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| 1 | Ceridwen the goddess well she had one son, [G Em Bm Em] | 1 | G |
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| 2 | But he was really ugly so a soup she had begun [Am D7] | 2 | Ceridwen the goddess well she had one son, |
| 3 | The blessing of awen took a year to make, [G Em Bm Em] | 3 | Am D7 D |
| 4 | So she hired Gwion for her wrists’ sake. [Am D7 G] | 4 | But he was really ugly so a soup she had begun |
| 5 | G | ||
| 6 | The blessing of awen took a year to make, | ||
| 7 | Am D G D G | ||
| 8 | So she hired Gwion for her wrists’ sake. | ||
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | Stir, stir, the boiling cauldron hot, [G Bm Em] | 10 | G |
| 7 | Prepare the knowledge bubbling in the pot. [G Bm C D] | 11 | Stir, stir, the boiling cauldron hot, |
| 8 | When the potion splattered on young Gwion’s hand, [C G Em G C G] | 12 | Am D |
| 9 | He licked up the knowledge of the land. [Am D7 G] | 13 | Prepare the knowledge bubbling in the pot. |
| 10 | 14 | Em G | |
| 15 | When the potion splattered on young Gwion’s hand, | ||
| 16 | Am D G C G | ||
| 17 | He licked up the knowledge of the land. | ||
| 18 | G | ||
| 11 | Ceridwen was angered so she chased him down, | 19 | Ceridwen was angered so she chased him down, |
| 20 | Am D7 D | ||
| 12 | He became a rabbit and he hopped right out of town. | 21 | He became a rabbit and he hopped right out of town. |
| 22 | G | ||
| 13 | He was Blessed with knowledge and with awen’s grace | 23 | He was Blessed with knowledge and with awen’s grace |
| 24 | Am D G D G | ||
| 14 | The goddess, now a Greyhound, began the race. | 25 | The goddess, now a Greyhound, began the race. |
| 15 | 26 | ||
| 27 | G | ||
| 16 | Flee, flee, on land and sea and sky, | 28 | Flee, flee, on land and sea and sky, |
| 29 | Am D | ||
| 17 | Change to a salmon and then learn to fly, | 30 | Change to a salmon and then learn to fly, |
| 18 | Well She follows as an otter, as falcon, | 31 | Em G |
| 32 | Well She follows as__ an otter as falcon, | ||
| 33 | Am D G C G | ||
| 19 | He hides as a seed and then gets eaten. | 34 | He hides as a seed and then gets eaten. |
| 20 | 35 | ||
| 36 | G | ||
| 21 | The seed that was Gwion, well it grew and grew, | 37 | The seed that was Gwion, well it grew and grew, |
| 38 | Am D7 D | ||
| 22 | ‘til Cerridwen gave birth to her enemy anew. | 39 | ‘til Cerridwen gave birth to her enemy anew. |
| 40 | G | ||
| 23 | She threw him in the ocean hoping he would drown, | 41 | She threw him in the ocean hoping he would drown, |
| 42 | Am D G D G | ||
| 24 | But he was pulled from the sea with radiant crown. | 43 | But he was pulled from the sea with radiant crown. |
| 25 | 44 | ||
| 45 | G | ||
| 26 | Sing bards, whoever you may be, | 46 | Sing bards, whoever you may be, |
| 47 | Am D | ||
| 27 | Sing with the earth and the sky and the sea, | 48 | Sing with the earth and the sky and the sea, |
| 49 | Em G | ||
| 28 | He who was the hare, the salmon, and the wren, | 50 | He who was the hare, the salmon, and the wren, |
| 51 | Am D G C G | ||
| 29 | Sing to Taliesen, blessed by awen. | 52 | Sing to Taliesen, blessed by awen. |
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| + | Joseph Brackett Jr |
| - | bards, celtic, mythology, nature |
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| + | WIP, bards, celtic, mythology, nature |
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| + | Simple Gifts |