X: 1
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T:Nobody loves a Fairy % title
C:Arthur Le Clerq % composer
O:http://www.raspberrytarts.com/fairyfifty.shtml % origin.
P:ABABAB
M:4/4 % meter
L:1/4 % length of shortest note
Q:120 % tempo
%%staves 1 { (2 3) 4 }
V:1 clef=treble name="Voice" sname="Vc." % voice 1
V:2 clef=treble name="Piano" sname="Pno."
V:3 clef=treble
V:4 clef=bass
K:C % key
[P:A verse]
[Q: "allegro " 1/4=120]
[V:1] Z5 |
[V:2] G {B}c G {B} c | [L:1/8] B>^ABd g4 | _A>_e A2 _A>_e A2 | [L:1/4] G {^c}d {^f}g z | z [ECG,] z [ECG,] |
[V:4] C, [ECG,] G,, [ECG,] | D, [FB,G,] G,, [FB,G,] | [_E2C2_G,2] [E2C2G,2] | [D3B,3F,3] (3G,,/A,,/B,,/ | C, z G,, z |
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[V:1] z2 z E | "C" G G "C6" A A | "Cmaj7" B B "C6" A2 | "C" z4 | "G7" z2 z D |
w:1.For years a Fair-y Queen I've bin', For
w:2.For years I reigned in Fair-y Dell, I
[V:2] z [ECG,] z [ECG,] | [GEC] [GEC] [AGEC] [AGEC] | [BGEC] [BGEC] z [CEG] | G {d}e G {d}e |
[f/d/][e/c/][d/B/][c/A/] [BG] D |
[V:3] Z7 | z2 A2 | z4 | z4 |
[V:4] C, z G, z | [C,C,,] z G,, z | [C,C,,] z G,, z | C, [ECG,] G,, [ECG,] | D, [FB,G,] [FB,G,] z |
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[V:1] F F G G | "Dm7" A A "G7" G2 | z4 | "C" z2 "C6" z2 | "E7" E ^F ^G E |
w:years I foiled the De-mon king, But a-las I'm
w:waved my wand, and waved it well, If I can't do
[V:2] [FDB,] [FDB,] [GFDB,] [GFDB,] | [AFDC] [AFDC] z [FDB,] | G {c}d G {c}d | [e/c/][d/B/][c/A/][B/G/] [AE] z | [ED] [^FD] [^GD] [ED] |
[V:3] Z | z2 G2 | Z3 |
[V:4][D,D,,] z [G,,] z | [D,D,,] z [G,,] z | D, [DB,G,] G,, [DB,G,] | C, [ECG,] [ECG,] z | B,, E, E,, E, |
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[V:1] "Am" A B c A | "E7" E ^F ^G E | "Am" A2-A z {E} | "D7" D E ^F D | "G" G A "E7" B B |
w:get-ting on, the years have flown some-how,_ And I feel that Fair-y Snow-drop
w:all I did, I'm sat-is-fied be-cos'-I'd soon-er be a "has-been" than I
[V:2] [AC] [BD] [cE] [AC] | [DE] [D^F] [D^G] [DE] |z [EC] [EC] [EC] | [DC] [EC] [^FC] [DC] | [GB,] [AC] [B^GD] [BGD] |
[V:3] Z2 | A4 | Z2 |
[V:4] A,, E, E,, E, | B, E, E,, E, | A,, E, A, =G, | ^F, G, A, F, | G, D, E, E,, |
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[V:1] "Cm" c c "D7" B A | "G" A2-A z | "G7" Z | Z | [L:1/8] "Ab7" Z |[L:1/4] "G7" z2 z |
w:isn'-t want-ed now._
w:would a "nev-er was."_
[V:2] [c=G_E] [cGE] [B^FD] [AFC] | G2-G G | [fcA]/[eBG]/[DAF]/[CGE]/ [BFD] [AEC] | [GDB,] [DAF] [gdB] z | [L:1/8] (3_a_ba g>a _e'>ae'>a |[L:1/4] g z z |
[V:3] Z | z [DB,] [DB,] z | Z2 | [L:1/8] [_ec_G]6 [ecG]2 |[L:1/4] [dBF] z z |
[V:4] A,,2 D, D, | G, {^C,}D, G,, z | Z2 | [L:1/8] Z |[L:1/4] z {^C,}D, G,, |
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P:B chorus
[V:1] [Q: "allegretto " 1/4=240] E |: "C" G E "G7" F D | "C" E G A c | "Fm6" d2 d2-| "G7" d3 e | "C" d c B c |
w:No-bo-dy loves a fair-y when she's for-ty,_ No-bo-dy loves a
[V:2] E |: [GE] [EC] [FB,] [DB,] | [EC] [GEC] [AEC] [cEC] | d2 d2-| d2 d z | [dGD] [cGC] [BGB,] [cGC] |
[V:3] z |: z4 | z4 | z [_AFD] z [AFD] | z [BF] z [eBe] | Z |
[V:4] z |: C, G, G,, G, | C, G, G,, G, | F, C C, C | G, z G,, G, | E, G, G,, G, |
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[V:1] d c G "D#" ^F | "Dm" F4-| "A7" F3 E | "Dm" F F F F | "A7" A A A A |
w:fair-y when she's old._ She may still have a ma-gic power, but
[V:2] [dGD] [cGC] [GC] [^FCA,] | F4-|F3 E | [FDA,] [FDA,] [FDA,] [FDA,] | [AG^CA,] [AGCA] [AGCA] [AGCA] |
[V:3] Z | z [DA,] z [DA,] | z [A,G,] z [^CA,G,] | Z2 |
[V:4] E, G, E, ^D, | D,2 A,,2 | ^C,2 A,,2 | D, z A,, z | E, z A,, z |
