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On Raglan Road

from Dreams And Nightmares by Jan Hauenstein

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Lyrics Patrick Kavanagh. music traditional.

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On Raglan Road Patrick Kavanagh/Traditional

(D) (A7) (D) (hold)
On (D)Raglan Road on an (D/F#)autumn (G)day,
I (Bm)saw her (A7)first and (D)knew
That (G)her dark hair would (F#m)weave a (Bm)snare
That (D)I might one day (A7)rue.
I (G)saw the danger, (F#m) yet I (Bm)walked
A(F#m)long the en(Bm)chanted (A7)way,
And I (D)said, ''Let (F#m)grief be a (D)falling (G)leaf
At the (Bm)dawning (A7)of the (D)day.'' (hold)

On (D)Grafton Street in No(D/F#)vem(G)ber,
We tripped (Bm)lightly a(A7)long the (D)ledge
Of a (G)deep ravine where (F#m)can be (Bm)seen
The (D)worth of passions (A7)pledged.
The (G)Queen of Hearts still (F#m)making (Bm)tarts
And (F#m)I not (Bm)making (A7)hay,
Well, I (D)loved too (F#m)much, and by (D)such and (G)such
Is (Bm)happiness (A7)thrown a(D)way.
- Instrumental verse -

I (D)gave her the gifts of the (D/F#)mind,(G)
I (Bm)gave her the (A7)secret (D)sign
That's (G)known to all the (F#m)artists (Bm)
Who have (D)known true Gods of Sound and (A7)Time.
With (G)word and tint I (F#m)did not (Bm)stint,
I gave her (F#m)reams of (Bm)poems to (A7)say,
With her (D)own name (F#m)there and her (D)own dark (G)hair,
Like the (Bm)clouds over (A7)fields of (D)May. (hold)

On a (D)quiet street where (D/F#)old ghosts (G)meet,
I (Bm)see her (A7)walking (D)now
A(G)way from me so (F#m) hurried(Bm)ly,
My (D)reason must al(A7)low
That (G)I have wooed not (F#m)as I (Bm)should
A (F#m)creature (Bm)made of (A7)clay.
When the (D)angel (F#m)woos the (D)clay, he'll (G)lose
His (Bm)wings at the (A7)dawn of the (D)day.
- Instrumental verse -

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from Dreams And Nightmares, released October 20, 2014

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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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