Fairport Convention – Banbury Fair (Guitar)

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[Intro] D A G E F#m G A [Verse]
    D                 G              D
The month of October, nights drawing in

                A           D
A crescent moon hung in the sky

                         G            D
Smoke out of chimneys, a frost on the ground

G          Em7        A  G
Nothing is passing us by..
[Verse]
D                                   G
Me and a friend, with an evening to spare

   D                        G
My shirt collar whiter then white

                  A           D         G
We talked our way down to the middle of town

         D         A            D
With the music and movement and light
[Verse]
                             G            D
I rode the big wheel and got stuck at the top

                   A           D
With the loveliest girl at the fair

                               G             D
We had a different view of the old town hall clock

      G            Em7        A  G
As we swung to-and-fro in the air..
[Verse]
D                                         G
Shot on the rifle range, knocked them all down

D                     G
Missed at the coconut shy

                  A              D           G
Closed eyes on the waltzer, we're spinning so fast

   D               A        D
We thought we were going to die
[Chorus]
       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough

D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough

    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share

        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair
[Instrumental] D A G E F#m G A [Verse]
       D                  G          D
To the Teller Of Fate, we both had a go

              A            D
To see if she proved to be wrong

                                G        D
We palmed her with silver, held onto our breath

    G            Em7          A  G
She gazed in her huge crystal ball..
[Verse]
 D                             G
"Seeing an animal, seven hands high

D                  G
Galloping wild and free

                   A         D           G
Now the picture is fading, I see nothing more

      D         A            D
But a very good omen, you'll see"
[Instrumental] D A G E F#m G A D G D A D D G D G Em7 A G D G D G G A D G D A D A [Verse]
   D
We bet on a horse, promised another win

D
With the name on our ticket, Live Duck

                          G            D
So slow, even slower, she was the last post

D
I thought we were in with some luck
[Verse]
D
Jumping into the air, "Damn, you bet mine"

                          G
A winner right out of the blue

                   A              D       G
Our hearts were in laughter as we both realised

D               A        D
That's what the old gypsy knew
[Chorus]
       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough

D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough

    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share

        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair
[Chorus]
       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough

D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough

    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share

        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair

 D        Bm7        A       D
(Coming together for Banbury Fair)

D        Bm7        A       D
Coming together for Banbury Fair

 D        Bm7        A       G       A  D
(Coming together for Banbury Fair)