Intro
G#m Em Emaj7
G#m D#m
G#m Em
G#m D#m
[Verse One]
G#m
'Twas an eve in late summer
E
Autumn was nigh
G#m D#m
Still a warm sun did colour the sky
G#m E
The meadows did shine in a strange golden light
G#m D#m
And vales did forth the soft haze of night
G#m E
When through the air a voice did resound
G#m D#m
Beckoning the shepherd to rise from the ground
G#m Em E
'What sweet voice does sing in such a woebegone tone?
G#m E D#m B
What maiden does wander the heather alone?'
[Instrumental]
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B D#m G#m
[Verse Two]
G#m
Bewitched by its tone
E
He followed her song
G#m
Whilst the sun did descend
D#m
And the shadows grew long
G#m
In the dim light of dusk
Em
Near the sparkling cascade
G#m D#m
On a moss covered stone sat a crying young maid
G#m
'Why art thou dreary?
Em
What happened to thee?
G#m D#m
What song didst thou sing so woefully?'
G#m
'Go whither O shepherd!
C#m
Don't sadden thine heart
G#m D#m
Thou canst not help me - not thou who thou art!
G#m C#m
An old man who's been born in a cradle of wood
G#m D#m
Of a tree that at least a hundred years stood
G#m Em
Cut by a boy who at heart was still pure -
G#m D#m
Might be my redeemer if he knew that he could...
[Outro]
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