Percy's Song chords by
Fairport Convention

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Key: D major•

Verse 1

D

D

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"Bad news, bad news,

G

G

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D

D

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Come to me where I sleep"

G

G

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D

D

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"Say, one of your friends

G

G

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Is in trouble deep"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 2

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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"Tell me the trouble,

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G

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D

D

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Tell me once to my ear"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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G

G

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"Joliet prison and ninety-nine years"

years"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Bm

Bm

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the wind

Verse 3

D

D

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"Oh, what's the charge

G

G

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D

D

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Of how this came to be?"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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G

G

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"Manslaughter in the highest degree"

Em

Em

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G

G

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A

A

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Turn, turn, to the rain and the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 4

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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I sat down and wrote

G

G

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D

D

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The best words I could write

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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Explaining to the judge

G

G

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I'd be there on Wednesday night

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and the

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Bm

Bm

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wind

D

D

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Without

Verse 5

G

G

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D

D

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a reply, I left by the moon

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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And was in his chambers

G

G

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By the next afternoon

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and the

A

A

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wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 6

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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"Would you tell me the facts,"

G

G

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D

D

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I said without fear

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"That a friend of mine

G

G

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Could get ninety-nine years"

years"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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A

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Bm

Bm

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the wind

Verse 7

D

D

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"A crash on the highway,

G

G

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D

D

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Flew the car to a field"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"There was four persons killed

G

G

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And he was at the wheel"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 8

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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"But I knew him as good

G

G

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D

D

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As I'm knowing myself"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"And he wouldn't harm a life

G

G

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That belonged to someone else"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

the wind

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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Verse 9

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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D

D

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The judge he spoke

G

G

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D

D

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Out of the side of his mouth

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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Saying "The witness who saw,

G

G

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He left without doubt"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 10

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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"That may be true,

G

G

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D

D

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He's got a sentence to serve"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"But ninety-nine years

years

G

G

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He just don't deserve"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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A

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Bm

Bm

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the wind

Verse 11

D

D

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"Too late, too late,

G

G

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D

D

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For his case it is sealed"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"His sentence it is passed

G

G

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And cannot be repealed"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

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Verse 12

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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"But he ain't no criminal

G

G

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D

D

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And his crime it is none"

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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"What happened to him

G

G

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Could happen to anyone"

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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Bm

Bm

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the wind

Verse 13

D

D

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At that the judge jumped forward

G

G

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D

D

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And his face it did freeze

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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Saying "Could you kindly leave

G

G

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My office now please?"

Em

Em

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G

G

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A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

A

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Verse 14

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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His eyes looked funny

G

G

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D

D

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And I stood up so slow

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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G

G

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With no other choice except for to go

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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Bm

Bm

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A

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Bm

Bm

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the wind

D

D

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I

Verse 15

walked down the hallway

G

G

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D

D

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And I heard his door slam

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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I walked down the courthouse stairs

G

G

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And did not understand

Em

Em

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G

G

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Turn, turn, to the rain and

A

A

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the wind

Bm

Bm

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A

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Verse 16

Bm

Bm

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D

D

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And I played my guitar

G

G

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D

D

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Through the night to the day

Em

Em

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A

A

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Turn, turn, turn again

D

D

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G

G

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And the only tune my guitar could play

Em

Em

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G

G

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Was "The Old Cruel Rain And The Wind"

Outro 1

A

A

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Bm

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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A
Em
Bm

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Percy's Song by Fairport Convention is D major.

The primary chords used in Percy's Song are D, G, A, Em, Bm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Percy's Song is approximately 70 beats per minute.

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