The Ballad Of St Annes Reel

Intro 
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[Verso 1]
 
          D                           G                 D 
He was stranded in some tiny town on fair Prince Edward Island 
                                A 
Waiting for a ship to come and find him 
  G                    A                  D             G 
A one horse place, a friendly face, some coffee, and a tiny trace 
    D               A              D 
Of fiddling in the distance far behind him. 



[Verso 2]

       D                                G            D 
And a dime across the counter then, a shy hello, a brand new friend 
                                       A 
A walk along the street in the wintry weather 
   G               A                 D                      G 
A yellow light, an open door, and a welcome friend there's room for more 
      D                     A             D 
And then they're standing there inside together. 



[Refrão]
 
              A                                      G              D 
He said I've heard that tune before somewhere but I can't remember when 
       A                                    G              Bm 
Was it on some other friendly shore, did I hear it in the wind 
         D              A                   G                D 
Was it written on the sky above, I think I heard it from someone I love 
      G               A                     D 
But I never heard it sound so sweet since then. 


Reel 
D  D  Em  D 
D  D  G A D 

D  Em  A  D 
D  Em  A  D  


[Verso 3]

     D                               G                    D 
And now his feet begin to tap and a little boy says I'll take your hat 
                                         A 
And he's caught up in the magic of her smile 
     G                   A                D                G 
And leaped the heart within him went when off across the floor he sent 
      D           A             D 
His clumsy body graceful as a child. 


[Refrão]
 
                 A                                  G             D 
He said there's magic in the fiddlers arm, there's magic in this town 
         A                                  G                 Bm 
There's magic in the dancers' feet and the way they put them down 
 D             A            G                  D 
People smiling everywhere, boots and fiddles, locks of hair, 
     G                A                D 
And laughter oh blue suits and Easter gowns. 

Reel 
D  D  Em  D 
D  D  G A D  

D  Em  A  D 
D  Em  A  D  


[Verso 4]

     D                                   G            D 
The sailor's gone, the room is bare, the old piano's sitting there 
                                     A 
Someone's hat's left hanging on the rack 
    G                  A                 D                   G 
The empty chairs, the wooden floor that feels the touch of shoes no more 
   D               A               D 
A-waiting for the dancers to come back. 


[Refrão]

         A                              G               D 
And the fiddle's in the closet of some daughter of the town 
       A                                         G                Bm 
The strings are broke, the bow is gone, and the cover’s buttoned down 
     D              A                     G                    D 
But sometimes on December nights when the air is cold and the wind is right 
           G           A                  D 
There's a melody that passes through the town. 

Reel 
D  D  Em  D 
D  D  G A D x2 

D  Em  A  D 
D  Em  A  D x2