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Date: 23 Mar 1998 11:39:47 Z From: "Boulton, Nic" <Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com> Subject: b/bragg_billy/raglan_road.crd Lyrics by the Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh, music from the traditional F?inne Geal an La /Dawning of the Day. Fromhe free EP that came with The Internationale. The arrangement's mostly piano. The guitar's capoed at the 8th fret (in Ab), but you can only really hear it during the intro, so you might be better to tune down four frets and play it at the nut. 4/4 time 52bpm |CCCF|CGCC| |FFCC|CCGG| |FFCC|CCGG| |CCCF|CGCC| [intro]: C F C G G C e ---0----0000--1-3-------1-1-1-0----0----------0-------| B ---1----1111--1-1-------1-1-1-1----1-3------3-1-------| G -------------------------------------0------0---------| D ------------------------3-3-3-------------------------| A ---3----3333--3-3-------------3----3----------3-------| E -------------------------------------3------3---------|
On RCaglan Road on an Autumn dFay I sCaw her fGirst and kCnew that hFer dark hair would wCeave a snare that I would some day rGue I sFaw the danger yCet I walked along the enchanted Gway and I sCaid 'let grief be a falling lFeaf at the dCawning Gof the Cday'
On GCrafton Street in November Fwe walked lCightlyG along the lCedge of a dFeep ravine where cCan be seen the worth of passion's pGledge the quFeen of hearts still mCaking tarts and I not making hGay and I lCoved too much, and by such, by sFuch is hCappiness thGrown awCay
I gaCve her the gifts of the mind IF gCave her a sGecret sCign that's kFnown to all the arCtists who have known true gods of sound and G tone and wFord and tint I nCever did stint I gave her poems to sGay with her oCwn name there and her long dark hFair like clCouds o'er the G fields of MCay
on a quCiet street where old ghosts mFeet I sCee her wGalking nCow awFay from me so hCurriedly my reason must alGlow thetaF I have wooed notC as I should a creature made of Gclay when the aCngel woos the clay he'll lFose his wCings at the dGawn of dCay
On RCaglan Road on an Autumn dFay I sawC her firGst and kneCw that hFer dark hair would wCeave a snare that I might some day rGue I sFaw the danger yCet I walked along the enchanted wGay and I sCaid let grief be a falling lFeaf at the daCwning oGf the dCay
All chords are open fingerings. For the picking, try using a slow arpeggio (1-5-1-3-1-5 [Nashville numbering]) and let everything ring out. Here's the timing and the melody for the vocal. C F C G C B -----------------------------------|------------------------------| G -----0--0---0---0--0---0--0---2----|-2--0-------------------------| D -2---------------------------------|--------2---0-----------------| A -----------------------------------|------------------3---3-------| On Raglan Road on an Autumn day I saw her first and knew beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 F C G B -----------------0----1---------------------|---------1-----------| G --0----2---0----2---------------------------|0--------------------| D ----------------------------2---0---2----2--|---2----------2---0--| that her dark hair would weave a snare that I would some day rue bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 F C G B -1-----------0-1---------------|--------------1-------------------| G ----2---0---2------------------|-0-0--0----0----------------------| D -------------------2--0--2-----|-----------------2---0------------| I saw the danger yet I walked along the enchanted way bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 C F C G C B ------------------------------------------------|-------------------| G -------------0----0---0--0--0--0----2-----2---2-|-0-----------------| D ----0--2----------------------------------------|----2----0---------| A -3----------------------------------------------|------------3---3--| and I said 'let grief be a falling leaf at the dawning of the day' bts 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 It seems this has been recorded by loads of people, including: Artist Album Sinead O'Connor Common ground Van Morrison Irish Heartbeat Bruce Mitchell Celtic Destiny Dubliners Celtic Collections Chieftains Irish Heartbeat, Irish Evening Phil Coulter Touch of Tranquility, Forgotten Dreams, Celtic Collections Tony Kenny Best of Martin Simpson Band of Angels Peter Rowan Walls of Time ?various Irish Memories ?various Musical Reflections of Ireland ?various Festival of Irish Folk Vol3 Nic Nic.Boulton@bn.cwplc.com