The Alchemist And The Pedlar Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[B][Bsus4][Em][D][Bsus4][Em]
[D][Bsus4][Em]

[Verse 1]
[Em]Oh,
a few old friends, they're [D]gathering
Down [Bsus4]by the[B]
tavern [Bsus4]fire[Em]
When in death walked a [D]padlock
Who [Bsus4]comes rou[B]nd
[Bsus4]once agai[Em]n
[C]He over[B]heard them [Em]talking
All [C]about their [A]quest for [D]gold
There's a [Em]curse on it, cried the [D]paddler
[Bsus4]Also, I h[B]ave[Bsus4] been[B]
[Em]told[D][Bsus4][Em]
They paid no heed to his [D]warning
And they [Bsus4]spent the[B]ir money fre[Em]e
They deal out cards and
smoke [D]out the words
They [Bsus4]play so f[B]earlessly
[Em]See [C]a sm[B]ile on the winne[Em]r's face
Oh, the [C]loser, he [A]does not [D]cry
He put[Em]s his head to the br[D]andy
Cos [Bsus4]he knows [B]his luck's run
[Em]dry[D][Bsus4][Em][D][Em]
[D]Was[G] he riding on a whi[D]te horse
[G]That never touched [D]the ground?
[G]Left the others [D]searching
For the [Bsus4]things th[B]at can't[Bsus4]
[Em]be f[D]ound[Bsus4][Em]
So through that night,
they [D]stay to find out just [Bsus4]who the w[B]inner plays[Em]
And the dealer, he gets impa[D]tient
Cos the [Bsus4]game went[B] on for day[Em]s
[C]Then a piece of [B]bright yellow [Em]metal
Ap[C]peared be[A]fore their [D]eyes
We [Em]made gold, oh, [D]we made gold,
[Bsus4]you see, [B]at
La
[Em]Lange[D][Bsus4][B][Em]
They took the prize with
the [D]greatest care
Down [Bsus4]to their [B]silent death[Em]
Where they performed their lo[D]gic
Cause the [Bsus4]truth the[B]y had to lea[Em]rn
They [C]tried every [B]cipher and [Em]reason
Not a [C]trace of [A]gold did they [D]find
Then a [Em]flash and flame, oh,
and [D]they were slain
But, [B]ah, their bones did [Em]shine
[D][Bsus4][B][Em][D][Em]
[D]Was[G] he riding on a whi[D]te horse,
[G]that never touched [D]the ground?
[G]Let the others [D]sell shame for [Bsus4]the thing[B] s that
can't be [Em]bought[D][Bsus4][B][Em]
The most glorious of [D]sunsets
in [B]heaven ever [Em]round
Was staged to show these [D]lonely dead
Who [B]didn't [Bsus4]understand[Em]
To [C]see how the [B]moon feels [Em]like flying
And [C]watch till the [A]stars disappear
[D]And the ped[Em]dler's gone,
off to an[D]other town
But [Bsus4]he'll be back nex[B]t yea[Em]r
[D][Bsus4][B][Em][D][Em]
[D]Was[G] he riding on a whi[D]te horse that
[G]never touched the[D] ground?
[G]Let the others searching
[D]for the thi[B]ngs that
God made [Em]fine[D][B][Em]
you