Biography:
Alan Hull (1945-1995) was an English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk rock band, Lindisfarne.
Born James Alan Hull in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne on 20th February1945, he became a member of the band The Chosen Few alongside keyboard player Mick Gallagher in 1962. He supported himself one year by working as a nurse at a mental hospital while appearing as a folk singer and guitarist in local clubs before helping to form Brethren and Downtown Faction, which evolved into Lindisfarne in 1970.
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Other songs:
- 100 Miles To Liverpool
- A Walk In The Sea
- Bad Side Of Town
- Blue Murder
- Breakfast
- Cardboard Christmas Boxes
- Corporation Rock
- Country Gentlemans Wife
- Crazy Woman
- Dan The Plan
- Dancing On The Judgement Day
- Drug Song
- For The Bairns
- Golden Oldies
- Hoi Poloi
- I Hate To See You Cry
- I Wish You Well
- Isnt It Strange
- Justanothersadsong
- Lay Back And Dream
- Long Way From Home
- Madmen And Loonies
- Make Me Want To Stay
- Mr Inbetween
- Numbers Travelling Band
- One More Bottle Of Wine
- One Off Pat
- Picture A Little Girl
- Save Yourself
- Song For A Windmill
- Spittin In The Wind
- Statues And Liberties
- The End
- This Heart Of Mine
- Treat Me Kindly
- United States Of Mind
- Waiting
- Walk A Crooked Mile
- When The Gun Goes Down
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Alan Hull - Song For A Windmill
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
D Am C G D Am C G
[Verse 1]
D Am C G D Am C G
Standing in a field alone, who was it who turned you into stone?
D Am
Who let your wooden cog wheels rot?
C G C G/B
Who'll not be coming back to make the wheat
Am Am/G
From the corn fields?
F G C
The miller, he has another job
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C D
He worketh___ in a factory, to earn his weekly bob___
[Verse 2]
D Am C G D Am C G
There was a time before, when your sails played hopscotch with the wind
D Am
And your music was the soaring
C G C G/B
Of fifty thousand revolutions on wings
Am Am/G
Of nature's making
F G C
But now you're silent like your stone
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C D
Your body___ is all breaking and just the rats call you home___
[Verse 3]
D Am C G D Am C G
Standing in a field alone, who was it who turned you into stone?
D Am
Who let your wooden cog wheels rot?
C G C G/B
Who'll not be coming back to make the wheat
Am Am/G
From the corn fields?
F G C
The miller, he has another job
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C
He worketh___ in a factory, to earn his weekly bob___
[Outro]
C F C F C F
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
D Am C G D Am C G
[Verse 1]
D Am C G D Am C G
Standing in a field alone, who was it who turned you into stone?
D Am
Who let your wooden cog wheels rot?
C G C G/B
Who'll not be coming back to make the wheat
Am Am/G
From the corn fields?
F G C
The miller, he has another job
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C D
He worketh___ in a factory, to earn his weekly bob___
[Verse 2]
D Am C G D Am C G
There was a time before, when your sails played hopscotch with the wind
D Am
And your music was the soaring
C G C G/B
Of fifty thousand revolutions on wings
Am Am/G
Of nature's making
F G C
But now you're silent like your stone
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C D
Your body___ is all breaking and just the rats call you home___
[Verse 3]
D Am C G D Am C G
Standing in a field alone, who was it who turned you into stone?
D Am
Who let your wooden cog wheels rot?
C G C G/B
Who'll not be coming back to make the wheat
Am Am/G
From the corn fields?
F G C
The miller, he has another job
G/B Am Am/G F G F C F C
He worketh___ in a factory, to earn his weekly bob___
[Outro]
C F C F C F
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Alan Ray
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