G              D           G        D
Come and be welcome, O wandering minstrel
   G            D          A
Spreading your music from city to town
         G         D          G      D
Be you harper or piper, your duty is noble
      G         D               A        D
You carry the tunes that will never die down

[Chorus]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all


[Verse 2]

G              D           G        D
Come and be welcome, O noble court poet
       G            D          A
The treasure of knowledge is kept in your words
       G         D        G           D
So unlock the riches of rhyme and of rhythm
      G         D               A        D
And let all the wealth of your wisdom be heard


[Chorus]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all

[Verse 3]

G              D           G        D
Come and be welcome, O fair-voiced singer
  G            D       A
Weaving the magic of music along
          G         D           G           D
You can thunder the heavens to raise up an army
      G           D            A           D
Or simply bring laughter and peace with a song


[Chorus]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all

[Verse 4]

G              D       G        D
Come and be welcome, O rare tale-teller
       G            D       A
With stories of wonder you wisely recall
     G           D           G           D
Now tell of the heroes who dwell in our history
      G             D            A           D
For tales that are true are the best of them all


[Chorus]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all

[Verse 5]

G              D       G          D
Come and be welcome, wherever you hail from
   G            D           A
Share all the secrets and joys of your art
      G         D          G           D
For every new voice that joins in the chorus
       G         D          A          D
Will uplift the spirit and cheer the heart


[Chorus]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all


[Outro]

  D                       D
Come from the forest and sit 'round the fire
  D                        A
Come from the fields and enter our hall
       D
Come drink from the guest-cup
      D
Come join in our circle
  D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
   D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all
   D            G         A            D
Come and be welcome ye bards one and all