Jethro Tull - The Whistler

“the whistler”

intro : G#m

G#m F#
i’ll buy you six bay mares to put in your stable
G#m F# C#
six golden apples bought with my pay .
G#m F#
i Am the first piper who calls the sweet tune ,
G#m F# C#
but i must be gone by the seventh day .

chorus :
A# F G# D#
so come on , i’m the whistler .
A# F G# D#
i have a fife and a drum to play .
A# F G# D#
get ready for the whistler .
Gm F
i whistle along on the seventh day
Gm F
whistle along on the seventh day .

instrumental :
A/G A/G A/G A/G x2

G#m F#
all kinds of sadness i’ve left behind me .
G#m F# C#
many’s the day when i have done wrong .
G#m F#
but i wll be yours for ever and ever .
G#m F# C#
climb in the saddle and whistle along .

chorus

instrumental :
A/G A/G A/G A/G x2
D/C D/C D/C D/C

G#m F#
deep red are the sun – sets in mystical places .
G#m F# C#
black are the nights on summer – day sands .
G#m F#
we’ll find the speck of truth in each riddle .
G#m F# C#
hold the first grain of love in our hands .

chorus x2

instrumental :
A/G A/G A/G A/G x2
D/C D/C D/C D/C x2