The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]This song was first released on the Autograph album.
It is the only album it has been released on.

[Verse 2]
He was [D]stranded in some tiny town
On [G]fair Prince Edward [D]Isle
Awaitin' for a ship to come and [A]find him
A [G]one-horse place, place, [A]a friendly face
Some [D]coffee and [G]a tiny trace
Of fid[D]dlin' [A]in the distance
far be[D]hind him

[Verse 3]
[D]A dime across the counter then
A [G]shy hello, [D]a brand new friend
A walk along the street in the wintry [A]weather
A [G]yellow light, an [A]open door
And a [D]welcome friend,
there's [G]room for more
And [D]then they're standing
[A]there inside to[D]gether

[Verse 4]
He said I've [A]heard that tune
before somewhere
But I [G]can't remember [D]when
[A]Was it on some other friendly shore
Or did I [G]hear it on [Bm]the wind
[D]Was it written on the[A] sky above
I think I [G]heard it from someone [D]I loved
But I [G]never heard [A]it sound so sweet [D]since

[Interlude 1]
then
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[Verse 5]
[D]Now his feet begin to tap
A little [G]boy says I'll [D]take your hat
He's caught up in the magic of her [A]smile
And [G]leap the heart in[A]side him went
[D]And off across the [G]floor he sent
His [D]clumsy body [A]graceful as [D]a child

[Verse 6]
He said there's [A]magic in
the fiddler's arm
There's [G]magic in this [D]town
There's [A]magic in the dancers' feet
And the [G]way they put them [Bm]down
[D]People smilin' [A]everywhere
[G]Boots and ribbons, [D]locks of hair
And [G]laughter and old blue [A]suits and easter
[D]gowns

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 7]
[D]Now the sailors' gone, the room is bare
The [G]old piano set[D]tin' there
Someone's hat's left
hanging on [A]the rack
And [G]empty chairs, the [A]wooden floor
That [D]feels the touch
[G]of shoes no more
[D]Awaitin' for the dan[A]cers
to come [D]back

[Verse 8]
And the [A]fiddle's in the closet
Of some [G]daughter of [D]the town
[A]The strings are broke and the
bow is gone
And the [G]cover's buttoned [Bm]down
[D]But sometimes on Decem
[A]ber nights
When the [G]air is cold and the
[D]wind is right
There's a [G]melody that [A]passes
through this [D]town

[Verse 9]
[D]Words [G]and Music by [D]Dav[G]id Mal[A]let[D]t[G][D]

[Outro 1]
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