The Shield
(Blackmore/Evans/Lord)
From "The Book Of Taliesyn", 1968

F# (244322@1)                      F#m (244222@1)Mama plays a queen on the hill built on a dream



F# (244322@1)              E/F# (222100@1)       F# (244322@1)While the children play in the field



F# (244322@1)                      F#m (244222@1)Papa smokes the pipe of a sweet and better life



F# (244322@1)     E/F# (222100@1)       F# (244322@1)But how strong is the shield?



F# (244322@1)                      F#m (244222@1)Can peace be found on the carpet above ground



F# (244322@1)         E/F# (222100@1)  F# (244322@1)Where sky is forever blue




          F# (244322@1)      E (022100@1)      A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)So let it pass baby now, the slow and riding cloud



G (320003@1)                    F# (244322@1)Which may take me from you