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The fertile rock
Turf
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Ronald Gelten (gelten@wish.net)
CADGBE (standard tuning except for lowest string)

The fertile rock

The song has a funny rhythm, which goes as follows. For the verses: count fast and play bass note
and strokes on the following moments (b means bass note, "." means let bass note ring, s means stroke):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
b . . s s   s   b . . s s   b  
on the spaces, damp the chord. During the chorus, play the whole chord, whithout separate bass notes in a slightly different rhythm:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
s . s s . s s .
[Cm] In the flowering desert lies the heart and soul of man
Find a deep well to draw from and give back as you can
In the moonlight musicians hear their tunes in the Burren wind
And in the shadows where an old faith's sheltered, the painter's work
begins

== Chorus:
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] I could learn to [C#m] listen [G#]
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] how I long to [C#m] trace [G]
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] I could learn to [C#m] listen [G#] to
[F] Footsteps  [Bb (let ring)] of an ancient [C#m] race [G]
The fertile rock [Cm]
==

[Cm] I the flowering desert roll the wheels of greed
Wells dry forever, the orchid starts to bleed

== Chorus:
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] I could learn to [C#m] listen [G#]
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] how I long to [C#m] trace [G]
[F] Footsteps, [Bb] I could learn to [C#m] listen [G#] to
[F] Footsteps  [Bb (let ring)] of an ancient [C#m] race [G]
The fertile rock [Cm]
==

[Cm] The fertile rock, not for sale
The fertile rock, walk there, walk there
Footsteps, footsteps, footsteps, footsteps, footsteps