Wizard of the worldly game — Fairport Convention

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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 11:25:46 -0500 From: Dann Butterfield <[email protected]> Subject: CRD: 'Wizard of the Worldly Game' by Fairport Convention

Wizard Of The Worldly Game (Swarbrick/Nicol)

FAIRPORT CONVENTION From Angel Delight, 1971

Verse

For seven years I've stood right here And the flowers grow green by day All for the yarns that I was told I spread my arms when they grew cold And warded off the rain

Chorus

The bigger the tree, the deeper the root The grass that is trodden underfoot Give it time And it'll surely rise again

Verse

I'm rocked by winds and I'm soaked by rains And I'll bow and sometimes bend Until I fall and crush the forms Of a few small friends who stood through storms And who will rise again

(chorus)

(guitar solo over verse and chorus chords)

Verse

It's laughter? dust, the Derby's just Redo? it or be done Wild? to wind and wise to pain Wizard of the worldly game Treasoned into trust

(chorus)

(guitar solo over verse and chorus chords to fade)

If anyone knows the real lyrics, especially the third verse, I would greatly appreciate someone sending them to me.

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