Sweet William Chords

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 I wasG born with this Amstory, it's Emolder thanC I

 And Gyet you when you hAmear it yoEmu'll know in the Csky

 In thGe wind of your kAmnowledge, In theEm cut of your Cjib

 That the fGibre of winAmd is as Emnew from my lCip

 As was eveGr and mAmore and eEmver will Cbe

 'til the uGnion we Amface castsEm us finally fDreeC

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 For wCe in the lDove of an earthG-bidden dance

 Stand enCthralled of Dthat, which fromG heaven, perchance

 Lets us mCove with the giDfts we were gGiven in grace

 And smiCle in the armDs of Sweet WAmilliam's embrace G

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William's wanderings took him abroad

Showed him the lay of the searcher's long road

To the place he stood now 'neath the black laden sky

And the crook of his father had brought fortune nigh

Read the sign where he looked, Not the bull, nor the bear

Nor a burly red lion, or the tortoise and hare

For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance

Stand enthralled of it, which from heaven, perchance

Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace

And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace

 The endG of the Amworld was the Emname of thCe inn

 Said faGir William faAmrewell to the wEmorld and its Csin

 ItGs sin G

 Full Gbalmy was thAme winter air

 All weEmt with what might dCie

 A wisGhing well, the ocEmean bear

 A milEmlpond in his eCyes

 A glGance to see from wAmhence he came

 For WiEmlliam with a lanCdlocked turn

 VeAmrmin what he stoodAm to lose

 The sAmkin-shot snakes and eAmarthy worms

His boots trod soft inside the inn

His greeted all was here

Abrasive lowly nods came back

Then bent toward their beer

They must know I thought Willy now

They've seen me come from miles

The thought was struck as whisky poured

And barmen gave all smiles

 Then folClowed thiEms a curDious thAming

 The Geldest of the host

 Sang sCoftly wheEmre he sDat and drAmank

 To Glove a worthy toast

 His sCong was Emof a strDangerAm

 SummoGned for his rope

 In aCll would Embe to sDet us fAmree

 His sGong was strong and bold,

It went:

For we in the love of an earth-bidden dance

Stand enthralled of that, which from heaven, perchance

Lets us move with the gifts we were given in grace

And smile in the arms of Sweet William's embrace

I was born with this story, it's older than I

And yet you when you hear it you'll know in the sky

In the wind of your knowledge, In the cut of your jib

That the fibre of wind is as new from my lip

As was ever and more and ever will be

'til the union we face casts us finally free