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The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel by John Denver
The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:D
Capo:no capo
Intro: D
D G D
He was stranded in some tiny town on fair Prince Edward Isle
D A
Awaitin' for a ship to come and find him
G A D G
A one-horse place, a friendly face, some coffee and a tiny trace
D A D
Of fiddlin' in the distance far behind him
D G D
A dime across the counter then, a shy hello, a brand new friend
D A
A walk along the street in the wintry weather
G A D G
A yellow light, an open door and a welcome friend, there's room for more
D A D
And then they're standing there inside together
A G D
He said I've heard that tune before somewhere but I can't remember when
A G Bm
Was it on some other friendly shore or did I hear it on the wind
D A G D
Was it written on the sky above, I think I heard it from someone I loved
G A D
But I never heard it sound so sweet since then
D D G D
D D G A D
D Em A D
D Em A D
D G D
Now his feet begin to tap, a little boy says I'll take your hat
D A
He's caught up in the magic of her smile
G A D G
And leap, the heart inside him went and off across the floor he sent
D A D
His clumsy body graceful as a child
A G D
He said there's magic in the fiddler's arm, there's magic in this town
A G Bm
There's magic in the dancers' feet and the way they put them down
D A G D
People smilin' everywhere, boots and ribbons, locks of hair
G A D
And laughter and old blue suits and easter gowns
D D G D
D D G A D
D Em A D
D Em A D
D G D
Now the sailors' gone, the rooms are bare, the old piano settin' there
D A
Someone's hat's left hanging on the rack
G A D G
And empty chairs, the wooden floor that feels the touch of shoes no more
D A D
Awaitin' for the dancers to come back
A G D
And the fiddle's in the closet of some daughter of the town
A G Bm
The strings are broke and the bow is gone and the cover's buttoned down
D A G D
But sometimes on December nights when the air is cold and the wind is right
G A D
There's a melody that passes through this town
D D G D
D D G A D
D D G D
D D G A D
D Em A D
D Em A D
D Em A D
D Em A D
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