The Fairground
The Fairground

The Fairground easy guitar chords by Ralph Mctell

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 4

Capo

Transpose

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Capo

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • B

    2

  • A

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • B

    2

  • A

    • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Standing 
    alone 

    in the 
    fairground at night 

    The 
    world 
    racing 
    past 
    on 
    the streets 

    Only 
    the 
    stars 
    and 

    the highlights 
    of cars 

    Light the 
    fantasy 
    world 
    while 
    it sleeps 

    And 
    I 
    looked around 
    but there 

    wasn't 
    a sound 

    But the 
    cinders 
    under 
    my 
    feet 

    Candy- 
    floss 
    sticks 
    spelt 

    words 
    on 
    the ground 

    I 
    tried 
    to 
    read 
    them 
    in 
    vain. 

    Be
    fore 
    it 
    was 
    clear 
    the wind 
    blew 
    my 
    hair 

    And 
    re- phrased 
    the 
    sentence 
    again. 

    I 
    stopped 
    to light 
    my 
    last 
    cigarette 

    The 
    fair 
    was 
    lit up 
    in its 
    glow 

    I 
    threw it 
    away 
    but the 

    light 
    seemed 
    to stay 

    Like 
    'twere 
    moonlight 
    shining 
    on 
    snow. 

    And I 
    hardly 
    dare 
    breathe 

    I 
    just 
    couldn't 
    believe 

    Then the 
    music 
    star
    ted 
    to flow. 

    Verse 2
    Slowly 
    everything 
    star
    ted 
    to 
    move 

    'Cept 
    me 
    and 
    I stood 
    quite 
    still. 

    Then 
    came a soft 
    cry 
    near the 
    coconut 
    shy 

    Will 
    you take 
    to 
    ride 
    on 
    the 
    wind. 

    And 
    around 
    and 
    around 
    the big 

    wheel 
    when 
    spinning 

    Round 
    and 
    around 
    un
    til 

    I noticed 
    al
    though 
    the 

    fairground was 
    moving 

    The 
    rest 
    of 
    the world 
    stopped 
    still. 

    It was 
    then 
    that I 
    realised 
    that 

    I'd 
    have 
    to get 
    off 

    Although 
    I 
    would've 

    much 
    rather 
    stayed. 

    Then 
    with 
    a jolt 
    the wheel 
    came 
    to 
    a halt 

    And 
    the mu
    sic 
    started 
    to 
    fade. 

    As 
    the lights 
    went 
    dim 
    my 

    head 
    started 
    to 
    spin 

    Told 
    my
    self 
    that 
    I wasn't 

    to blame. 


    Looked 
    at the 
    ground 
    at 

    the candy- 
    floss 
    sticks 

    Now 
    the message 
    was 
    plain 

    Be
    hind 
    me 
    the 
    wheel 
    and the 

    fairground were still 

    Outro 1
    And outside 
    it was 
    moving 
    again. 





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