the plainsman
fairport convention
from ’rosie’ 1973
another melancholic trevor lucas song
capo ii
intro : C , F , G , F , C
C F
i come from the moor and the mountain
G F C
from the waterfall and streams
F C
i turned me back on the mountain track
Am
i’m walking in a dream
C F C
and every new horizon
Am
to me it seems the same
C F
and everywhere look old and bad
G F C
while travelling on the plain
C , F , G , F , C
thus no one rides this road with me
a plainsman rides alone
no welcome waits by a city gate
no voice to call me home
alone i came into this place
and that is how i will go
and all i learn is the season’s turn
it’s all i need to know
oh , the world is hung with silver tongues
with good advice to give
if you can’t show me how to die
don’t tell me how to live
the plainsman’s song , though it’s seldom long
it’s more than meets the ear
and all i believe is the falling leaves
at the turning of the year
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