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Renaissance Fair

The Byrds
TabKeyEmCapoFret 2advanced
★4.6(4)

Chords in this song8

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

Chords

Bm/A - x04432
Am - x02210
Dsus2 - xx0230
Em - 022000
Am - x02210
A5 - x02255
A7 - x02223
Em - x22000
Cmaj7 - x3545x

NB. The Intro is my interpretation, and is not note for note

as McGuinn seems to be playing something different in most bars.

[Feel free to change - if you can figure it out!]

Intro

 
e|-5----5------5----|-5---5------5---|-5----5-----0----|-5----0-----0----|
B|--------5---------|-------5--------|--------5--------|--------5--------|
G|---2------2-------|---2------2-----|----2-----2---2--|----2-----2------|
D|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------------0-|--------------0-|-----------------|--------------0--|
E|------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
        
e|-5----0-----0----|-5----0-----------|-5---5---------|-5-----0-----0---|
B|--------5--------|--------5----5----|-------5---5---|---------5-------|
G|----2-----2------|----2-----2-------|---2-----2---2-|----2------2---2-|
D|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------0-|----------------0-|---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|---------------|-----------------|
Bm/A Am Dsus2 Em Am pm
e|-5----5-----0----|-5---0----------|--0-----------|------------|
B|--------5--------|-------5----5---|--1-----------|--1--1-1-1--|
G|----2-----2------|---2-----2------|--2-----------|--2--2-2-2--|
D|-----------------|----------------|--2-----------|--2--2-2-2--|
A|---------------0-|--------------0-|--0-----------|--0--0-0-0--|
E|-----------------|----------------|--------------|------------|

I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

 
e|-2--------0--|--3-3-2-------|
B|-3------3----|--------3-----|
G|-3---4-------|----------2---|
D|-4-----------|--------------|
A|-2-----------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|

I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

Verse 1

I smell cinnamon and spices I hear music everywhere
Bm/A Am Dsus2 Em Am NC

All around kaleidoscope of color... I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

 
e|-2--------0--|--3-3-2-------|
B|-3------3----|--------3-----|
G|-3---4-------|----------2---|
D|-4-----------|--------------|
A|-2-----------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|

Verse 2

Maids pass gracefully in laughter wine colored flowers in their hair
Bm/A Am Dsus2 Em Am NC

Flags call from lands I've bever been to... I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

 
e|-2--------0--|-3-3-2-------|
B|-3------3----|-------3-----|
G|-3---4-------|---------2---|
D|-4-----------|-------------|
A|-2-----------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

Interlude

Some splash on a soda prism bright jewels on the ladies flashin'
Eyes catch on a shiny prism...

Verse 3

Hear ye the cryin of the vendors fruit for sale wax candles for to burn
Bm/A Am Dsus2 Em Am NC

Fires flare soon it will be nightfall ..... I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

Outro

    
e|-2-----------|--------------|--------------|-------------|-0--------|
B|-3-----------|-3------------|--0-----------|-3--------5--|-0--------|
G|-3--4--2--4--|---2--4--2----|--0--4--2--4--|----2--4--4--|-2--------|
D|-4-----------|------------2-|--2-----------|----------5--|-2--------|
A|-2-----------|--------------|--3-----------|----------3--|----------|
E|-------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------|

I think that maybe I'm I think that maybe.. I'm drea..min'

dreamin

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