Bold Reynolds chords by Gordon Bok

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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My name it is Bold Reynolds, I was born near Bonfire Hill
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That was many years ago, but I remember still
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My brothers and my sisters, as we played near the den
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With ne'er a care in all the world, my life was easy then


Verse 2:
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When I was scarcely nine months old, I first met with the hounds
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I heard their voices through the wood as I came above ground
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I found it very easy to lose them in my wake
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I wandered many miles that day, it was to prove my fate

Verse 3:
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While I was on that journey, I met her in a copse
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She had a handsome, thick red coat, straight'way my heart was lost
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We spent that year together, had seven cubs all told
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I thank the hounds for sending me upon that distant road


Verse 4:
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My mate and I we stayed together many seasons more
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Pheasants in the wintertime, we always had in store
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And in the springtime I worked hard to feed the newborn young
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Hunting through the short, chill nights until the rising sun


Verse 5:
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And many times when I was stalking rabbits on my own
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I heard the distant hunting horn that called the stragglers home
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At times the hounds would follow me, but I would have my fun
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Across the fields and meadows, I'd give them a good run


Verse 6:
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The years have passed, my vixen died, and I am on my own
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My legs are tired, my coat is rough and all my seed is sown
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I do not wish a lingering death, I'll meet the hounds again
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And take them on a final chase, once more they'll serve my end


Verse 7:
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My name it is Bold Reynolds, I was born near Bonfire Hill
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That was many years ago, but I remember still
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My vixen and my young cubs, as we played here in the den
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But now I bid you all farewell, my life is at an end