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ONCE UPON A TROUBADOUR
As recorded by Nightwish
(From the Album WISHMASTOUR 2000)
Transcribed by hapcimano
First guitar plays the intro while the second strums once each accord.
Just listen to the original song and you'll know what I'm talking about.
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Intro:
Am G Am F Em Am
4/4
Gtr I
|------0-------------0------0---------|------------------------------|
|----1-----1-------1-----3----1--0----|-----0-1----1-0---------------|
|-2-----------2-2------------------2--|--2--------------2-0---2------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Am G Am F Em Am
4/4
Gtr I
|------0-------------0------0---------|------------------------------------|
|----1-----1-------1-----3----1--0----|-----0-1----1-0------------0--------|
|-2-----------2-2------------------2--|--2--------------2-0---0-------2----|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/n/nightwish/52646.html ]
Am G Am
A lonely bard wandering across the lands am I
Am G Am
Singing dancing finding answers to every why
Am7/E G Am
The taverns are full and one crosses my path, too
F Em Am
I just might reward myself with a beer or two
Am G Am
This inn the place of many romantic tales
Am G Am
On the loft women offer their sales
Am7/E G Am
But my eyes they catch a girl beat by everyone
F Em Am
A slave she is but for me a rose undone
Am F
Hear me sing
Am C Em ... Dm
Watch me dance
Dm Em F
Play that lute of thine
Am Em
And share with me this dance
Am G Am
As she danced my eyes began to shine
Am G Am
There she was the maiden so divine
Am7/E G Am
How could I approach her with my outlook so poor
F Em Am
Her beauty being much more than I could endure
Am G Am
So I asked if I could sing a chanson
Am G Am
With a language of ancient and of lore
Am7/E G Am
Gathered the men around us me and the girl in rags
F Em Am
Soon were the melodies heard by everyone
Am F
Hear us sing
Am C Em ... Dm
Watch us dance
Dm Em F
Sing with us this tale
Am Em
With a clap of hands
Am G Am
The stories long-forgotten we still know
Am G Am
Performing our skills wherever we go
Am7 G Am
I end my story as I receive a kiss
F Em Am
From my girl the dearest Beatrice
Am F
Hear us sing
Am C Em ... Dm
Watch us dance
Dm Em F
Sing with us the tales
Am Em
Which the music will keep alive
