Maid Marian and all the gang

[VERSE 2:]
His aim was mean and his shot was clean
And his suit was the sheen of the evergreen
The folks he knew had naught to fear
When the sheriff was there, they were over here

[CHORUS:]
Hi derry-doon in the month of June
Was the song the minstrel sung
To the good of Robin Hood’s
Good name and a place to run

[VERSE 3:]
He loved strong ale and a rundown jail
Was the kind of a scene where he never failed
There was no man on the sea or land
Who could get Maid Marian on the trail

[CHORUS:]
Hi derry-day in the month of May
Was the song the minstrel sang
To the good of Robin Hood
Maid Marian and all the gang

[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm G Dm A7 Dm F G A7 Dm F G A7

[VERSE 4:]
It’s almost over, it’s almost done
And you can’t put the blame on Marion
She almost made it to the Friar’s Gate
But the old wooden bridge wouldn’t elevate

[CHORUS:]
Hi derry-doon in the month of June
Was the song the minstrel sung
To the good of Robin Hood’s
Good name and a place to run

[INTRO:] G Am D G

[VERSE 1:]

If you’ve got a heartache
Of the kind that will not pass by

Even if you don’t see the end
Of what lies beyond the bend

Don’t stay that way
It’s all in a day be[C/G]lieve me
Even the best of dreams must end

Even so it grieves me

[CHORUS:]
Stay loose, don’t fight it
Let it take you all the way
And if it’s wrong, you will right it
Do not waste these hours away

[VERSE 2:]

How many times have I told you
These are the tears I’ve shed

Could it be that I need help
Is it maybe, I’ve come undone

And one thing more
You know it don’t come [C/G]ea__sy
Even the best of friends must part

Even so it grieves me

[CHORUS:]
Stay loose, don’t fight it
Let love take a holiday
If it’s wrong, you’re gonna right it
Do not waste these hours away

[VERSE 3:]

Soon the storm will be over
And the clouds will all pass by

To be insane beyond belief
Is sometimes the best relief

And one thing sure
Love never did come [C/G]ea__sy
Even the best of dreams must end

Even so it grieves me

[CHORUS:]
Stay loose, don’t fight it
Let it take you all the way
And if it’s wrong, you will right it
Do not waste these hours away

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G Am D

[CHORUS:]
Stay loose, don’t fight it
Let love take a holiday
If it’s wrong, you’re gonna right it
Do not waste these hours away

[OUTRO:] (## fade to end ##)

[INTRO:] C Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 C

[VERSE 1:]
Dreaming of a love I lost, the day the final bridge was crossed
Sometimes I wish that I could just forget
But the memory lingers yet and it hangs around
Leaving me low and leaving me down
Everywhere I roam, there is nobody home
Even I should know, when it ain’t my day, there is no other way

[INTERLUDE:] G C Cmaj7 G G7 C

[VERSE 2:]
I begin to wake up to, how wrong it was to cling to you
Sometimes I wish to hold you to my heart
‘Cause I can’t keep us apart, forgiving you
Was the easiest thing that I ever could do
Everywhere I go, there is no one I know
Even I can see, it’s too late now to believe in a vow

[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C G C G C F G C F G C

[VERSE 3:]
As I wander, I return, to days gone by, there’s much to be learned
Sometimes I wish that miracles could be
But at best I fail to see any happening
Some gotta lose and some gotta win
Everywhere I roam, there is nobody home
Even I should know when it ain’t my day, there is no other way
Everywhere I go, there is no one I know
Even I can see, it’s too late now to believe in a vow
You’re leaving right now

[INTRO:] G

[VERSE 1:]
I come to this garden, I come here to rest
Early each day upon rising
I think of my lost love from over the sea
C G D G (bass walk-down)
And sometimes I’ve wondered, if she thinks of me

[CHORUS:]
I long to recall every kiss, every kind word
I miss her so much I could die
But the creatures of evil have captured her heart
And that same old obsession still keeps us apart

[VERSE 2:]
There’s peace in the garden, there’s peace in the air
Peace in the sound of the river
There’s peace in the meadow, the sun shines like gold
C G D G (bass walk-down)
And if she were with me there’d be peace in my soul

[CHORUS:]
I long to return to the place I remember
The taste of her lips close to mine
I could do much better if I could be strong
Come into my garden, but leave me alone

[VERSE 3:]
I come to this garden, I come here to rest
Just as the night comes stealing
Someone is weeping, I’m calling her name
C G D G (bass walk-down)
Deep in the garden and deep in my brain

[CHORUS:]
I long to recall every kiss, every kind word
I miss her so much I could die
But the creatures of evil have captured her heart
And that same old obsession still keeps us apart
But the creatures of evil have captured her heart
And that same old obsession still keeps us apart

I use a Capo on the first fret.

