Myfanwy

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read wrote a lovely chord structure and melody to a 
poem by Sir John Benjamin and then it was recorded by David Essex. 
The single entered the UK charts in 1987 and stayed there for 7 weeks.   
 
The song is played in 3/4 time

Intro
D Dmaj7 D x2
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A G (320003@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

D (xx0232@1)                      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Kind o'er the kinderbank leans my Myfanwy 
D (xx0232@1)                        Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)      AWhite (x02220@1)o'er the playpen the sheen of her dress 
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1)          D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)Fresh from the bathroom and soft in the nursery
D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)      G (320003@1)       ASoap (x02220@1)scented fingers I long to caress
D (xx0232@1)                    Dmaj7Were (xx0222@1)you a prefect and head of your dormitory 
D (xx0232@1)                    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)   AWere (x02220@1)you a hockey girl tennis or gym
G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)       D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)Who was your favourite who had a crush on you
D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)             A (x02220@1)           DWhich (xx0232@1)were the baths where they taught you to swim
D (xx0232@1)                    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Smooth down the Avenue glitters the bicycle 
D (xx0232@1)                         Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)   ABlack (x02220@1)stockinged legs under navy blue serge 
G (320003@1)        A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)Home and Colonial star International 
D (xx0232@1)       Bm (x24432@1)    G (320003@1)          ABalancing (x02220@1)bicycle leant on the verge
D (xx0232@1)                            Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Trace me your wheel tracks you fortunate bicycle 
D (xx0232@1)                     Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)  AOut (x02220@1)of the shopping and into the dark 
G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)    D (xx0232@1)         BmBack (x24432@1)down the avenue back to the potting shed 
D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)         A (x02220@1)           DBack (xx0232@1)to the house on the fringe of the park
D (xx0232@1)                     Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Golden the light on the locks of Myfanwy 
D (xx0232@1)                     Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)     AGolden (x02220@1)the light on the book on her knee 
G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)            Bm (x24432@1)Finger marked pages of Rackham's Hans Anderson 
D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)        G (320003@1)          ATime (x02220@1)for the children to come down to tea
D (xx0232@1)                   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Oh Fullers angel cake Robertson's marmalade 
D (xx0232@1)                    Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)     ALiberty (x02220@1)lampshade come shine on us all 
G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)            D (xx0232@1)          Bm (x24432@1)My what a spread for the friends of Myfanwy
D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1) 
Some in the alcove and some in the hall
D (xx0232@1)                   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)
Then what sardines in half lighted passages 
D (xx0232@1)                   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)       ALocking (x02220@1)of fingers in long hide and seek
G (320003@1)         A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)You will protect me my silken Myfanwy 
D (xx0232@1)         Bm (x24432@1)       A (x02220@1)         DRing (xx0232@1)leader tomboy and chum to the weak

If there are any 'Golden Oldies' (chords and lyrics) you would like posted on this 
site please contact me at evansongs@blueyonder.co.uk
                                                                                            
                        
                        
                        
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