Autoscroll
1 Column 
Text size
Transpose 0
The chords are relative to capo 7th to make the guitar sound more like the mandolin its played on. C C C C
I wasC born with thisDm story, it'sAm older thaFn I And Cyet you when you hDmear it yoAmu'll know in the Fsky In thCe wind of your kDmnowledge, In theAm cut of your Fjib That the fCibre of winDmd is as Amnew from my lFip As was eveCr and mDmore and eAmver will Fbe 'til the uCnion we Dmface castsAm us finally fGreeF
C
For wFe in the lGove of an earthC-bidden dance Stand enFthralled of Gthat, which fromC heaven, perchance Lets us mFove with the giGfts we were gCiven in grace And smiFle in the armGs of Sweet WDmilliam..mmmFm's embrace C
C C William's wanderings took him abroad Showed him the lay of the searcher's long road To the place he stood now 'neath the black laden sky And the crook of his father had brought fortune nigh Read the sign where he looked, Not the bull, nor the bear Nor a burly red lion, or the tortoise and hare For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance Stand enthralled of it, which from heaven, perchance Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace
The endC of the Dmworld was the Amname of thFe inn Said faCir William faDmrewell to the wAmorld and its Fsin ItCs sin C
Full Cbalmy was thDme winter air All weAmt with what might dFie A wisChing well, the ocDmean bear A milAmlpond in his eFyes A glCance to see from wDmhence he came For WiAmlliam with a lanFdlocked turn VeDmrmin what he stoodDm to lose The sDmkin-shot snakes and eDmarthy worms
His boots trod soft inside the inn His greeted all was here Abrasive lowly nods came back Then bent toward their beer They must know I thought Willy now They've seen me come from miles The thought was struck as whisky poured And barmen gave all smiles
Then folFlowed thAmis a cuGrious tAmhing The Celdest of the host Sang sFoftly wheAmre he sGat and drAmank To Clove a worthy toast His sFong was Amof a strGangerAm SummoCned for his rope In aFll would Ambe to sGet us fAmree His sCong was strong and bold,
It went: For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance Stand enthralled of that, which from heaven, perchance Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace I was born with this story, it's older than I And yet you when you hear it you'll know in the sky In the wind of your knowledge, In the cut of your jib That the fibre of wind is as new from my lip As was ever and more and ever will be 'til the union we face casts us finally free Tabbed by Jon