Chords for It Was A' For Our Rightful King

Tempo:
123.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

E

C#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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It Was A' For Our Rightful King chords
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[B]
[C#]
[B] [C#m] It was of our rightful king, [E] We left fair Scotland [F#] strong,
[B] It was of our [E] rightful [B] king, That we else saw Irish land, [E] my dear,
We [B] else [C#] saw Irish [B] land, [C#]
[C#m] Now [B] [B] always done, that men can do,
[E] And always done in [F#] vain.
[B]
My love, my native [E] land, [B] farewell, For I'm uncrossed the main, my [E] dear,
[B] For I'm [C#] uncrossed [B] the main, [C#m]
He [B] turned him right and runned about,
[E] Upon the Irish [B] shore, And gave his bridle [E] reins [B] a shake,
With adieu forevermore, [E] my dear, [B] Adieu [C#] [B] forevermore.
[C#]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[E] [C#]
The soldier [B] fray, the war's great arms, The sailor fray the main,
But I ha' parted fae my love, Never to meet again, my [E]
dear, [B] Never [C#] to meet [B] again.
[C#] [B]
[C#] When day [B] is gone, and night is come, And all folks bound to [F#] sleep,
[B]
I [C#m] think on [B] him [E] was far [B] of all, The leelong neck and weep, my [E] dear, [B] The leelong [C#] neck and weep.
[C#]
[B] [C#]
[B] [C#] [B]
[C#] [C#m]
[B] [C#]
[F#] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
B
12341112
C#
12341114
E
2311
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To start learning Dougie Maclean - It Was A For Our Rightfu King chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C#, B, E, B and B in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 61 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 123. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _ It was of our _ _ rightful king, [E] We left fair Scotland [F#] strong,
_ [B] _ It was of our [E] _ rightful [B] king, That we else saw Irish land, [E] my dear,
_ We [B] else [C#] saw Irish [B] land, _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ Now [B] _ [B] always done, that men can do,
[E] And always done in [F#] vain.
[B] _ _
My love, my native [E] land, [B] farewell, _ For I'm _ uncrossed the main, my [E] _ dear, _
[B] For I'm [C#] uncrossed [B] the main, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
He [B] turned him right and runned about,
_ [E] Upon the Irish [B] shore, _ _ _ And gave his bridle [E] reins [B] a shake,
With adieu _ _ _ forevermore, [E] my dear, _ _ [B] Adieu _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] forevermore. _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The soldier [B] fray, the _ war's great arms, The _ sailor fray the main,
_ But I ha' _ parted fae my love, Never to meet again, my [E] _
dear, _ [B] Never [C#] to meet [B] again.
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ When day [B] is gone, and night is come, And all folks bound to [F#] sleep,
_ [B] _
I [C#m] think on [B] him [E] was far [B] of all, The leelong neck and weep, my [E] _ dear, _ [B] The leelong [C#] neck and _ weep. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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The Craigie Dhu album includes this song.

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