Spencer The Rover chords by Colin Hay
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Intro 1
(D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 1
This tune (D major) was
composed by Spencer (E minor) the Rover
As (D major) valiant a man as (E minor) ever left home
And he had (G major) been much reduced (D major)
Which (E minor) caused great confusion
And (D major) that was the reason he
started (E minor) to roam
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Interlude 1
(D major) (E minor)
Verse 2
In (D major) Yorkshire near Rotherham,
he had been (E minor) on the ramble
(D major) Weary of travelling, he sat (E minor) down to rest
By the foot (G major) of yon' moun (D major) tain
Lays a clear (E minor) flowing fountain
(D major) With bread and cold water he him
(E minor) self did re (D major) fresh
Interlude 2
(E minor)
Verse 3
With the (D major) night fast approaching,
to the (E minor) woods he resorted
(D major) With wood,
vine and ivy his (E minor) bed for to make
But he (G major) dreamt about sighing (D major)
Lament (E minor) ing and crying
Go home (D major) to your family and
rambling (E minor) (D major) forsake
Interlude 3
(E minor)
Verse 4
Twas the fifth (D major) day of November,
I've (E minor) reason to remember
When (D major) first he arrived home
to his (E minor) family and friends
And they did stand (G major) so astoun (D major) ded
Surprised (E minor) and dumbfounded
To see (D major) such a stranger once (E minor) more
in their (D major) sight
Interlude 4
(E minor) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 5
And his children (D major) come around him with
their (E minor) prittle prattling stories
With (D major) their prittle prattling stories
to drive (E minor) care away
And he's as (G major) happy as those (D major)
As have thousands (E minor) of riches
Con (D major) tented he'll remain and
not ramble (E minor) (D major) away
(E minor)
Verse 6
This tune (D major) was composed
by Spencer (E minor) the Rover
As (D major) valiant a man as (E minor) ever left home
And he had (G major) been much reduced (D major)
And (E minor) caused great confusion
And (D major) that was the reason he started (E minor) to
Outro 1
roam
(D major) (E minor) (D major) (E minor)
(D major) (E minor) (D major)
(E minor)
Spencer The Rover
Colin Hay
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