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Lyrics by Stephen Vincent Benét, music Fenno Heath

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Melora´s Song Stephen Vincent Benét/Fenno Heath

(Em) (D) (Em) (C) (D) (G) (Bm) (Em) (C) (D/F#) Em) (D) (Em) (hold)
(Em)Love came (D)by on the (Em)river smoke
When the (C)leaves were (D)fresh on the (G)trees,
But I (Bm)cut my (Em)heart on the (C)blackjack (D/F#)oak
Be(Em)fore they (D)fell on (Em)me.
(Em/D) (Em/C) (Em/B) (Em) (D) (C) (Em/B)

The (Em)leaves are (D)green in the (Em)early spring,
They´re (C)brown as (D)linsey (G)now.
I (Bm)did not (Em)ask for a (C)wedding (D/F#)ring
From the (Em)wind in the (D)bending (Em)bough.
(Em/D) (Em/C) (Em/B) (Em) (D) (C) (Em/B)

(Em)Lightly, (D)lightly, (Em)leaves of the wild,
Fall (C)lightly (D)on my (G)care.
I´m (Bm)not the (Em)first to (C)go with (D/F#)child
Be(Em)cause of the (D) blowing (Em)air. (D) (Em) (D) (Em) (D)

(Em)Cold and (D)cold and (Em)cold again,
(C)Cold in the (D)blackjack´s (G)limb,
With the (Bm)winds of the (Em)sky for his (C)sponsor (D/F#)men
And a (Em)bird to (D) christen (Em)him.
(D/F#) (G) (D/A) (Em/B) (D/A) (G) (D/F#)

Snow (Em)down, snow (D)down, you (Em)white-feather bird,
(C)Snow down, you (D)winter (G)storm,
Where the (Bm)good girl (Em)sleeps with the (C)Gospel (D/F#)word
To (Em)keep her (D) honor (Em)warm.
(Em/G) (Em/F#) (Em) (Em/B) (Am) (D)

(Em)Good girls (D)sleep with their (Em)modesty,
(C)Bad girls (D)sleep in their (G)shame,
But (Bm)I must (Em)sleep in a (C)hollow (D/F#)tree
Till my (Em)child can (D)have a (Em)name.
(D/F#) (G) (D/A) (Em/B) (D/A) (G) (D/F#)

I´ll (Em)feed him (D)milk out of (Em)my own breast
And (C)call him (D)Whistling (G)Jack,
And his (Bm)dad will (Em)bring him a (C)partridge (D/F#)nest,
As (Em)soon as his (D)dad comes (Em)back.
(Em/D) (Em/C) (Em/B) (Em)
- Instrumental verse - (Am7) (D/F#)

(Em)He´s going to (D)act like a (Em/B)hound (Em/G)let (Em)loose
When he (C)comes from the (D)blackjack (G)tree,
(Bm)He´s going to (Em)walk in (C)proud, proud (D/F#)shoes
All (Em)over (D)Tennes(Em)see. (hold)
(Em) (D/F#) (G) (D/A) (Em/B) (D/A) (Em/B) (D/A) (Em)

© Lyrics Stephen Vincent Benét, Music Fenno Heath, All Rights Reserved

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from Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, released October 22, 2018

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Jan Hauenstein Göttingen, Germany

More than background music.
You'll hear folk, blues, jazzy songs, rock. Big voice. Albums recommended by Gordon Bok, Harvey Andrews, Jez Lowe and others.
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Why no free uploads? I cover songs. Register them with the German music rights agency GEMA. They hopefully reimburse the artists. The tax authorities demand that I make (not lose) a little money each year... ... more

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