Tuning: E A D G B E

"The Fairest Way" by Midlake a brilliant yet not very well-known song by good old Midlake (I still wonder why it´s meant to belong to "The trials of Van Occupanther" and not to "Courage of others", for it sounds a lot more similar to it) [Intro with flute] x2 Am G F G [Vers 1] (soft picking)

The ^Amfairest way for ^Gany man to ^Fhave his own ^G Is f^Amorty years of ^Gundisturbed w^Fork ^G And ^Amwhile the rest are ^Gburied under s^Ftone ^G ^AmWhen do you want to go ^Goff on our ^Fown? ^G

[Instrumental] x2 Am G F G [Vers 2]

^AmRolling towns of ^Gpastures green and ^Fmountainsides ^G Ref^Amlected light off ^Gwinding streams that r^Fun for miles ^G I w^Amanted to try my ^Ghand but I am ^Fold ^G And ^Amnow it's too late, you'll ^Gnever get to ^Fgo ^G

[Instrumental] x2 Am G F G [Vers 3] (strumming)

^AmFinding the ^Gpath to be ^Ftaken ^G Was ^Amforced by a ^Gdesperate^F ruler ^G Who g^Amave mostly h^Gardships and ^Fearful n^Gews But ^Amthought himself ^Ggenerous and ^Ffair ^G

[Vers 4] (harder picking)

^AmLay me bes^Gi--de the ^Fmountain ^G Whose s^Amhelter inc^Gi--tes the ^Fmoon ^G But ^Amwho dares dist^Gurb those that ^Frest near^Gby The ^Ammountain? ^G ^F ^G

[Outro with flute] x2 Am G F G

Midlake - The fairest way