Misc Soundtrack – Camelot - What Do The Simple Folk Do (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
F C F What do the simple folk do F F7 Bb To help them escape when they're blue Gm7 Am The shepherd who is ailing Dm C The milkmaid who is glum Gm7 Am The cobbler who is wailing Gm Dm6 C From nailing his thumb F C F When they're beset and besieged F F7 Bb The folk not noblessely obliged Dm Am However do they manage Gm7 F A Bbm6 To shed their weary l-o-t F Am Cm Gm7 F C F Oh, w-h-a-t do simple folk do Gm7 F We do not Bb F7 I have been informed Bb C7 F By those who know them well Bb Gm7 F F7 Bb F7 Bb They find relief in quite a clever way Dm A7 When they're sorely pressed Dm A7 They whistle for a spell F Dm7 Gm7 A Bbm6 And whistling seems to brighten up their day F C Cdim7 Gm7 F C7 F And t-h-a-t-'-s what simple folk do Gm7 F Gm7 So they say F They whistle? Gm7 F So they say
[Verse 2]
G D G What else do the simple folk do G G7 C To perk up the heart and get through Am7 Bm The wee folk and the grown folk Em D Who wander to and fro Am7 Bm G7 Have ways known to their own folk Am Em6 D We throne folk don't know G D G When all the doldrums begin G G7 C What keeps each of them in his skin Em Bm What ancient native custom Am7 B Cm6 Provides the needed glow G Gaug Dm Am7 G D7 G Oh, w - h-a-t do simple folk do Am G Do you know C Am7 Dm7 G7 Once along a road C D7 G I came upon a lad C Am7 G7 C G7 C Singing in a voice three times his size Em Am B7 When I asked him why Em Em6 B7 He told me he was sad G G7 Em7 Am7 B Cm6 And singing always made his spirits rise G D Ddim7 Am7 G D7 G Am7 So t-h-a-t-'-s what simple folk do G Am7 I surmise G Am7 They sing? G I surmise
[Bridge]
Bb F Arise, my love! Arise, my love! Bb C7 F Apollo's lighting the skies, my love Bb Eb Bb The meadows shine with columbine C F And daffodils blossom away
[Verse 3]
G D G What else do the simple folk do G G7 C They must have a system or two Am7 Bm They obviously outshine us Em D At turning tears to mirth Am7 Bm G7 Have tricks a royal highness Am Em6 D Is minus from birth G D G What then I wonder do they G G7 C To chase all the goblins away Em Bm They have some tribal sorc'ry Am7 B Cm6 You haven't mentioned yet G Gaug Dm Am7 G D7 G Oh, w - h-a-t do simple folk do Am G To forget C Am7 Dm7 G7 Often I am told C D7 G They dance a fiery dance C Am7 G7 C G7 C And whirl 'til they're completely uncontrolled Em Am B7 Soon the mind is blank Em Em6 B7 And all are in a trance G G7 Em7 Am7 B Cm6 A vi'lent trance astounding to behold G D Ddim7 Am7 G D7 G Am7 And t-h-a-t-'-s what simple folk do G Am7 So I'm told
[Verse 4]
G D G What else do the simple folk do G G7 F6 E To help them escape when they're blue Am7 Bm They sit around and wonder Am7 B7 Cm6 What royal folk would do G D Ddim7 Am7 G D7 G Am7 And t-h-a-t-'-s what simple folk do G Am7 Really? G Am7 Cm6 I have it on the best authority G D Ddim7 Am7 G D7 G Am7 Yes, t-h-a-t-'-s what simple folk do
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe