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Songs The Minstrel Sang

Biography:

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. He came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974) and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976). His songs have been recorded by some of the world's most successful recording artists, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

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Gordon Lightfoot - Songs The Minstrel Sang

CAPO: 4th Fret

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

[VERSE 1:]
Dm F
It's almost over it's almost done
G A7
And you can't put the blame on anyone
Dm F
It's almost easy and it's almost fun
G A7
Did you get caught with your britches on

[CHORUS:]
Asus4 Dm
Hi derry-day in the month of May
F C
Was the song the minstrel sang
Gm Dm
To the good of Robin Hood
A7 Dm G Dm G
Maid Marian and all the gang

[VERSE 2:]
Dm F
His aim was mean and his shot was clean
G A7
And his suit was the sheen of the evergreen
Dm F
The folks he knew had naught to fear
G A7
When the sheriff was there, they were over here

[CHORUS:]
Asus4 Dm
Hi derry-doon in the month of June
F C
Was the song the minstrel sung
Gm Dm
To the good of Robin Hood's
A7 Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
Good name and a place to run

[VERSE 3:]
Dm F
He loved strong ale and a rundown jail
G A7
Was the kind of a scene where he never failed
Dm F
There was no man on the sea or land
G A7
Who could get Maid Marian on the trail

[CHORUS:]
Asus4 Dm
Hi derry-day in the month of May
F C
Was the song the minstrel sang
Gm Dm
To the good of Robin Hood
A7 Dm
Maid Marian and all the gang

[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm G Dm A7 Dm F G A7 Dm F G A7
Asus4 Dm F C Gm Dm A7 Dm G Dm G

[VERSE 4:]
Dm F
It's almost over, it's almost done
G A7
And you can't put the blame on Marion
Dm F
She almost made it to the Friar's Gate
G A7
But the old wooden bridge wouldn't elevate

[CHORUS:]
Asus4 Dm
Hi derry-doon in the month of June
F C
Was the song the minstrel sung
Gm Dm
To the good of Robin Hood's
A7 Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
Good name and a place to run