Lancelot

CAPO: 3 Intro: G C D G Lancelot rode on a swayback mare Em C G D He won in a card game up north somewhere Em Bm C Em He was bottom-out lonesome, he was too tired to care C D Keeping one step ahead of the rain G C D G Well, he blew into Broken Bow late last year Em C G D Talking up the vision of his lost Guinevere Em Bm C Am7 But he couldn't tell a grail from a glass of beer C D G So he settled for Lady Elaine [Refrão] D C G He sang, "Yodelayhee", "I ain't no untarnished Galahad C C/B D G Down from Arcadia like a dream in your head D C G But gentle lady, lend me the true heart I never had C C/B Am7 D And I'll wash the years from your bed C D G C D G C D With all the salt tears I have shed", Lancelot said G C D G Well, morning came sleepy and morning came slow Em C G D And the mirror revealed a face she didn't know Em Bm C Em And the last autumn robin was packing to go C D As another year slipped by the way G C D G So she rose and she dressed and she pushed back the night Em C G D She put up her hair by the dawn's early light Em Bm C Am7 And the man in her bed was an eagle in flight C D G And a crooked old crow in the hay [Refrão] D C G He sang, "Yodelayhee", "I ain't no untarnished Galahad C C/B D G Down from Arcadia like a dream in your head D C G But gentle lady, lend me the true heart I never had C C/B Am7 D And I'll stain the lavenders red C D G C D With all of this good blood I shed", Lancelot said Instrumental: G C D (3x) G C D G So, bugles blow golden and banners fly blue Em C G D But these days the castle's just drywall and glue Em Bm C Em And tilting at windmills is the best you can do C D With the black knight of time on your lawn G C D G So I wouldn't know if he left or he stayed Em C G D Prospered or starved by the promise he made Em Bm C Am7 Or maybe he straggled and maybe he strayed C D G While the bright world went barrelling on [Refrão] D C G Singing, "Yodelayhee", "I ain't no untarnished Galahad C C/B D G Down from Arcadia like a dream in your head D C G But gentle lady, lend me the true heart I never had C C/B Am7 D And I'll bring you roses and bread C D And we'll fashion gold out of lead C D With all the illusions we shed", Lancelot said OUTRO: G C D G C D