Grantchester Meadows

Verse 1:
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                                          I   -   cy  wind    of

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   night   be      gone,   this       is  not         your    do- main

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                                      In  the     sky         a

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   bird    was     heard   to  cry________

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                                      Mist -  y   morn    -   ing

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   whis -  per-ings        and        gen-tle         stir - ring sounds

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                                                  be- lied    a

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   death - ly      si  -   lence      that    lay all         a - round

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                                              Hear the lark and hark-en
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  to the bark-ing  of  the dog-fox                    gone    to  ground

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                                              See the splashing of the

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   kingfisher      flashing to   the  wa- ter

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                           And a      riv-er      of  green   is
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   sliding     un- seen  beneath the  trees

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                                      Laughing as it  passes through the

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   end-less summer mak-ing for the    sea


Meanwhile a second guitar is playing this:
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Verse 1:
  Icy wind of night be gone, this is not your domain
  In the sky a bird was heard to cry
  Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds
  Belied a deathly silence that lay all around

Chorus:
  Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog-fox gone to ground
  See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water
  And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
  Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea.

Verse 2:
  In the lazy water meadow I lay me down
  All around me golden sun-flakes settle on the ground
  Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon
  Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room

Chorus

Solo/Instrumental

Repeat Verse 2

Chorus