Roseville Fair chords by Nanci Griffith

• Capo on 2nd

Key: E

Intro:

D       D

Verse 1:
        D
Oh, the night was clear
        G
and the stars were shinin'
        D
and the moon came up,
   A     /      D
so quiet in the sky
    D
And all the people gathered round
          G
while the band was a-tunin'
      D
I can hear them now
         A        /         D
playin' 'Comin' Through the Rye'

Verse 2:
        D
She was dressed in blue
        G
and she looked so lovely
  D
a gentle flower
     A    /     D
of a small town girl
        D
Then he took her hand
         G
and they danced to the music
       D
with a single smile
      A   /    D
she became his world

Chorus:
         D
And they danced all night
       G
to the fiddle and the banjo
      D
their driftin' tunes,
          A   /    D
seemed to fill the air
   D
So long ago,
         G
but they still remember
          D
when they fell in love,
       A    /    D
at the Roseville Fair

Verse 3:
          D
Now, they courted well,
         G
and they courted dearly
       D
They'd rock for hours
       A     /     D
in the front porch chair
       D
Then a year went by
         G
from the time that he met her
       D
and he made her his,
       A    /    D
at the Roseville Fair

Chorus:
       D
And they danced all night
       G
to the fiddle and the banjo
      D
their driftin' tunes,
          A   /    D
seemed to fill the air
   D
So long ago,
         G
but they still remember
          D
when they fell in love,
       A    /    D
at the Roseville Fair

Bridge:
   G
So here's a song
    D
for all of the lovers
    G
and here's a tune
     D
that you can share

Ending Chorus:
        D
May you dance all night
       G
to the fiddle and the banjo
        D
Oh, the way they did
       A    /    D
at the Roseville Fair
        D
Oh, the way they did
       A    /    D
at the Roseville Fair