Intro:

Am  ...  G  ...  Am
F   ...  Em ...  Am


   Am               G                       Am
A lonely bard wandering across the lands am I
                    G                       Am
Singing dancing finding answers to every why
Am7                            G               Am
The taverns are full and one crosses my path, too
F                    Em                    Am
I just might reward myself with a beer or two

      Am               G             Am
This inn the place of many romantic tales
                    G          Am
On the loft women offer their sales
        Am7                    G           Am
But my eyes they catch a girl beat by everyone
F                      Em           Am
A slave she is but for me a rose undone

Am       F
Hear me sing
Am     C  Em  ... Dm
Watch me dance
Dm         Em       F
Play that lute of thine
      Am                Em*
And share with me this dance

Am                G              Am
As she danced my eyes began to shine
                          G    Am
There she was the maiden so divine
      Am7                        F           Am
How could I approach her with my outlook so poor
F                 Em                       Am
Her beauty being much more than I could endure

Am            G                   Am
So I asked if I could sing a chanson
                   G               Am
With a language of ancient and of lore
Am7                     G                      Am
Gathered the men around us me and the girl in rags
F                       Em           Am
Soon were the melodies heard by everyone

Am       F
Hear us sing
Am    C   Em  ... Dm
Watch us dance
Dm        Em       F
Sing with us this tale
 Am             Em*
With a clap of hands

      Am             G                Am
The stories long-forgotten we still know
                          G       Am
Performing our skills wherever we go
Am7                    G       Am
I end my story as I receive a kiss
F                 Em          Am
From my girl the dearest Beatrice

Am       F
Hear us sing
Am    C   Em  ... Dm
Watch us dance
Dm        Em       F
Sing with us the tales
 Am                         Em*
Which the music will keep alive


Am7              Am              G               F
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B|---1------     |---1------     |----------     |---1------
G|----------     |-----2----     |----------     |---1-2----
D|-----2----     |-----2----     |----------     |---1---3--
A|----------     |----------     |----2-----     |---1---3--
E|----------     |----------     |------3---     |---1------

Em               Dm              Em*
E|----------     |---1------     |----0-----
B|----------     |--------3-     |----0-----
G|----------     |-----2----     |----0-----
D|----2-----     |----------     |----2-----
A|----2-----     |----------     |----x-----
E|----------     |----------     |----x-----