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Raglan Road  Billy Bragg



     [C]                     [F]      [C]       [G]       [G]  [C]                                      
e ---0----0000--1-3-------1-1-1-0----0----------0-------|
B ---1----1111--1-1-------1-1-1-1----1-3------3-1-------|
G -------------------------------------0------0---------|
D ------------------------3-3-3-------------------------|
A ---3----3333--3-3-------------3----3----------3-------|
E -------------------------------------3------3---------|

On R[C]aglan Road on an Autumn d[F]ay     I s[C]aw her f[G]irst and k[C]new
that h[F]er dark hair would w[C]eave a snare that I would some day r[G]ue
I s[F]aw the danger y[C]et I walked  along the enchanted [G]way
and I s[C]aid 'let grief be a falling l[F]eaf   at the d[C]awning [G]of the [C]day'
On G[C]rafton Street in November [F]we walked l[C]ightly[G] along the l[C]edge
of a d[F]eep ravine where c[C]an be seen    the worth of passion's p[G]ledge
the qu[F]een of hearts     still m[C]aking tarts     and I not making h[G]ay
and I l[C]oved too much, and  by such, by s[F]uch   is h[C]appiness th[G]rown aw[C]ay
I ga[C]ve her the gifts of the mind I[F]     g[C]ave her a s[G]ecret s[C]ign
that's k[F]nown to all the ar[C]tists who have known true gods of sound and  [G]
tone
and w[F]ord and tint    I n[C]ever did stint      I gave her   poems to s[G]ay
with her o[C]wn name there and her long dark h[F]air like cl[C]ouds o'er the  [G]
fields
                                                                   of M[C]ay

on a qu[C]iet street where old ghosts m[F]eet       I s[C]ee her w[G]alking n[C]ow
aw[F]ay from me so h[C]urriedly       my reason must al[G]low
theta[F] I have wooed not[C] as I should     a creature made of [G]clay
when the a[C]ngel woos the clay  he'll l[F]ose   his w[C]ings  at the d[G]awn of d[C]ay

On R[C]aglan Road on an Autumn d[F]ay   I saw[C] her fir[G]st and kne[C]w
that h[F]er dark hair would w[C]eave a snare that I might some day r[G]ue
I s[F]aw the danger y[C]et I walked    along the enchanted w[G]ay
and I s[C]aid let grief be a falling l[F]eaf  at the da[C]wning o[G]f the d[C]ay
All chords are open fingerings. For the picking, try using a slow
arpeggio (1-5-1-3-1-5 (Nashville numbering)) and let everything ring out.

Here's the timing and the melody for the vocal.

       [C]                         [F]          [C]        [G]          [C]                          
B -----------------------------------|------------------------------|
G -----0--0---0---0--0---0--0---2----|-2--0-------------------------|
D -2---------------------------------|--------2---0-----------------|
A -----------------------------------|------------------3---3-------|

On Raglan Road on an Autumn day I saw her first and knew
beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


         [F]                    [C]                                    [G]                    
B -----------------0----1---------------------|---------1-----------|
G --0----2---0----2---------------------------|0--------------------|
D ----------------------------2---0---2----2--|---2----------2---0--|

that her dark hair would weave a snare that I would some day rue
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

      [F]               [C]                                 [G]                               
B -1-----------0-1---------------|--------------1-------------------|
G ----2---0---2------------------|-0-0--0----0----------------------|
D -------------------2--0--2-----|-----------------2---0------------|

I saw the danger yet I walked along the enchanted way
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


         [C]                             [F]              [C]       [G]       [C]                   
B ------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
G -------------0----0---0--0--0--0----2-----2---2-|-0-----------------|
D ----0--2----------------------------------------|----2----0---------|
A -3----------------------------------------------|------------3---3--|

and I said 'let grief be a falling leaf at the dawning of the day'
bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


It seems this has been recorded by loads of people, including:

Artist Album

Sinead O'Connor Common ground
Van Morrison Irish Heartbeat
Bruce Mitchell Celtic Destiny
Dubliners Celtic Collections
Chieftains Irish Heartbeat, Irish Evening
Phil Coulter Touch of Tranquility,
Forgotten Dreams, Celtic Collections
Tony Kenny Best of
Martin Simpson Band of Angels
Peter Rowan Walls of Time
?various Irish Memories
?various Musical Reflections of Ireland
?various Festival of Irish Folk Vol3


Nic

Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com

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