Franklin’s Tower
Grateful Dead
Key of D · Chords: I IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
A G D G In another times forgotten space A G D G Your eyes looked from your mother's face A G D G Wildflower seed on the sand and stone A G D G May the four winds blow you safely home
Chorus
A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew
Solo
A G D G
Verse 2
A G D G I'll tell you where the four winds dwell A G D G In Franklin's tower there hangs a bell A G D G It can ring, turn night to day A G D G It can ring like fire when you lose your way
Chorus
A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew
Verse 3
A G D G God save the child that rings that bell A G D G May have one good ring baby, you can't tell A G D G One watch by night, one watch by day A G D G If you get confused, listen to the music play
Solo
A G D G
Verse 4
A G D G Some come to laugh their past away A G D G Some come to make it just one more day A G D G Whichever way your pleasure tends A G D G If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind
Chorus
A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew
Verse 5
A G D G In Franklin's tower the four winds sleep A G D G Like four lean hounds, the lighthouse keep A G D G Wildflower seed on the sand and wind A G D G May the four winds blow you home again
Chorus
A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G You better roll Away the Dew
Outro
(repeat and fade) A G D G Roll Away the Dew A G D G You better roll Away the Dew