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| Verse 1: |
| D | |
| Come | all ye, |
| A | D | |
| Rolling | minstrels, |
| A | |
| And to- | gether, |
| G | D | |
| We will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Verse 2: |
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| Those that dance, |
| A | D | |
| Will | start to | dance, |
| A | |
| And | those who, |
| G | D | |
| Don't will | stay. |
| D | |
| In | time to list, |
| A | D | |
| Our merry | tune, |
| A | G | D | |
| That we | play for | you to- | day. |
| Chorus 1: |
| Am | |
| So come | all, |
| Ye rolling minstrels, |
| D | |
| And together we will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Interlude: |
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| Verse 3: |
| D | |
| Our | fiddler, |
| A | D | |
| He just | loves to | play, |
| A | |
| And that's | why, |
| G | D | |
| He | plays so | good. |
| D | |
| And | now he plays, |
| A | D | |
| A | vio- | lin, |
| A | G | D | |
| Made | out of | solid | wood. |
| Chorus 2: |
| Am | |
| So come | all, |
| Ye rolling minstrels, |
| D | |
| And together we will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Interlude: |
| D |
| Verse 4: |
| D | |
| Pos- | sessor of, |
| A | D | |
| The | magic | touch, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | no ma- | gician | he. |
| D | |
| Will | play for you, |
| A | D | |
| Some | magic | notes, |
| A | G | D | |
| In- | stead, as | you will | see. |
| Chorus 3: |
| Am | |
| So come | all, |
| Ye rolling minstrels, |
| D | |
| And together we will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Interlude: |
| D |
| Verse 5: |
| D | |
| Sound of beating, |
| A | D | |
| On the | drum, |
| A | G | |
| Song be- | hind, |
| D | |
| You'll | hear. |
| D | |
| And | to the rhythm, |
| A | D | |
| Of gui- | tar |
| A | |
| We | hope you'll, |
| G | D | |
| Lend an | ear. |
| Chorus 4: |
| Am | |
| So come | all, |
| Ye rolling minstrels, |
| D | |
| And together we will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Interlude: |
| D |
| Verse 6: |
| D | |
| Well, the | man who plays, |
| A | D | |
| The | bass does | make, |
| A | |
| Those | low notes, |
| G | D | |
| That you | hear. |
| D | |
| And the | high notes, |
| A | D | |
| Come from | you and | me, |
| A | G | D | |
| For | we will | sing so | clear. |
| Chorus 5: |
| Am | |
| So come | all, |
| Ye rolling minstrels, |
| D | |
| And together we will | try. |
| D | |
| To | rouse the spirit, |
| A | D | |
| Of the | earth, |
| A | G | D | |
| And | move the | rolling | sky. |
| Outro: |
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| CHORD DIAGRAMS: |
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| D | A | G | Am |
| EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | EADGBE | |
| xx0232 | x02220 | 320003 | x02210 |
| Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 |
| (clumsyband@hotmail.com) |