Born in the country & I like that country smile
Of the little girls & boys, they remind me of a child
That I knew and a big harvest moon
That shone by suppertime in the dusty afternoon,
And I need to be there when the autumn wind goes singing
Through the trestle we would climb
Like brave mountaineers we never were much bothered by time.

Born in the country and I like that country song
We played for just a nickle every time we got to town
And I bought you a dime diamond ring
In the hayloft we would play we were princesses & kings
And I need to be there when the world get’s too heavy
And the shadows cross my mind
Like Brave Mountaineers we never were much bothered by time

Born in the country and I like that country way
Of the uncles, aunts & cousins & the card games they would play
While the young ones slept overhead
Beneath the quilts that mother made when all the prayers were said
And I need to be there when the autumn wind goes singing
Through the trestle we would climb
Like Brave Mountaineers we never were much bothered by time
And I need to be there when the world get’s too heavy
And the shadows cross my mind
Like Brave Mountaineers we never were much bothered by time

(INTRO:) C

(VERSE 1:)
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes___
And the moon and stars were the gift you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love
To the dark and the empty skies

(VERSE 2:)
The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth turn in my hand____
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there, at my command, my love
That was there, at my command

(VERSE 3:)
The first time ever I lay with you
And felt your heart beat close to mine____
I thought our joy would fill the earth
And would last ‘til the end of time, my love
And last ‘til the end of time

(VERSE 4:)
The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes____
And the moon and stars were the gift you gave
To the dark and the empty skies, my love
To the dark and the empty skies

In a lunch pail town in a one horse way
You can live like a king and queen
Lets steal away in the noon day sun
It’s time for a summertime dream

Birds in all creation will be twitterin in the trees

And down below a pond I know
You can swim in it if you please

And if you come round when the mill shuts down
You can see what chivalry means
Let??s steal away in the noon day sun
It’s time for a summertime dream

play: D A D G D G A D

On a trip on down to wonderland In love among the flowers
Where time gets lost with no straw boss
Tallying it up for hours
Where the road run down by the butternut grove
To old Bill Skinners stream
Do tell at the noon day bell
It’s time for a summertime dream

Birds in all creation will be twitterin in the trees
And down below a pond I know
You can swim in it if you please

Where the road run down by the butternut grove
To old Bill Skinners stream
Do tell at the noon day bell
It’s time for a summertime dream

Play out : D A D G D G A D D A D G D G A D

“Em” “F” “A”
Fret

“C” “D” “G”

“Asus4”

Intro…

….(play style 1)
Seven Islands to the high side of the bay across
the bay
To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery
autumn haze
We went walking on the high side of the bay on a
chilly morn
And we saw how leaves had fallen on the beds where
trees are born

….(play style 2)
Any man in his right mind could not fail to be made aware
Any woman with gift of wisdom would not seek her answers there

….(play style 1)
Seven Islands to the high side of the bay if you’re lookin west
To the sunset you can see it all in fiery autumn dress

….(play style 2)
Anytime would be the right time to come up to your bed of boughs
Anybody with a wish to wander could not fail but to be aroused

Inst…

….(play style 3)
Do do do dit, do do do dit
Do do do dit, do do do dit
Living high in the city guess you think it’s a pretty good
way
You get to learn that when you get burned you got nothin to say
You seem to think because you got chicken to go you’re in luck

….(play style 4)
Fortune will not find you in your mansion or your truck

Brothers will desert you when you’re down and shit outta luck

Inst…

….(play style 3)
Do do do dit, do do do dit
Do do do dit, do do do dit
Look around at the mornin guess you’re doin the best you can
Surely you know that when you go nobody gives you a hand
Think of the air you’re breathin in, think of the time you waste
Think of the right and wrong and consider the frown on your face

