Hawthorn Tree chords by Heather Dale

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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Arthur's hall is mantled in the carded fleece of winter
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Guinevere sits veiled in her own thoughts
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Arthur laughs, but beneath the crown his hair is turning grey
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And by the fire, Merlin spends his days

Verse 2:
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The portal opens and a maid as fair as apple blossoms
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Enters in as all rise to their feet
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Many knights stand in vain attempts to win her first attention
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And by the fire, Merlin sits and waits

Chorus:
           A
Hawthorn tree
      D    A    F#m                Em
Your body burns away the winter's cold
          A
Stand by me
      D       A       F#m
And shade me from the sun
            G  Em
My eyes are old, but still can see

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Verse 3:
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Threading through as though they were the golden fields of summer
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Maiden and sage meet within the light
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'I have come for your power, and my name is Vivianne.'
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And by the fire, Merlin knows his fate

Verse 4:
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From that day, no moment passed when they were not together
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She grew in strength, as waning his grew dim
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Arthur's court wondered if love or enchantment held them bound
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The strange desire of Merlin and the maid

Chorus:
           A
Hawthorn tree
      D    A    F#m                Em
Your body burns away the winter's cold
          A
Stand by me
      D       A       F#m
And shade me from the sun
            G  Em
My eyes are old, but still can see

Bm A
Bm A
Bm A
Bm A
Bm A

Verse 5:
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Then they left, as autumn's leaves upon the moving water
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Camelot failed to solve the mystery
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Seasons passed, and a woodsman came from distant Lyonesse
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Who knew the fate of Merlin and the maid

Verse 5:
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He had seen a maiden fairer still than apple blossoms
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And an elderly man walking hand in hand
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They embraced, and when Versed there was only Vivianne
    Bm                  D               G  A
And one more tree was standing in the glade

Chorus:
           A
Hawthorn tree
      D    A    F#m                Em
Your body burns away the winter's cold
          A
Stand by me
      D       A       F#m
And shade me from the sun
            G   Em
My eyes are old, but still can see
Bm          A
My eyes are old, but still can see
Bm          A                   Em
My eyes are old, but still can see