Sting – Hurdy Gurdy Man
68 bpm 3/4
[If on a Winter's Night… 2009]
Note:
Each chord is 1 beat
(Am) = rest
Intro
Am (Am) (Am) Am (Am) (Am)
Am (Am) (Am) Am E (E)
Am E (E) Am (Am) (Am)
Am (Am) (Am) Am (Am) (Am)
Verse 1
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In the snow there stands a
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hurdy gurdy man…
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with his frozen fingers
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plays as best he can…
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Barefoot on the ice he
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shuffles to and fro…
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and his empty plate it
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only fills with snow…
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and his empty plate it
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only fills with snow…
Interlude
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Verse 2
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No one wants to hear his
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hurdy gurdy song…
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Hungry dogs surround him
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and before too long…
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he will fall asleep and
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then before too long…
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he'll just let it happen
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happen come what may…
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Play his hurdy gurdy
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‘til his dying day…
Interlude
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Outro
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Watching you old man
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I-iii… see myself in you…
Am E E
One day I will play…
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the hurdy gurdy too-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo…
E Am (Am) * Am