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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

-first letter-A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

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	Although several songbooks have written this song out in the key of C,

Lightfoot *ALWAYS* uses a capo. For this song, the capo is used on the second fret and the chords are played "normally". They *sound* a whole step higher. Is this confusing? Just put a capo on the 2nd fret, pop on the record or CD, and play along!!! You'll sound fine and in tune!!!

Listen how the song pulses on the A string rhythmically -- feel that galloping horse.

The chorus changes from the E/A, D/A, A pattern the second time round, to the "normal" E, A, D chords. You should too, if you want to sound authentic.

Fingerpick the song using your thumb, index, and middle fingers. That's how The Man does it.

Have fun!!!

The Chords:

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The names may be a bit wrong since it's getting late, but the chord forms are correct. The numbers correspond with the recommended finger to use, starting with 1=index, etc... Advanced players choose your own. :-) Look hard for the "1"'s -- they get lost in the text easily../

	A	D(A	bass	E(A	bass	E	D/A	E/A
						===========       ===	========       ===	========       ===========

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | | 1 1 1 | | 2 3 | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

	E7(A	bass	D	E7	E7/A
				==	=========       ===========       ===========       ===========

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | 1 1 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 3 | | | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | | | 2 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

| | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

-----------       -----------       -----------       -----------

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The Song:

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Intro/fill: (Gord's part) (BIG kudos to anyone who posts or emails me Red

----------  Shea's original -- I can't get the rhythm right and I don't

like Terry's way so much)

A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A

Verses, Choruses:

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	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	Through the woodland t	hrough the	valley comes a horseman	wild and	free

	D/A	A	E/A	A
Tilting at the	windmills	passing who can the brave young	horseman	be

	D/A	A	E/A	A
He is wild but	he is	mellow, he is strong but	he is	weak

	D/A	A	E/A	A	A	E7/A	A
He is cruel but	he is	gentle, he is wise but	he is	meek

	E/A	D/A	A
	Reaching for his saddlebags he	takes a battered book into his	hand

	E/A	D/A	A
	Standing like prophet bold he	shouts across the ocean to the	shore

	E	E7
Till he can shout no	more

	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	I have come o'er	moor and	mountain like a hawk u	pon the	wing

	D/A	A	E/A	A
I was once a	shining	knight who was the guardian	of a	king

	D/A	A	E/A	A
I have searched the	whole world	over, looking for a	place to	sleep

	D/A	A	E/A	A
I have seen the	strong sur	vive and I have seen the	lean grow	weak

Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A

	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	See the children	of the	earth who wake to find the	table	bare

	D/A	A	E/A	A	A	E7/A	A
See the gentry	in the	country riding off to	take the	air

	E	D	A
	Reaching for his saddlebags he	takes a rusty sword into his	hand

	E	D	A
Then	striking up a knightly pose he	shouts across the ocean to the	shore

	E	E7
Till he can shout no	more

	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	See the jailer	with his key who	locks away all	trace of	sin

	D/A	A	E/A	A
See the judge u	pon the	bench who tries the case as	best he	can

	D/A	A	E/A	A
See the wise and	wicked	ones who feed upon life's	sacred	fire

	D/A	A	E/A	A
See the soldier	with his	gun who must be dead to	be ad	mired

Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A

	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	See the man who	tips the	needle, see the man who	buys and	sells

	D/A	A	E/A	A
See the one who	puts the	collar on the ones who	dare not	tell

	D/A	A	E/A	A
See the drunkard	in the	tavern stemming gold to	make ends	meet

	D/A	A	E/A	A	A	E7/A	A
See the youth in	ghetto	black condemned to life u	pon the s	treet

	E	D	A
	Reaching for his saddlebags he	takes a tarnished cross into his	hand

	E	D	A
	Then standing like a preacher now he	shouts across the ocean to the	shore

	E	D	A
	Then in a blaze of tangled hooves he	gallops off across the dusty	plain

	E	D
In vain to search	again, where no one will	hear  (pause)

	A	D/A	A	E/A	A
	Through the woodland	through the	valley comes a horseman	wild and	free

	D/A	A	E/A	A
Tilting at the	windmills	passing who can the brave young	horseman	be

	D/A	A	E/A	A
He is wild but	he is	mellow, he is strong but	he is	weak

	D/A	A	E/A	A
He is cruel but	he is	gentle, he is wise but	he is	meek

Intro chords: A, D/A, A, A, E7/A, A