Fiddlers Green
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G D
There's a sad tale I'll tell you of a sailor man's life
G D Em
How his love for the high seas would cost him a wife
G D
When I've told you my story I'm sure you'll agree
G D Em
It's not but pure folly when a man goes to sea
G D
Just a young lad of twenty I was courting a lass
G D Em
Full of innocent beauty with style and with class
G D
But the ships in the harbor they beckoned it seemed
G D Em
I was lured by the trade winds to find fiddler's green
G D
When first I went sailing how a young girl did cry
G D Em
But the lure of the trade winds could not be denied
G D
And though she vowed to be faithful as my ship sailed away
G D Em
She would marry another one year from that day
G C G D
Yo ho ho, fiddler's green
G C D
Bewitching young sailors with all of your dreams
G C G D
Yo ho ho, she's calm and serene
Em D Em
Enchantment awaits you on fiddler's green
G D
Well I've sailed many oceans since I left Boston town
G D Em
And my hair has turned silver that was once chestnut brown
G D
And from London to Bombay and ports in between
G D Em
I was always in search of this fiddler's green
G D
And to you young lads now courting pretty maidens so fair
G D Em
Should you hear those trade winds let me warn you beware
G D
Go marry your young girl, as your corn and your beans
G D Em
Don't waste your young manhood on fiddler's green
G C G D
Yo ho ho, fiddler's green
G C D
Bewitching young sailors with all of your dreams
G C G D
Yo ho ho, she's calm and serene
Em D Em
Enchantment awaits you on fiddler's green
How to play Fiddlers Green
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.