The Dubliners - Ballad of st anne's reel

He ^D was stranded in some tiny town On ^G fair prince ^D Edwards island Waiting for a ship to ^A come and find him A one ^G horse place a ^A friendly face Some ^D coffee ^G and a tiny trace Of ^D fiddlin' in the ^A distance far ^D behind him

A ^D dime across the counter then A shy ^G hello a brand new ^D friend A walk asking the street ^A in the wintry weather A ^G yellow light an ^A open door And ^D a welcome friend ^G there's room for more And ^D then they're standing ^A there inside ^D together

He said ^A I've heard that tune before somewhere but I ^G can't re ^D member when Was ^A it on some other friendly shore Or did I ^G hear it on ^Bm the wind Was it ^D written on the ^A sky above I think I ^G heard it from ^D someone I loved But I ^G never heard it ^A sound so sweet ^D since then

Now ^D his feet begin to tap A little ^G boy says I'll take your ^D hat He's caught up in the ^A magic of her smile And ^G leap the heart ^A inside him went And ^D off across the ^G floor he sent His ^D clumsy body ^A graceful ^D as a child

He said ^A there's magic in the fiddlers arm There's ^G magic in ^D this town There's ^A magic in the dancers feet And the ^G way they put ^Bm them down People ^D smiling ^A everywhere Boots ^G and ribbons ^D locks of hair And ^G laughter and ^A old blue suits and ^D Easter gowns

Now ^D the sailer's gone the room is bare The old ^G piano sitting ^D there Someone's hat left sitting ^A on the rack An ^G empty chair, the ^A wooden floor That ^D feels the touch of ^G shoes no more ^D waiting for the ^A dancers to ^D come back

And the ^A fiddles in the closet Of ^G some daughter in ^D the town The ^A strings are broke and the bow is gone And the ^G covers buttoned ^Bm down But ^D sometimes on ^A December nights When ^G the air is cold and the ^D wind is right There's ^G a melody ^A that passes ^D through this town