Weir Keepers Tale Chords - Damian Wilson

Intro

D, A/C#, G/D, D G, A, D

Verse 1

D A/C# G/D D Standing strong he let the old cogs run G A D Winding down the river weirs D A/C# G/D D Manual work that he'd always done G A D Dependably for many years D A/C# G/D D Evening would come and he'd ramble along G A D The banks with his tools of trade D A/C# G/D D Boats sailed by as the reeds bow G A D Gently with the wash they made

Instr

2x D, A/C#, G/D, D G, A, D

Verse 2

D A/C# G/D D Passing by the cinema would take him home G A D Not since a child he'd been D A/C# G/D D But you'd never see him in a restaurant G A D Only lived within his means D A/C# G/D D Happy though he was with a simple life G A D Baffled seeing others dreams D A/C# G/D D Only felt complete ever working on G A D And living by the flowing stream

Instr

2x D, A/C#, G/D, D G, A, D

Chorus

G A D Em So the sun shines above his town G A Bm Welcoming another day G A D Em And the still water rises up G A D Even on a Christmas day

Instr

2x D, A/C#, G/D, D G, A, D

Verse 2

D A/C# G/D D Everybody saw there was nothing like G A D The rainfall that came their way D A/C# G/D D People close their doors and windows to try G A D And keep the water well at bay D A/C# G/D D Do we understand the simple things in life G A D Heaven may be what we know D A/C# G/D D Falling from the mill late that night G A D The waters finally took him home

Instr

2x D, A/C#, G/D, D G, A, D

Chorus