#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 11:25:46 -0500 From: Dann Butterfield Subject: CRD: 'Wizard of the Worldly Game' by Fairport Convention Wizard Of The Worldly Game (Swarbrick/Nicol) FAIRPORT CONVENTION From Angel Delight, 1971 Intro: Dm F Am G Verse 1: G C E Am For seven years I've stood right here Dm F G And the flowers grow green by day G C E Am All for the yarns that I was told Dm Bb Dm Am I spread my arms when they grew cold Dm F C And warded off the rain Chorus: C G The bigger the tree, the deeper the root F C The grass that is trodden underfoot Am Give it time Dm F C And it'll surely rise again Dm F Am G Verse 2: I'm rocked by winds and I'm soaked by rains And I'll bow and sometimes bend Until I fall and crush the forms Of a few small friends who stood through storms And who will rise again (chorus) (guitar solo over verse and chorus chords) Verse 3: It's laughter? dust, the Derby's just Redo? it or be done Wild? to wind and wise to pain Wizard of the worldly game Treasoned into trust (chorus) (guitar solo over verse and chorus chords to fade) If anyone knows the real lyrics, especially the third verse, I would greatly appreciate someone sending them to me. *** submitted by Hirsch Freeman *** send comments or corrections to drumbo@geocities.com