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Epistle To Derroll by Donovan
Epistle To Derroll
PART 1
E
E |-----0-----------|-----0-----------|
B |-----0-----0---0-|-----0-----0---0-|
G |-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|
D |-2---------------|-2---------------|
A |---------2-------|---------2-------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ `
A E
E |-----0-----------|-----0-----------||
B |-----2-----2---2-|-----0-----0---0-||
G |-----2-------2---|-----1-------1---||
D |-2---------------|-2---------------||
A |---------0-------|---------2-------||
E |-----------------|-----------------||
^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ `
PART 2
E C# minor
E |-----0-----------|-----4------------|
B |-----0-----0---0-|-----5------5---5-|
G |-----1-------1---|-----6--------6---|
D |-2---------------|---------4h6------|
A |---------2-------|-4----------------|
E |-----------------|------------------|
^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^* ` ^ ` *sixteenth note hammer-on
C# minor A
E |-----4-----------|-----0-----------||
B |-----5-----------|-----2-----2---2-||
G |-----6-----------|-----2-------2---||
D |-----------------|---------2-------||
A |-4-------4---2---|-0---------------||
E |-----------------|-----------------||
^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ ` ^ `
Donovan plays part 1 without the A chord, just four
measures of E, as an intro and then in between every verse.
Each verse is four lines long, using part 1 for the first
three lines and part 2 for the last one.
HereUs the lyrics
Come all Tye starry starfish, living in the deep blue sea
Crawl to me I have, a proposition to make thee
Would you walk the north sea floor, to Belgium from England
Bring me word of the banjo man, with the tattoo on his hand
The spokesman of the starfish, spoke as spokesmen should
If in you met our fee, then certainly we would
Should you cast a looking glass, upon the scalloped sand
YouUll have word of this banjo man, with the tattoo on his hand
Oh come you starry starfish, I know your ways are caved
Maybe itUs because you are, astrologically shaped
Converse with the herring shoals, as I know you can
Bring me word of the banjo man, with the tattoo on his hand
The eldest of the starfish, spoke after a sigh
youthful as you are young man, you have a wisdom high
surely you must know, a looking glass is made from sand
these young fish are fooling you, about your banjo man
Oh come now aged starfish, riddle me no more
For news I am weary, an my heart is sore
All on the silent sea shore, help me if you can
Tell to me if you know, of the banjo man
Now all through the seven oceans, I am a star most famed
Many leg-ees have I lost, and many I have gained
Strange to say quite recently, I have been to Flemish land
and if you are courteous, IUll tell you all I can
Oh you have my full attention, I answered him with glee
His brother starts were twinkling, in the sky above the sea
There I sat there with rapt, attention on the sand
very anxious for to hear, of the banjo man
I have seen the tattooed hand, through a ship porthole
Steaming on the watery main, through the waves so cold
heard his tinkling banjo, and his voice so grand
But you must come to Belgium to shake the tattooed hand
Oh gladly I would come, gladly I would go
Had I not my work to do, and my face to show
But I rejoice to hear heUs well, but I must go inland
Thank you for the words you brought, of the banjo man
I walked along the evening sand, as charcoal clouds did shift
Revealing the moon shining, on the pebble drift
contemplating every other, word the starfish said
Wispy winds they filled my dreams, in my dreaming bed.
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version 2
CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Eb)
(*N.B* The C and C/G chord are played in this rhythm):
C C/G
e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----1--1--|-----1--1--|
G|-----0--0--|-----0--0--|
D|-----2--2--|-----2--2--|
A|--3--3--3--|-----3--3--|
E|-----------|--3--3--3--|
Intro:
C C/G,
C C/G C C/G,
F C C/G C C/G
Verse 1:
C C/G C C/G
Come all ye starry star-fish,
F C C/G C C/G
Living in the deep blue sea.
C C/G
Crawl to me;
C C/G F C C/G C C/G
I have a propo-sition to make thee.
C C/G C C/G
Would you walk the North Sea floor,
F C C/G C C/G
To Belgium from Eng-land?
Chorus 1:
C C/G Am
Bring me word of a banjo man,
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand.
