Shepherd (BBC Nightride 1970) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Dm][Bb][Gm][Asus4]

[Verse 1]
[Gm]Rise up,
take your [Dsus4]lyre and sing
[Gm]Listen to the [Dsus4]news I brin[D]g[Dm]

[Verse 2]
Frosty breath on [Gm]the window
[Dm]See a fr[F]iend in the snow[Gm]
that [C]gently [Bb]fall[Dm]s
Feel the truth in those [Gm]sad eyes
[Dm]See the smile that's so rare[Gm],
just [C]like the [Bb]love[C]
She waits [Dm]for
[Bb]And she

[Verse 3]
[F]plays a [C]game of her [G]own
As she [Bb]sleeps within the firelight
For her [F]dreams are in[C]credibly [G]wild
But they're [Bb]lost and gone
forever with the dawn
[Am]

[Verse 4]
[Dm]
Fair and friend of [Gm]the fleece [Dm]spoke
Warrior bold, shepherd [Gm]wise,
fair [C]Prince of [Bb]Peace[Dm]
Someone waits in [Gm]the doorway[Dm]
On a white horse he [Gm]comes and
holds [C]out the [Bb]hand[C]
She waits [Dm]for
[Bb]So they

[Verse 5]
[F]ride through a [C]valley of mis[G]t
To [Bb]a castle in the heavens
Where he [F]lays her [C]down to [G]rest
But he's [Bb]lost and gone forever with the dawn

[Interlude 1]
[Am][C][Dsus4]
[Em][G][Gm][D][Bm]

[Verse 6]
[G](Aah- aah- aah- ah, aah- aah) see [Asus4]her writh[A]e in her dream,[D]
[Dsus4]then
[D]

[Verse 7]
[Dm]Mermaids sing in [Gm]the sunset
[Dm]Sadly, asking [C]if beaut[Gm]y
[C]ever walks [Bb]free[Dm]
But queen frost only [G]whispers
[Fdim]Maidens you will remain [C]to be fr[Am]ee[C][Dsus4]
[G]
[Gm]

[Verse 8]
[D][Bm]
(Aah- aah- aah- ah, aaah- aaah) see [Asus4]her writhe
[A]in her [Dsus4]dreams

[Interlude 2]
[D][Bm][Gm][Bb][Gm][Asus4]

[Verse 9]
[Gm]Lord of the [C]seven [Dsus4]sons
[Gm]Keeper of the [C]keys [Dsus4]of time
[D](Hear me)

[Outro 1]
[Dm][G][Fdim][Am][C#dim][Dm]
[C][G][C][C#dim][Gm][C][Dm][C][G][C]