Morning Glory Chords by Fairport Convention

Tempo:
164.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Fairport Convention - Morning Glory - 1968 chords
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[C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
I lit my purest [C] candle close to my [G]
window, hoping [C] it would catch the eye [G]
of any vagabond
[C] who passed it by.
[A]
[C] And I waited in my [G] meeting -house, before he came [C] I felt him drawing near.
[G] As he neared I [C] felt the ancient fear [G] that he had come to [C] wound my daughter dear.
[Am] As [G] I waited [C] in my [G] meeting -house, [D]
telling stories [C] I thought [G] could hold them [D] all.
[D] Stories of old [C]
[Bm] [G] I'd
[D]
[C]
add [G] to the golden in [A]
[G] [C] my
[G] meeting-house.
[D] [G]
[D]
[C] [G]
[D] [C]
[Bm] [G]
[Am]
[G] [C]
[Em] [G]
No, said the hobo, [C] no more tales of time.
[G] Don't ask me now to [C] wash away the grime.
[G] I can't come in, cause [C] it's too high a climb.
[Am] And he walked away from [C] my meeting [G]
-house.
[D]
Then you began, [C] I screamed, [G] to the hobo.
[D]
He flew away, [C]
to the [G]
hobo.
[D]
Then you began, [C] I yelled, [G] to the hobo.
[B] And [C] he walked away from my meeting [G] -house.
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Fairport Convention - Morning Glory chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, D, C, G, B, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 79 BPM and then match the original tempo of 158 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
I lit my purest [C] candle _ _ close to my _ [G] _ _
_ window, _ hoping [C] it would _ catch the eye [G] _ _
of any _ vagabond
[C] who _ passed it by.
_ [A] _ _
[C] And I waited in my _ [G] meeting _ -house, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ before he came [C] I felt him drawing _ near.
[G] _ _ _ As he neared I [C] _ felt the ancient _ fear [G] _ _ that he had come to [C] wound my daughter dear.
_ [Am] _ _ As [G] I _ waited [C] in my [G] meeting _ _ -house, _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ telling _ stories [C] I _ _ thought _ _ [G] could hold them _ _ [D] all. _
_ [D] Stories of _ old [C] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] I'd _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
add _ [G] to _ the _ golden _ in [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ my _
[G] meeting-house. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ No, said the _ hobo, [C] no more tales of time.
_ [G] _ _ Don't ask me now to [C] wash away the _ grime.
[G] _ _ I can't come in, cause [C] it's too high a climb.
_ [Am] _ And he walked away from [C] my _ meeting [G] _ _
-house.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Then you _ began, [C] I _ _ screamed, _ [G] to the _ _ hobo.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
He flew away, [C] _ _ _ _
_ to _ the [G] _ _
hobo.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
Then you began, [C] I _ yelled, [G] _ _ to the _ _ _ hobo.
_ [B] _ And [C] he walked away from my meeting [G] _ -house. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Tim Buckley and Larry Beckett.

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