Verse 2:
C C/G C C/G
The spokesman of the star-fish,
F C C/G C C/G
Spoke as spokesman should.
C C/G C C/G
"If'n you met our fee then,
F C C/G C C/G
Certainly we would.
C C/G C C/G
If you cast a looking-glass,
F C C/G C C/G
U-pon the scallopped sand;
Chorus 2:
C C/G Am
You'll have word o' this banjo man,
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand".
Verse 3:
C C/G C C/G
Come all ye starry star-fish,
F C C/G C C/G
I know your ways are caped.
C C/G C
Maybe its be-cause you're,
C/G F C C/G C C/G
Astro-logically shaped.
C C/G C C/G
Converse with the herring shoals,
F C C/G C C/G
As I know you can,
Chorus 3:
C C/G Am
Bring me word o' the banjo man,
F C C/G C C/G
With a tattoo on his hand.
Verse 4:
C C/G C C/G
The eldest of the star-fish,
F C C/G C C/G
Spoke, after a sigh;
C C/G C C/G
"Youthfull as you are young man,
F C C/G C C/G
You have a 'Wisdom Eye';
C C/G C C/G
Surely you must know a looking-glass,
F C C/G C C/G
Is made from sand?
Chorus 4:
C C/G Am
These young-fish are fooling you,
F C C/G C C/G
A-bout this banjo man."
Verse 5:
C C/G C C/G
"Come then aged star-fish,
F C C/G C C/G
Riddle me no more.
C C/G C C/G
For news I am wea-ry,
F C C/G C C/G
And my heart is sore;
C C/G C C/G
All on the silent sea-shore,
F C C/G C C/G
Help me if you can,
Chorus 5:
C C/G Am
Tell to me, if you know,
F C C/G C C/G
Of this banjo man."
Verse 6:
C C/G C C/G
"All through the seven o-ceans,
F C C/G C C/G
I am a star most famed.
C C/G C C/G
Many 'leggys' have I lost,
F C C/G C C/G
And many have I gained.
C C/G C C/G
Strange to say, quite recent-ly,
F C C/G C C/G
I've been to Fleming Land,
Chorus 6:
C C/G Am
And if you are courteous,
F C C/G C C/G
I'll tell you all I can."
Verse 7:
C C/G C C/G
"You have my full at-ten-tion",
F C C/G C C/G
I answered him with glee,
C C/G C C/G
His brother stars were twink-ling,
F C C/G C C/G
In the sky above the sea.
C C/G C C/G
So I sat there with rapt,
F C C/G C C/G
At-tention, on the sand,
Chorus 7:
C C/G Am
Very anxious for to hear,
F C C/G C C/G
Of the banjo man.
Verse 8:
C C/G C C/G
"I have seen this tattooed hand,
F C C/G C C/G
Through a ship port-hole.
C C/G C C/G
Steaming on the watery main,
F C C/G C C/G
Through the waves so cold.
C C/G C
Heard his tinkling banjo,
C/G F C C/G C C/G
And his voice so grand.
Chorus 8:
C C/G Am
But you must come to Belgium,
F C C/G C C/G
To shake his tattooed hand."
Verse 9:
C C/G C
"Gladly would I come,
C/G F C C/G C C/G
Oh, gladly would I go.
C C/G C C/G
Had I not my work to do,
F C C/G C C/G
And my face to show.
C C/G C C/G
I re-joice to know he's well,
F C C/G C C/G
But I must go in-land,
Chorus 9:
C C/G Am
Thank you for the words you brought,
F C C/G C C/G
Of the banjo man."
Verse 10:
C C/G C C/G
I walked a-long the evening sand,
F C C/G C C/G
As charcoal clouds did shift.
C C/G C C C/G
Re-vealing the moon shi-ning,
F C C/G C C/G
On the pebble drift.
C C/G C C/G
Contem-plating every other word,
F C C/G C C/G
The starfish said;
Chorus 10:
C C/G Am
Whistly winds, they filled my dreams,
F C C/G C C/G
In my dreaming bed.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C C/G F Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 332010 133211 x02210
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