Lyr Req: The French Girl (Ian & Sylvia)

Subject: The French Girl
From:
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 06:42 PM

Does anyone have words for The French Girl, by Ian Tyson?

Subject: RE: The French Girl
From: Don Meixner
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 10:57 PM

I have the words in the Closet of No Return. It will be awhile but I will look for you.

Don

Subject: RE: The French Girl
From: DonMeixner
Date: 21 Jun 99 - 11:12 PM

I went to AOL Netfind and typed "The French Girl" into the search engine and it pulled up words and chords. I would guess any search engine would do as well.

Don

Subject: RE: The French Girl
From: Joe Offer
Date: 22 Jun 99 - 08:24 AM

Ah, Don, I'm pretty good at searching, but couldn't find it. Can you post the lyrics for us?
I did find a of good Ian Tyson site -click here- but it doesn't have this song.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: Lyr Add: THE FRENCH GIRL (Ian Tyson/Sylvia Fricker
From: rich r
Date: 22 Jun 99 - 11:30 PM

THE FRENCH GIRL (Ian Tyson & Sylvia Fricker, 1966)

Three silver rings on slim hands waving
Flash bright in candlelight till Sunday's early morn.
We found her room that rainy morning
She took my hand through winding roads and led me home.
Some red French wine when later waking
In her warm hideaway she smiled and combed her hair
We talked of all, we talked of nothing
I left with promises to meet, she told me where.

Ah she laughed each time I asked her name
Vague promises to meet again
But her friends down at the French cafe
Had no English words for me.

So you may find above the border
A girl with silver rings, I never knew her name.
You're bound to lose, she's too much for you;
She'll leave you lost some rainy morn
You won't be the same, you won't be the same.

recorded by Ian & Sylvia, "Play One More" (Vanguard)

rich r

Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: THE FRENCH GIRL (Tyson/Frickert)
From: DonMeixner
Date: 22 Jun 99 - 11:40 PM

  Three silver rings,       on slim hands waiting
                   E           A       E/G#           F#m
  Flash bright in candlelight through Sunday's early morn
  
               A   E/G#  F#m   E            B
  We found a room             that rainy morning
  
               E                    A         E/G#   F#M 
  She took my hand through winding roads and led me home
  
                   A    E/G#  F#m   E          B  
  Some red French wine             when later waking
  
          E                   A           E#/G#      F#M 
  In her warm hideaway,  she smiled and combed her hair
  
  B                     E
  She laughed each time I asked her name
  
  B                 E
  Made promises to meet again
  
            A          G#M      F#M   E
  But her friends down at the French Cafe 
  
        F#M                B
  Had no English words for me
  
             A     E/G#  F#m   E         B    
  So you may find             above the border
  
               E            A         E?G#    F#M
  A girl with silver rings, I never knew her name
  
                  A    E?G#   F#M   E                 B
  You're bound to lose,           she's too much for you
  
                    E              A     E/G#                F#M
  She'll leave you lost one rainy morn, you won't be the same,
  
  B                     E
  She laughed each time I asked her name
  
    B                E 
  Made promises to meet again
  
            A          G#M     F#M     E
  But her friends down in the French Cafe
  
  
          F#M              B
  Had no English words for me
  
  B                     E
  She laughed each time I asked her name
  
  
  B                 E
  Made promises to meet again
  
           A           G#M     F#M     E
  But her friends down in the French Cafe
  
  
          F#M              B
  Had no English words for me

From Gene Clarks' "Echoes"


I sure hope this comes through OK
Enjoy


Don

Line Breaks <br> added, and I used the <pre> </pre> commands to make the font proportional. thanks a lot for the hard work, Don.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: The French Girl
From:
Date: 23 Jun 99 - 09:30 AM

I followed Don's advice (more or less) and found it here: http://www.superior.net/~jimligon/lyrics/Folk/Gene_Clark/The_French_Girl.txt

Wolfgang