Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

(Full Long Version) [Intro] C F C F C F C C F C F C F C [Verse]

On either side of the ^Friver ^Glie ^C Long fields of barley ^G/Band of ^Amrye ^F That clothe the ^Cworld and ^G/Bmeet the ^Amsky ^F Through the field the ^Groad runs by To ^Fmany ^Gtowered ^CCamelot ^Am And up and down the ^Gpeople ^Emgo ^Am Gazing where the ^Glilies ^Cblow ^Am 'Round an island ^Gthere be^Emlow The ^Amisland of ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

^CWillows whiten, ^Faspens ^Gquiver ^C Little breezes ^G/Bdusk and ^Amshiver ^F Through the ^Cwave that ^G/Bruns for^Amever ^F By the island ^Gin the river ^FFlowing ^Gdown to ^CCamelot ^Am Four grey walls and ^Gfour grey ^Emtowers ^Am Overlook a ^Gspace of ^Cflowers ^Am And the silent ^Gisle em^Embowers The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

^COnly reapers, ^Freaping ^Gearly ^C In among the ^G/Bbearded ^Ambarley ^F Hear a ^Csong that ^G/Bechoes ^Amcheerly ^F From the river ^Gwinding clearly ^FDown to ^Gtowered ^CCamelot ^Am And by the moon, the ^Greaper ^Emweary ^Am Piling sheaves in ^Guplands ^Cairy ^Am Listening, whispers, "'^GTis the ^Emfairy The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott"

[Instrumental] Am Em Am F C G Am F C G Am F G Am [Verse]

There she weaves by ^Gnight and ^Amday A magic web with ^Gcolours ^Cgay ^Am She has heard a ^Gwhisper ^Amsay A curse is on her ^Gif she ^Cstay To ^Amlook down to Cam^Gel^Amot She knows not what the ^Gcurse may ^Embe ^Am And so she weaveth ^Gsteadi^Cly ^Am Little other ^Gcare hath ^Emshe The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

And moving through a ^Gmirror ^Amclear There hangs before her ^Gall the ^Cyear ^Am Shadows of the ^Gworld ap^Ampear There she sees the ^Ghighway ^Cnear ^AmWinding down to Cam^Gel^Amot And sometimes through the ^Gmirror ^Emblue ^Am The knights come riding ^Gtwo and ^Ctwo ^Am She hath no loyal ^Gknight and ^Emtrue The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

But in her web she ^Gstill de^Amlights To weave the mirror's ^Gmagic ^Csights ^Am For often through the ^Gsilent ^Amnights A funeral with plumes ^Gand with ^Clights And ^Ammusic went to Camelot Or when the moon was ^Gover^Emhead ^Am Came two young lovers ^Glately ^Cwed ^Am "I'm half sick of ^Gshadows," she ^Emsaid The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Instrumental] Am Em Am F C G Am F C G Am F G C [Verse]

A bowshot from her ^Fbower ^Geaves ^C He rode between the ^G/Bbarley ^Amsheaves ^F The sun came ^Cdazzling ^G/Bthrough the ^Amleave^Fs And flamed upon the ^Gbrazen greaves Of ^Fbold Sir ^GLance^Clot ^Am A red cross knight for^Gever ^Emkneel'd ^Am To a lady ^Gin his ^Cshield ^Am That sparkled on the ^Gyellow ^Emfield Be^Amside remote ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

His broad clear brow in ^Gsunlight ^Amglowed On burnished hooves his ^Gwarhorse ^Ctrode ^Am From underneath his ^Ghelmet ^Amflowed His coal black curls as ^Gon he ^Crode As he ^Amrode back to Cam^Gel^Amot And from the bank and ^Gfrom the ^Emriver ^Am He flashed into the ^Gcrystal ^Cmirror ^Am "Tirra Lirra," ^Gby the ^Emriver ^AmSang Sir Lanc^Gel^Amot

[Verse]

^CShe left the web, she ^Fleft the ^Gloom ^C She made three paces ^G/Bthrough the ^Amroom ^F She saw the ^Cwater ^G/Blily ^Ambloom ^F She saw the helmet ^Gand the plume She ^Flooked down to ^GCame^Clot ^Am Out flew the web and ^Gfloated ^Emwide ^Am The mirror cracked from ^Gside to ^Cside ^Am "The curse is come u^Gpon me," ^Emcried The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Instrumental] Am Em Am F C G Am F C G Am F G Am [Verse]

In the stormy ^Geast wind ^Amstraining The pale yellow woods^G were ^Cwaning ^Am The broad stream in his ^Gbanks com^Amplaining Heavily the ^Glow sky ^Craining O^Amver towered ^GCame^Amlot Down she came and ^Gfound a ^Emboat ^Am Beneath a willow ^Gleft a^Cfloat ^Am And round about the ^Gprow she ^Emwrote 'The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott'

[Verse]

Down the river's ^Gdim ex^Ampanse Like some bold seer ^Gin a ^Ctrance ^Am Seeing all his ^Gown mis^Amchance With a glassy ^Gcounte^Cnance She ^Amlooked to ^GCame^Amlot And at the closing ^Gof the ^Emday ^Am She loosed the chain and ^Gdown she ^Clay ^Am The broad stream bore her ^Gfar a^Emway The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Instrumental] Am Em Am F C G Am F C G Am F G C [Verse]

Heard a carol, ^Fmournful, ^Gholy ^C Chanted loudly, ^G/Bchanted ^Amlowly ^F 'Til her ^Cblood was ^G/Bfrozen ^Amslowly ^F And her eyes were ^Gdarkened wholly ^FTurned to ^Gtowered ^CCamelot ^Am For 'ere she reached u^Gpon the ^Emtide ^Am The first house by the ^Gwater^Cside ^Am Singing in her ^Gsong she ^Emdied The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott

[Verse]

Under tower and ^Gbalco^Amny By garden wall and ^Ggalle^Cry ^Am A gleaming shape, she ^Gfloated ^Amby Dead pale between the ^Ghouses ^Chigh ^AmSilent into Camelot And out upon the ^Gwharfs they ^Emcame ^Am Knight and burgher, ^Glord and ^Cdame ^Am And 'round the prow^G they read her ^Emname 'The ^AmLady of ^GSha^Amlott'

[Instrumental] Am Em Am F C G Am F C G Am F G C [Verse]

Who is this? And ^Fwhat is ^Ghere? ^C And in the lighted ^G/Bpalace ^Amnear ^F Died the ^Csound of ^G/Broyal ^Amcheer ^F They crossed themselves^G for fear The ^FKnights at ^GCame^Clot ^F ^CLancelot mused a ^Flittle ^Gspace ^C He said, "She has a ^Glovely ^Amface ^C God in his mercy lend her ^Amgrace The ^FLady ^Gof Sha^Clott"

[Outro] C F C F C F C C F C F C F C

Loreena McKennitt - The lady of shalott