Banbury Fair chords by Fairport Convention

Intro:
D  A  G  E  F#m  G  A

Verse:

    D                 G              D
The month of October, nights drawing in


                A           D
A crescent moon hung in the sky


                         G            D
Smoke out of chimneys, a frost on the ground

G          Em7        A  G
Nothing is passing us by..


Verse:

D                                   G
Me and a friend, with an evening to spare


   D                        G
My shirt collar whiter then white


                  A           D         G
We talked our way down to the middle of town


         D         A            D
With the music and movement and light


Verse:

                             G            D
I rode the big wheel and got stuck at the top


                   A           D
With the loveliest girl at the fair


                               G             D
We had a different view of the old town hall clock


      G            Em7        A  G
As we swung to-and-fro in the air..


Verse:

D                                         G
Shot on the rifle range, knocked them all down


D                     G
Missed at the coconut shy


                  A              D           G
Closed eyes on the waters, we're spinning so fast


   D               A        D
We thought we were going to die


Chorus:

       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough


D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough


    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share


        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair


Instrumental:
D  A  G  E  F#m  G  A

Verse:

       D                  G          D
To the Teller Of Fate, we both had a go


              A            D
To see if she proved to be wrong


                                G        D
We palmed her with silver, held onto our breath


    G            Em7          A  G
She gazed in her huge crystal ball..


Verse:

 D                             G
"Seeing an animal, seven hands high


D                  G
Galloping wild and free


                   A         D           G
Now the picture is fading, I see nothing more


      D         A            D
But a very good omen, you'll see"


Instrumental:
D  A  G  E  F#m  G  A
D   G  D   A  D
D   G  D  G  Em7  A  G
D   G  D   G
G  A  D  G  D  A  D    A

Verse:

   D
We bet on a horse, promised another win


D
With the name on our ticket, Live Duck


                          G            D
So slow, even slower, she was the last post


D
I thought we were in with some luck


Verse:

D
Jumping into the air, "Damn, you bet mine"


                          G
A winner right out of the blue


                   A              D       G
Our hearts were in laughter as we both realised


D               A        D
That's what the old gypsy knew


Chorus:

       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough


D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough


    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share


        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair


Chorus:

       A                        G
At the Talk Of The Town, you've got to be old enough


D                         G          A
Down by the boxing booth, acting all rough and tough


    D                                      G
The thrills and the spills of it, I had my share


        D        Bm7        A       D
We were coming together for Banbury Fair


 D        Bm7        A       D
(Coming together for Banbury Fair)


D        Bm7        A       D
Coming together for Banbury Fair


 D        Bm7        A       G       A  D
(Coming together for Banbury Fair)