Biography:
John Tams (born 16th February, 1949) is an award-winning English actor, singer, songwriter and musician. His contributions to English folk music are legendary.
John Tams was a member of Derbyshire folk group Muckram Wakes in the 1970s, then worked with Ashley Hutchings as singer and melodeon-player on albums including 'Son of Morris On', and as a member of The Albion Band. Splitting with Hutchings in the 1980s he formed Home Service. Now a solo performer - fronting a folk-rock band, or in a duo with Barry Coope.
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Rolling Home by John Tams
Note: I've only been playing for a week, so please let me know if anything's off.
I couldn't find tabs/chords for this elsewhere.
D Em
Round goes the wheel of fortune
Em G D
Don't be afraid to ride
Em G
There's a land of milk and honey
Em Am
Waits on the other side
G Em
There'll be peace and there'll be plenty
G Em Am
You'll never need to roam
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The gentry in their fine array
Em G D
Do prosper night and morn
Em G
While we unto the fields must go
G Em Am
To plough and sow their corn
G Em
The rich may steal the power
G Em Am
But the glory's ours alone
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The frost is on the hedgerow
Em G D
The icy winds do blow
Em G
While we poor weary laborers
G Em Am
Strive through the driving snow
G Em
Our dreams fly up to glory
G Em Am
Up where the lark has flown
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home.
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The summer of resentment
Em G D
The winter of despair
Em G
The journey to contentment
G Em Am
Is set with trap and snare
G Em
Stand to and stand together
G Em Am
Your labor's yours alone
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
So pass the bottle round
Em G D
And let the toast go free
Em G
Here's a health to every laborer
G Em Am
Wherever they may be
G Em
Fair wages now and ever
G Em Am
Let's reap what we have sown
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
Note: I've only been playing for a week, so please let me know if anything's off.
I couldn't find tabs/chords for this elsewhere.
D Em
Round goes the wheel of fortune
Em G D
Don't be afraid to ride
Em G
There's a land of milk and honey
Em Am
Waits on the other side
G Em
There'll be peace and there'll be plenty
G Em Am
You'll never need to roam
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The gentry in their fine array
Em G D
Do prosper night and morn
Em G
While we unto the fields must go
G Em Am
To plough and sow their corn
G Em
The rich may steal the power
G Em Am
But the glory's ours alone
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The frost is on the hedgerow
Em G D
The icy winds do blow
Em G
While we poor weary laborers
G Em Am
Strive through the driving snow
G Em
Our dreams fly up to glory
G Em Am
Up where the lark has flown
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home.
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
The summer of resentment
Em G D
The winter of despair
Em G
The journey to contentment
G Em Am
Is set with trap and snare
G Em
Stand to and stand together
G Em Am
Your labor's yours alone
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
D Em
So pass the bottle round
Em G D
And let the toast go free
Em G
Here's a health to every laborer
G Em Am
Wherever they may be
G Em
Fair wages now and ever
G Em Am
Let's reap what we have sown
D Em G D
When we go rolling home, when we go rolling home
D Em G Em
Rolling home, when we go rolling home
Em D G Em Am D
When we go rolling, rolling, when we go rolling home
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