{ capo 3rd fret } 
 
 
D                                    G                  A 
The Minstrel of the Dawn is here, to make you laugh and bend your ear. 
D                                       G                     A 
Up the steps you'll hear him climb, all full of thoughts, all full of rhymes. 
G             C               G                C                 A 
Listen to the pictures flow, across the room into your mind they go. 
D             G               Bm                          E          A 
Listen to the strings....they jangle and dangle while the old guitar rings. 
 
 
D                                    G                  A 
A Minstrel of the Dawn is he, not too wise, but oh so free. 
D                                       G                     A 
He'll talk of life out on the street, he'll play it sad, he'll play it sweet. 
G             C               G                C                 A 
Look into his shining face, of lonliness you'll always find a trace. 
D             G               Bm                          E          A 
Just like me and you, he's trying to get into things more happy than blue. 
 
   { guitar solo } 
 
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D                                    G                  A 
Minstrel of the changing tide, he'll ask for nothing but his pride. 
D                                       G                     A 
Just sit him down upon that chair, fetch some wine and set it there. 
G             C               G                C                 A 
Listen to the pictures flow, follow the fingers where they go. 
D             G               Bm                          E          A 
Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle while the old guitar rings. 
 
 
D                                    G                  A 
A Minstrel of the Dawn is near, just like a `step and fetchet' here. 
D                                       G                     A 
He's like an old time troubadour, wanting life and nothing more. 
G             C               G                C                 A 
Look into his shining eyes and if you see a ghost don't be surprised. 
D             G               Bm                          E          A 
Just like me and you, he's trying to get into things more happy than blue. 
 
 
D                                    G                  A 
The minstrel boy will understand, he holds the promise in his hand. 
D                                       G                     A 
He talks of better days ahead, and by his words your fortune's read. 
G             C               G                C                 A 
Listen to the pictures flow, follow the fingers where they go. 
D             G               Bm                          E          A 
Listen to the strings, they jangle and dangle while the old guitar rings.