C             Am
The mistress of the dawn 
           G
strides along
         F       C
with her solitary pawn
            Am 
who lingers on 
         G
then is gone
         F 
with no word
           C 
and no one heard 
         Am
where he went 
         G
to this day
F                    C Am  G   F 
maybe he would sail away
        C            Am
the children of the sun 
         G
having fun 
          F              C
didnt realize they were done 
             Am
because the pawn 
            G           F
chanced to wander thru the camp 
            C
just like a tramp
            Am 
he left his stamp there
           G 
to this day
F                    C Am  G   F 
maybe he would sail away

Bb               F
gone are silent summer rains 
C
wind is rolling off the plains 
Bb           F
bringing ice upon the breeze 
G*
making flowing water freeze
C                   Am
the minstrel of the land 
         G
made a stand
      F               C 
in a castle made of sand
        
                    Am 
watched it fall
         G 
in the frost
          F         Em 
and the message was lost 
              F
with one last word
      C 
to deliver
      Am           Em 
under ice upon the river
         F             G
it lies frozen to this day
                      F
maybe he would sail away
      G
sail away
                F 
frozen to this day
                      C   Am G F 
maybe he would sail away

***Solo Chords***

C Am G F


***Alternate Intro/Verse Chords***

C     Am    G    F 
E|-------------------------------|
B|-----8--8--10---10-----8-------|
G|-----9------9---12----10-------|
D|----10-10--10---12----10-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|