Words
and Music
by Raccoon
as recorded on Rainbow Warrior
The
chord progression to this song is:
·
C,
G, F, C, F, C, G, F, Fadd9*
*
Note: This is done by doing a regular F major chord and putting your pinkie on
the 3rd fret of the high-E string (the G note)
C G F C
I
saw an old friend at the Culpeper Tavern
F C G F Fadd9
We
drank some wine and we had a good time
C G F C
We
traded stories like any good travelers
F C G F Fadd9
But
stories of truth was all we could find
C G F C
I
told him of the way that I’ve searched for God’s valley
F C G F
Fadd9
Ever
to wander – never to find
C G F C
Then
he told me of a place where an old white-haired man lived
F C G F
Fadd9
Fishin' the rivers and casting the sea
C
That’s
just what I need
C G F C
By
seven a.m. I was saddled and traveling
F C G F Fadd9
Riding
for the valley on the words of my friend
C
G F C
I
rode for three days till I came to the tall trees
F C G F Fadd9
I
found a sign that said this is the boundaries of man
C G F C
I
rode one more day till I came to big mountain
F C G F Fadd9
I
climbed to the top and there did I stand
C G F C
That
evening the rain came riding the thunder
F C G F Fadd9
The
winds played a song till the first grey of dawn
C
I
had to hang on
C G F C
In
the morning the birds came dancin' and singin'
F C G F
Fadd9
Leading
me the way to the valley below
C
I
let my horse go
C G F C
I
found the old man – He was down by the river
F C G F Fadd9
With
an eagle on his shoulder and a line in his hand
C G F C
We
traded stories like any good travelers
F C G F Fadd9
But
mostly we spoke by moving our hands
C G F C
He
found his wife on the raging grey river
F C G F Fadd9
He
gave her his love – She gave him her hand
C G F C
They
had ten children – The eldest a daughter
F C G F Fadd9
C
Who
spoke to the deer by moving her hands – Understand
C G F C
I
saw an old friend at the Culpeper Tavern
F C G F Fadd9
We
drank some wine and we had a good time
C G F C
We
traded stories like any good travelers
F C G F Fadd9
C
But
stories of truth was all we could find