Come And Be Welcome

capo 2 G D G D Come and be welcome, O wandering minstrel G D A Spreading your music from city to town G D G D Be you harper or piper, your duty is noble G D A D You carry the tunes that will never die down D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all G D G D Come and be welcome, O noble court poet G D A The treasure of knowledge is kept in your words G D G D So unlock the riches of rhyme and of rhythm G D A D And let all the wealth of your wisdom be heard D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all G D G D Come and be welcome, O fair-voiced singer G D A Weaving the magic of music along G D G D You can thunder the heavens to raise up an army G D A D Or simply bring laughter and peace with a song D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all G D G D Come and be welcome, O rare tale-teller G D A With stories of wonder you wisely recall G D G D Now tell of the heroes who dwell in our history G D A D For tales that are true are the best of them all D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all G D G D Come and be welcome, wherever you hail from G D A Share all the secrets and joys of your art G D G D For every new voice that joins in the chorus G D A D Will uplift the spirit and cheer the heart D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all D D Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire D A Come from the fields and enter our hall D Come drink from the guest-cup D Come join in our circle D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all D G A D Come and be welcome ye bards one and all