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[V:1] "Dm" F F F F | "A7" A3 G | "D7" ^F ^E F G | A ^G A c | "G" B B "F#" A A |
w:that is not e-nough, They like their bit of ma-gic from a young-er bit of
[V:2] [FDA,] [FDA,] [FDA,] [FDA,] | A3 G | [^FC] [^EC] [FC] [GC] | [A^FC] [^GFC] [AFC] [cFC] | [BGD] [BGD] [A_EC] [AEC] |
[V:3] Z | z [^CA] [CA] z | Z3 |
[V:4] D, z A,, z | E, G, G, z | A,, D, D,, D, | A,, D, D,, D, | G,2 ^F,2 |
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[V:1] "G7" G3 E | "C" G E "G7" F D | "C" E G A c | "Fm6" d2 d2-| "G7" d2 d e |
w:stuff, When once your sil-ver star has lost its glit-ter._ And your
[V:2] G3 E | [GE] [EC] [FB,] [DB,] | [EC] [GEC] [AEC] [cEC] | d2 d2-|d2 [dBF] [eBG] |
[V:3] [DB,]3 z | Z2 | z [_AFD] z [_AFD] | z [BF] z2 |
[V:4] F, D, G,, z | C, G, G,, G, | C, G, G,, G, | F, C C, C | G, z G,, G, |
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[V:1] "C" d c B c | "C7" d c G "C7+" ^G | "F" A4-"A7"| "Dm" A3 e | d c "Dm7" A F |
w:tin-sel looks like rust in-stead of gold._ Your fair-y days are
[V:2] [dGE] [cGE] [BGE] [cGE] | d c G ^G | A4-|A3 [ecAF] | d c A F |
[V:3] Z | [GE]2 [EC]2 | z [FC] z [GC] | z [FD] z [FD] | [AF]2 D2 |
[V:4] C, G, G,, G, | [_B,C,]2 [B,C,]2 | [F,F,,]2 [E,E,,]2 | [D,D,,] A,, D,, z | D,, z [CA,D,]2 |
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[V:1] "G7" E D E F | "C" G G "D#" ^F G | "Ab7" _B _A2 z | "D7" A A ^G A |
w:end-ing when your wand has start-ed bend-ing. No-one loves a
[V:2] E D E F | [GC] [GC] [^FC] [GC] | [_B_AC] [_AGC]2 z | [A^FC] [AFC] [^GFC] [AFC] |
[V:3] B,2 B,2 | Z3 |
[V:4] G, F, G, F, | E, E, ^D, E, | [_A,_E,] [A,E,]2 z | [D,D,,] z [D,D,,] z |
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[V:1] "G7" e d G d |[1 "C" c4-|c z z E :|[2 [L:1/16] "C" c16-|[L:1/4]c2-c z |]
w:fair-y when she's old._ No-
[V:2] [eBF] [dBF] [GF] [dGF] |[1 [cGE] {^f}g {^d}e {b}c | {^F}G z z E :|[2 [L:1/16] c16-|[L:1/4]c2 [c'gec] z |]
[V:3] Z3 :|[2 [L:1/16] [GE]4 [GE]3c [^F^D]3c [=F=D]3c |[L:1/4] [EC]2 z2 |]
[V:4] G,, z G,, z |[1 [C,C,,] z3 | z G,, G,2 :|[2 [L:1/16] C,16-|[L:1/4] [G,C,] [G,G,,] [C,C,,] !D.C.!z |]
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W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's forty,
W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's old,
W:The face of this immortal one to many has appealed,
W:But gone is the illusion once you've had it soled and heeled1.
W:When you have lost your little fairy dimples,
W:And the moth-holes in your dress let in the cold,
W:The goblins and the pixies turn their backs and say "Hi Nixey,"
W:No-one loves a fairy when she's old.
W:
W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's forty,
W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's old.
W:As far as I can see they try to push you off the map,
W:When once your wand has withered and your wings refuse to flap.
W:When you can't cast a spell without it spilling,
W:And a fairy tale for years you haven't told,
W:You stand there shouting "What-ho!" but they all pass by your grotto.
W:No-one loves a fairy when she's old.
W:
W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's forty,
W:Nobody loves a fairy when she's old.
W:They don't give you an earthly chance to make a livelihood,
W:They're building council houses2 now in my enchanted wood.
W:When you are past the age for television,
W:And the air you use is government controlled,
W:It seems that they would sooner listen to a blinkin' crooner!3
W:No-one loves a fairy when she's old.