Amazing track written by Richard Thompson and David Swarbrick and sung by Sandy
Denny on Fairport Convention's "Liefe & Lief" album.
[Bm]Within the f[D]ire and o[A]ut upon the [Fm]sea
[Bm]Crazy Man Mi[A]chael was wal[Bm]king
[Bm]He met with a ra[D]ven with e[A]yes black as c[Fm]oals
[Bm]And shortly t[A]hey were a-ta[Bm]lking
[Fm]"Your future, your future, I [Bm]would tell to you
[Fm]Your future, you often have a[A]sked me
[Bm]Your true love will d[A]ie by your [Bm]own right h[Fm]and
[Bm]And Crazy Man Mi[A]chael will cu[Bm]rsed be"
[Bm]Michael he r[D]anted and[A] Michael he [Fm]raved
[Bm]And beat at the four wi[A]nds with his f[Bm]ists-oh
[Bm]He laughed and he cr[D]ied, he sh[A]outed and he s[Fm]wore
[Bm]For his mad mind had tra[A]pped him with a k[Bm]iss-oh
"You sp[Fm]eak with an evil, you s[Bm]peak with a hate
You s[Fm]peak for the devil that ha[A]unts me
For [Bm]is she not the fa[A]irest in [Bm]all the broad l[Fm]and?
Your sor[Bm]ceror's wo[A]rds are to ta[Bm]unt me"
[Bm]He took out his da[D]gger of f[A]ire and of s[Fm]teel
And st[Fm]ruck down the raven through the h[A]eart-oh
[Bm]The bird fluttered lo[D]ng and the s[A]ky it did s[Fm]pin
[Fm]And the cold ea[A]rth did wonder and s[Bm]tart-oh
"Oh, w[Fm]here is the raven that I st[Bm]ruck down dead
That h[Fm]ere'd lie here on the gr[A]ound-oh?
I [Bm]see but my t[A]rue love with a w[Bm]ound so [Fm]red"
Her lo[Bm]ver's h[A]eart it did p[Bm]ound-oh
[Bm]Crazy Man Mic[D]hael, he w[A]anders and w[Fm]alks
And talks to the night and the day-oh
[Bm]But his eyes they are s[D]ane and his s[A]peech it is c[Fm]lear
And he l[Bm]ongs to be f[A]ar a[Bm]way-oh
Mi[Fm]chael he whistles the si[Bm]mplest of tunes
And a[Fm]sks the wild woods their pa[A]rdon
For his t[Bm]rue love is fl[A]own into e[Bm]very flower g[Fm]rown
And [Bm]he must be k[A]eeper of the g[Bm]arden
Chords by COTH
Denny on Fairport Convention's "Liefe & Lief" album.
[Bm]Within the f[D]ire and o[A]ut upon the [Fm]sea
[Bm]Crazy Man Mi[A]chael was wal[Bm]king
[Bm]He met with a ra[D]ven with e[A]yes black as c[Fm]oals
[Bm]And shortly t[A]hey were a-ta[Bm]lking
[Fm]"Your future, your future, I [Bm]would tell to you
[Fm]Your future, you often have a[A]sked me
[Bm]Your true love will d[A]ie by your [Bm]own right h[Fm]and
[Bm]And Crazy Man Mi[A]chael will cu[Bm]rsed be"
[Bm]Michael he r[D]anted and[A] Michael he [Fm]raved
[Bm]And beat at the four wi[A]nds with his f[Bm]ists-oh
[Bm]He laughed and he cr[D]ied, he sh[A]outed and he s[Fm]wore
[Bm]For his mad mind had tra[A]pped him with a k[Bm]iss-oh
"You sp[Fm]eak with an evil, you s[Bm]peak with a hate
You s[Fm]peak for the devil that ha[A]unts me
For [Bm]is she not the fa[A]irest in [Bm]all the broad l[Fm]and?
Your sor[Bm]ceror's wo[A]rds are to ta[Bm]unt me"
[Bm]He took out his da[D]gger of f[A]ire and of s[Fm]teel
And st[Fm]ruck down the raven through the h[A]eart-oh
[Bm]The bird fluttered lo[D]ng and the s[A]ky it did s[Fm]pin
[Fm]And the cold ea[A]rth did wonder and s[Bm]tart-oh
"Oh, w[Fm]here is the raven that I st[Bm]ruck down dead
That h[Fm]ere'd lie here on the gr[A]ound-oh?
I [Bm]see but my t[A]rue love with a w[Bm]ound so [Fm]red"
Her lo[Bm]ver's h[A]eart it did p[Bm]ound-oh
[Bm]Crazy Man Mic[D]hael, he w[A]anders and w[Fm]alks
And talks to the night and the day-oh
[Bm]But his eyes they are s[D]ane and his s[A]peech it is c[Fm]lear
And he l[Bm]ongs to be f[A]ar a[Bm]way-oh
Mi[Fm]chael he whistles the si[Bm]mplest of tunes
And a[Fm]sks the wild woods their pa[A]rdon
For his t[Bm]rue love is fl[A]own into e[Bm]very flower g[Fm]rown
And [Bm]he must be k[A]eeper of the g[Bm]arden
Chords by COTH