….(play style 2)
It’s time you tried livin on the high side of the bay you need a rest
Any woman or a man with a wish to fade away could be so blessed

….(play style 4)
Fortune will not find you in your mansion turned to gold
Brothers will desert you when your nights turn long and cold

….(play style 5)
If you feel it you better believe it
You’re gonna see it so you really know
It is rising like a feather dipping and dancing from
below
There’s a new wave that is breaking in the wake of a
passing ship
Every nation’s gonna be shaken put it together, don’t
let it slip

….(play style 2)
It’s time you tried livin on the high side of the bay, you need a rest
Any man or a woman with a wish to fade away could be so blessed

Inst…

….(play style 1)
Seven Islands to the high side of the bay cross the bay
To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze
To the sunset through the blue light of a fiery autumn haze

Dan Nicholas A+

[INTRO:] G D7sus4/G G D7sus4/G

[CHORUS:]
Whatever you [D7sus4/G]think of me, I’m still your [C/G]friend
So other than nothing what’s new[D7sus4/G]
The water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the rose on my [C/G]skin
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for you

[VERSE 1:]
The boys at the parlour downtown
Didn’t waste any time [C/B]putting it down
Time has been [D7sus4/G]wasting away, I can [D7sus4/G]see it
Go sailing on [C/E]by as it slips through my [D/F#]fingers
The bow and the [D7sus4/G]wave never wait for to[D7sus4/G]morrow
They just keep on [C/E]rolling as straight as an arrow
Goodnight[D7sus4/G][D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]
Girl of my [D7sus4/G]dreams, you get better each [C/G]day
I wish I could see you somehow [D7sus4/G]
Girl that I [D7sus4/G]love is there no other [C/G]way
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for now

[VERSE 2:]
I’d been out drinking all day
I got carried away at the [C/B]parlour last night
This summer [D7sus4/G]rose is for you it’s no [D7sus4/G]wonder
I bothered to [C/E]wander back into the [D/F#]parlour
It’s red and in [D7sus4/G]bloom and it’s more than one [D7sus4/G]colour
It lives on for[C/E]ever for just a few dollars
Goodnight[D7sus4/G][D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]
Whatever you [D7sus4/G]think of me, I’m still your [C/G]friend
So, baby whatever you do [D7sus4/G]
Now that it’s [D7sus4/G]taken its permanent [C/G]home
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for you

[VERSE 3:]
The boys at the parlour downtown
Didn’t waste any time [C/B]putting it down
Time has been [D7sus4/G]wasting away, you know [D7sus4/G]time doesn’t
Wait for no[C/E]body to find what they’re [D/F#]after
It just keeps on [D7sus4/G]rolling on down the deep [D7sus4/G]canyons
And through the green [C/E]meadows into the broad ocean
Goodnight[D7sus4/G][D7sus4/G]

[CHORUS:]
Whatever you [D7sus4/G]think of me, I’m still your [C/G]friend
So other than nothing, what’s new[D7sus4/G]
The water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the rose on my [C/G]skin
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for you[D7sus4/G]
The water’s still [D7sus4/G]flowing through the rose on my [C/G]skin
This here tat[D7sus4/G]too is for you

[VERSE 1:]
Go first in the world, go forth with your fears
Remember a price must be paid
Be always too soon, be never too fast
At the time when all bets must be laid

[CHORUS:]
Beware of the darkness, be kind to your children
Remember the woman who waits
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your gate

[VERSE 2:]
When you’re caught by the gale and you’re full under sail
Beware of the dangers below
And the song that you sing should not be too sad
And be sure not to sing it too slow

[CHORUS:]
Be calm in the face of all common disgraces
And know what they’re doing it for
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door

[VERSE 3:]
When you’re out on the road and feeling quite lost
Consider the burden of fame
And he who is wise will not criticize
When other men fail at the game

[CHORUS:]
Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places
Be careful while bending the law
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at your door

[VERSE 4:]
When you’re down in the dumps and not ready to deal
Decide what it is that you need
Is it money or love, is it learning to live
Or is it the mouth you must feed

[CHORUS:]
Be known as a man who will always be candid
On questions that do not relate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at the gate
And the house you live in will never fall down
If you pity the stranger who stands at the gate