The Ballad Of St. Annes Reel-Lyrics+Chords

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The Ballad Of St. Annes Reel Lyrics And Chords

The Ballad Of St. Annes Reel Lyrics And Chords. Written by David Mallett, recorded by Johnny McEvoy , The Dubliners and John Denver recorded this lovely sweet song. The video is The Dublin City Ramblers.

He[D] was stranded in some tiny town

On[G] fair Princes[D] Isle

Awaiting for a ship to[A] come and find him

A one[G] horse place a[A] friendly face

Some[D] coffee[G] and a tiny trace

Of[D] fiddlin in the[A] distant far be[D]hind him

A dime across the counter then

A shy hello a brand new friend

A walk along the street in the wintry weather

A yellow light an open door

And a welcome friend there's room for one more

And then they'er standing there inside together

He said[A] I've heard that tune before somewhere

But I[G] cant re[D]member when

Was[A] it on some other friendly shore

Or did I[G] hear it on[Bm] the wind

Was it[D] written on the[A] sky above

I think I[G] heard it from[D] someone I loved

But I[G] never heard it[A] sound so sweet [D]since then

Now his feet begin to tap

A little boy says I'll take your hat

He's cought up in the magic of her smile

And leap the heart inside him went

And off acrosse the floor he sent

His clumsey body graceful as a child

He said there's magic in the fiddlers arm

There's magic in this town

There's magic in the dancers feet

And the way they put them down

People smiling everywhere

Boots and ribbons locks of hair

And laughter and old blue suits and easter gowns

Now the sailor's gone the room is bare

The old piano sitting there

Someone's hat left sitting on the rack

And empty chair the wodden floor

That feels the totch of shoes no more

Awaiting for the dancers to come back

And the fiddle's in the closet

Of some daughter in the town

The strings are broke and the bow is gone

And the cover's buttened down

But sometimes on december nights

When 5the air is cold and the wind is right

There's a melody that passes through this town

A BALLAD OF SAINT ANNE’S REEL 4/4

Lyrics and chords as used by the band North Sea Gas on the album ‚Folkmusic from Scotland’

For the Dubliner’s version change key to G mayor (Capo on 5th fret)

Intro: Use the below melodic part or just play a couple of D-chords

He was (D)stranded in a tiny town on (G)fair Prince Edward (D)Island

Waiting for a ship to come and (A)find him

A (G)one horse place, a (A)friendly face, some (D)coffee and a (G)tiny trace

Of (D)fiddling in the (A)distance far be(D)hind him

A (D)dime across the counter then, a (G)shy hello, a (D)brand new friend

A walk along the street in the wintry (A)weather

A (G)yellow light, an (A)open door, and a (D)"Welcome friend, there's (G)room for more

(D)Then they're standing (A)there inside to(D)gether

He said, "I've (A)heard that tune before somewhere but I (G)can't remember (D)when,

Was it (A)on some other friendly shore, did I (G)hear it on the (Bm)wind

Was it (D)written on the (A)sky above, think I (G)heard it from some(D)one I love

But I (G)never heard a (A)sound so sweet since (D)then

Melodic part from St. Anne’s Reel:

DADD eeDD DADD EAA7D (play once or twice)

DheA7 eA7E7A DheA7 eAA7D (play once or twice)

Easier alternative:

DDDD eeDD DDDD AAAD

DDGG AAAA DDGG AAAD

And (D)now his feet begin to tap, a (G)little boy says, "I'll (D)take your hat."

He's caught up in the magic of her (A)smile

And (G)leap the heart in(A)side him went, and (D)off across the (G)floor he sent

His (D)clumsy body, (A)graceful as a (D)child

He said, "There's (A)magic in the fiddler's arms and there's (G)magic in this (D)town

There's (A)magic in the dancers' feet and the (G)way they put them (Bm)down

(D)Smiling people (A)everywhere, (G)boots and ribbons, (D)locks of hair

(G)Laughter, old blue (A)suits and Easter (D)gowns"

Repeat melodic part

Now the (D)sailor's gone, the room is bare, the (G)old piano's setting (D)there

Someone's hat's left hanging on the (A)rack

Some (G)empty chairs, the (A)wooden floor that (D)feels the touch of (G)shoes no more

A(D)waiting for the (A)dancers to come (D)back

And the (A)fiddle's in the closet of some (G)daughter of the (D)town

The (A)strings are broke, the bow is gone and the (G)cover's buttoned (Bm)down

But (D)sometimes on de(A)cember nights, when the (G)air is cold and the (D)wind is right

There's a (G)melody that (A)passes through the (D)town.

Repeat melodic part

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