Simple Gifts

X: 1
T: Simple Gifts
T: Lord of the Dance
R: reel, air
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N:
N: Closely-related tunes are found in every country in northern Europe.
N: This is the American Quaker form, also played as a reel at contra dances.
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
DD \
| "G"G2GA BGBc | d2dc B2AG | "D7"A2A2 A2G2 | ABAF D2D2 |
| "G"GDGA B2GA | B2c2 d2dc | "Am"A2AA "D7"B2BA | "C"G2GA "G"G4 ||
|| "G"d4 B3A | BcBA G3A | B2Bc d2cB | "D7"A2AB A2DD |
| "G"G2GA B2GA | B2Bc d2dc | "Am"A2AA "D7"B2BA | "C"G2G2 "G"G4 |]

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/Contra/KC/reel/SimpleGifts/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/NYE/reel/Lord_of_the_Dance-G-16-4/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/NYE/reel/Simple_Gifts-G-16-4/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/NYE/set/All_Tunes/0126
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/session/NYE/set/All_Tunes/0214