Dancing In The Meadow chords by Michael Martin Murphey

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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When the snow peels thaw and the streambeds crawl to the waterfall and
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the river I'll turn my face to the bright green space of the mother and my di  ver
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No man has made a ring of jade
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like green corn in the husk
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No man could own a turquoise
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stone as deep blue as the dusk
So come away from your workin' day
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and laugh and let your head go
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Bring along an old -time song for dancin'
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in the meadow
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Leave your bedside for a moonlight ride
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where the midnight air is warmer
We'll sink with the quail and the cottontail,
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this tale escapes the farmer.
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Deep plump thicket in the bramble bush
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where the quiet creatures hide
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Are part of me a mystery
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which I  accept with pride.
If I must stay it'll lay all day like a
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marcher in the hedgerow
When the hunter's gone it's all night long for
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dancing in the meadow!
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When the summer's over and come
October
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And the evening air is crisper
In the mist and smoke by the twisted oak
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I listen to the branches whisper
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Barn dancers reel, the furrowed field
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Must yield and quickly turn
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Harp is gone, the whodell song
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is one we now must learn
Who, who, who are you?
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If it's you who said so
Who could it be?
It's only me,
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I'm dancing in the meadow
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When the seasons pass and the hourglass
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has all too quickly shattered
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You'll lay me low beneath the
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snow and wonder if I mattered
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Late in the night,
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your hair gone white will surely stand on end
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You'll hear me sing my banjo,
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ring the voice of your old friend
If you get brave,
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run to my grave and holler,
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Are you dead?
No, no tooth don't can cover my bones
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I'm dancing in the meadow!
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Thank for watching.