...THE BALLAD OF A CRYSTAL MAN... by Donovan ---------------------------------........... *from 'Fairytale' (1965)* *CAPO 4th FRET* (Original Key: E) Intro: F F, F G (x4) Verse 1:

^F Walk along and ^Ftalk along, F G F F, F G And live your lives quite freely. But ^Fleave our children ^Fwith their toys, F G F F, F G Of peppermint and candy. For ^Fseagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Verse 2:

Your ^Fthoughts they are of ^Fharlequin, F G F F, F G Your speeches of quick-silver. I ^Fread your faces ^Flike a poem, F G F F, F G Ka-leidoscope of hate words. For ^Fseagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Verse 3:

On the ^Fquilted battle-^Ffields of soldiers, F G F F, F G Dazzling made of toy tin. The ^Fbig bomb, like a ^Fchild's hand, F G F F, F G Could sweep them dead just so to win. For ^Fseagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Verse 4:

^F As you fill your ^Fglasses, F G F F, F G With the wine of murdered Negroes. ^F Thinking not of ^Fbeauty that, F G F F, F G Spreads like morning sun-glow. ^F Seagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Verse 5:

I ^Fpray your dreams of ^Fvivid screams, F G F F, F G Of children dying slowly. And ^Fas you polish ^Fup your guns, F G F F, F G Your real self be re-flecting. For ^Fseagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Interlude: F F, F G (x4) Verse 6:

^F Vietnam; your ^Flatest game, F G F F, F G You're playing with your blackest Queen. ^F Damn your souls and ^Fcurse your grins, F G F F, F G I stand here with a fading dream. For ^Fseagull, I don't ^Fwant your wings, ^F I don't want your ^Gfreedom, in a ^Flie.

Outro: F F, F G (x8), F CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- F F G EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 320003 x32010 xx0232 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Donovan - The ballad of a crystal man