Belle Isle
Bob DylanVersion1
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One evenin', for pleasure, I rambled to view
The fair fields all alone,
Down by the banks of Loch Erin,
Where beauty and pleasure were known.
I spied a fair maid at her labors,
Which caused me to stay for a while,
And I thought of this goddess of beauty,
Bloomin' bright star of Belle Isle.
I humbled my self to her beauty.
"fair maiden where do you belong?
Are you from heaven descended,
A biding in Cupid's fair throne?"
"young man i will tell you a secret.
It's true I'm a maid that is poor
And to part from my vows and my promise,
That's more then my heart can endure."
"there fore, I remain at my service,
And go through all my hard ship and toil,
And wait for the lad that has left me
All alone on the banks of Belle Isle."
"Young maiden, I wish not to banter.
'Tis true I come here in disguise.
I came to fulfill our last promise,
And hope to give you a surprise."
"I've known you're a maid I love dearly
And you've been in my heart all the while.
For me there is no other damsel
Than my blooming bright star of Belle Isle."
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Readable chord sheet for Belle Isle by Bob Dylan
One e[C]venin', for pleasure, I ra[F]mbled to view
The f[C]air fields [G]all alo[C]ne,
Down by the banks of L[F]och Erin,
Where b[G]eauty and pleasure were kn[C]own.
I s[Am]pied a fair maid at her l[Em]abors,
Which c[Am]aused me to stay for a w[G7]hile,
And I t[C]hought of this goddess of b[Em]eauty,
Bl[F]oomin' bright star of Belle I[C]sle.
I humbled my [Am]self to her be[Em]auty.
"fair m[F]aiden where do you be[C]long?
Are you from h[Am]eaven descen[Em]ded,
A b[F]iding in Cupid's fair t[G7]hrone?"
"young [Am]man i will tell you a s[Em]ecret.
It's [Am]true I'm a maid that is [Em]poor
And to p[C]art from my vows and my pr[Am]omise,
That's m[F]ore then my heart can en[Fm]dure."
"there f[C]ore, I remain at my ser[Am]vice,
And go th[Em]rough all my hard ship and t[G7]oil,
And w[C]ait for the l[Em]ad that has lef[Am]t me
All alo[F]ne on the ba[G]nks of Belle Is[C]le."
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"Young m[C]aiden, I w[Am]ish not to ba[Em]nter.
'Tis t[F]rue I come here in disg[C]uise.
I came to[Am] fulfill our last [Em]promise, [Am]
And h[Dm]ope to give you a su[G7]rprise."
"I've k[Am]nown you're a maid I love de[G]arly
And you've b[Am]een in my h[Em]eart all the wh[G7]ile.
For [C]me there is [Em]no other d[Am]amsel
Than my bl[F]ooming bright s[G]tar of Belle Isl[C]e."
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