Ralph McTell – White Dress (Guitar)

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composed by Dave Swarbrick (Fairport Convention) amended by Ralph McTell album: Slide back the Screen (1979) [Intro] | C | Am | C | Am | Am G | [Verse 1]
F            C              F          C
Feel how the wind blows, De-cember des-pair

F          C            Dm            G
Bring me a ribbon, I'll tie back your hair

F          C            F               C
Stay by my side, you've gone where I've gone

      F            Em                Dm            G    G
Don't cling to the past, love, while time's moving on
[Chorus]
         C    Am        C           Am
Come and kiss me,  it's gonna be al-right

F           C
Put on your white dress

     Dm            G          C
Then I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | C | Am | Am | [Verse 2]
F           C        F                   C
Gone are my sorrows, that's none of your care

F             C            Dm          G
Come from the window, it's soft on the stairs

F             C            F           C
While life is in us, let's love all we can

F            Em        Dm           G     G
You'll be my woman and I'll be your man
[Chorus]
         C    Am        C           Am
Come and kiss me,  it's gonna be al-right

       F           C
If you put on your white dress

    Dm            G          C
And I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | Bm | E | [Instrumental verse] D A D A D A Bm E D A D A Bm A Bm E [Interlude] | C | Am | C | Am | Am G | [Verse 4]
F              C           F             C
And if you get weary, I'll sing you this song

F           C            Dm              G
If you feel lonely, I'll show you you're wrong

    F               C            F             C
The night's in your face but the sky's in your eyes

    F            Em             Dm             G
The morning's be-fore us, let's dance till sun-rise
[Chorus]
         C    Am        C           Am
Come and kiss me,  it's gonna be al-right

       F           C
If you put on your white dress

    Dm            G          Am      D
And I'll take you dancing to-night
[Outro]
F          C
Put on the white dress

    Dm            G          C
And I'll take you dancing to-night
| Am | C | Am | C | Am | C