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* NIGHTWISH - ONCE UPON A TROUBADOUR (From the album: ANGELS FALL FIRST+) *
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 Music and Words By: Toumas Holopainen

Original Chords by: Mauro Picolini (maurote80@hotmail.com)
Upgraded Transcription By: Niclas Buss
Day tabbed: 31.12.2003
Homepage: http://www.metalprovider.com/thedarktower
email: thetabber@yahoo.se

Please mail me if you can find mistakes!

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 "This one of two bonustracks off the
 limited edition of ANGELS FALL FIRST"
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 Normal Tuning!
                         Intro (Gtr.1)
E-----------------------------0~----------0~---0------------------------------------|
B----------------------|----1----1p0----1----3----1-0--------0-1~-1--1p0------------|
G---Intro-(Sound-FX)---|--2-----------2----------------2~--2-------------2p0---2~---|
D-------(5-sec)--------|-----------------------------------------------------2------|
A----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                     Intro (Gtr.2)
E-----0~----------0~----0--------------------------------------------0)-----3(---1)-|
B---1----1p0----1-----3----1-0--------0-1~-1--1p0-----------------|--1(-----3(---2(-|
G-2-----------2-----------------2~--2-------------2p0------4~-2~--|--2)-----4)---2)-|
D-----------------------------------------------------2-2~--------|--2(-----5(---2(-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|--0)-----5)---0)-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------3(------|

E----1(-----3)-----0)~------0)--------3)---0)------1(-----3(-----0)-----------0--0--|
B----1)-----3(-----1(~------1(--------3)---1(------1)-----3)-----0(-----|-----1--1--|
G----2(-----4)-----2)~------2)--------4(---2)------2(-----4(-----0)-----|-----2--2--|
D----3)-----5(-----2(~------2(--------5)---2(------3)-----5)-----2(-----|-----2--2--|
A----3(-----5)-----0)~------0)--------5(---0)------3(-----5(-----2)-----|--0--------|
E----1)-----3(------------------------3)-----------1)-----3)-----0(-----------------|

                      (end Intro)
E-----0--0------0--0------0--0----||
B-----1--1------1--1------1--1----||
G-----2--2------2--2------2--2----||
D-----2--2------2--2------2--2----||
A--0---------0---------0----------||
E---------------------------------||

Verse 1: (strum the chords)
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 Am                      G                  Am
A lonely bard wandering across the lands am I
 Am                      G                Am
Singing dancing finding answers to every why
     C                        G               Am
The taverns are full and one crosses my path, too
 F                   Em                    Am
I just might reward myself with a beer or two
 Am                        G        Am
This inn the place of many romantic tales
 Am                G           Am
On the loft women offer their sales
        C                G            Am
But my eyes they catch a girl beat by everyone
   F               Em              Am
A slave she is but for me a rose undone


Chorus:
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Am       F
Hear me sing
Am        Em   Eb  Dm
Watch me dance
Dm         Em      F
Play that lute of thine
    Am                 E
And share with me this dance


Verse 2:
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 Am               G            Am
As she danced my eyes began to shine
 Am               G          Am
There she was the maiden so divine
  C                              G          Am
How could I approach her with my outlook so poor
    F                  Em                 Am
Her beauty being much more than I could endure
 Am                   G      Am
So I asked if I could sing a chanson
 Am                 G             Am
With a language of ancient and of lore
 C                             G              Am
Gathered the men around us me and the girl in rags
  F                    Em            Am
Soon were the melodies heard by everyone


Chorus 2:
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Am       F
Hear us sing
Am       Em   Eb  Dm
Watch us dance
 Dm       Em      F
Sing with us this tale
 Am             E
With a clap of hands


Keyboard solocomp:
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Am Am	| G G | C C | G G | Am Am |
Am Am	| G G | C C | G G | Am Am |
Em Em | D D | G G | Am Am | Em Em |
Em Em | D D | G G | Am Am | Em Em |
Am Am	| G G | C C | G G | Am Am |
Am Am	| G G | C C | G G | Am Am |

Verse 3:
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 Am               G                 Am
The stories long-forgotten we still know
 Am                   G           Am
Performing our skills wherever we go
C                   G         Am
I end my story as I receive a kiss
 F                Em         Am
From my girl the dearest Beatrice


Chorus 3:
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Am       F
Hear us sing
Am        Em   Eb Dm
Watch us dance
 Dm       Em     F
Sing with us the tales
Am                         E
Which the music will keep alive

(Fade out:)

Am       F
Hear us sing
Am        Em   Eb Dm
Watch us dance
 Dm       Em     F
Sing with us the tales
Am                         E
Which the music will keep alive...

end

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=TABLATURE EXPLANATION=
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A.H. = Artificial Harmonic

pm..| = Palm mute

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

~ = Vibrato

b() = Bend

x\ = Pick Slide

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---12--- = Tremolo pick
----/---
----/---
----/---

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--12--- = Staccato
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