Spanish Guitar
Plainsong
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Key:
E A B E A B [Verse 1]E C#m The dissonant voice of the sea,D C#m who is singing the sounds of theB Bm deepD C#m F#m As they sing of the ages asleep,E A B not so near or so far [Verse 2]E And the old masters wind of theC#m waves,D C#m sped forth for the free men andBm slavesD A F#m And whispers of secrets it saves,E A B and about whom they are [Verse 3]A G#m And the workings of sunshine andB rain,A G#m and the visions they paint thatB remainE C#m Pulsate from my soul to my brain,B in a Spanish Guitar [Verse 4]E And the beggar who sits in theC#m street,D C#m Bm on his miserable throne of defeatContinues after the adD A C#m Envisions no wealth there to meet,F#m E A B thinking nowhere is far [Verse 5]E And the laughter of childrenC#m employed,D A Bm by the fantasies not yet destroyedD C#m F#m By the dogmas of those they avoid,E A B knowing not what they are [Verse 6]A G#m And the right and the wrong andB insane,A G#m B and the answers they cannot explainE Pulsate through my soul and myC#m brain,B B7 in a Spanish guitar [Instrumental]E C#m D C#m D C#m F#mE A B E C#m D A Bm DF#m E A B [Verse 7]E C#m To play on a Spanish guitar,D C#m with the sun shining down whereBm you areD C#m F#m Just a skipping and singing a bar,E A B from the music all around [Verse 8]E Just to laugh through the columnsC#m of trees,D C#m Bm or to soar like a seagull in breezeD C#m Or to stand in the rain if youF#m please,E A B and to never be found [Verse 9]A G#m And the workings of sunshine andB rain,A G#m and the visions they paint thatB remainE C#m Pulsate from my soul to my brain,B in a Spanish Guitar [Verse 10]E C#m To play on a Spanish guitar,D C#m with the sun shining down whereBm you areD C#m F#m Just a skipping and singing a bar,E A B from the music all around