Chords for MacPherson's Rant
Tempo:
120.65 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
Farewell ye dark [B] and lonely hills [E] far [A] awa beneath the [B] sky, [E] Macpherson's time [B] will ne'er be [E] like the yonder [A] gallows [B]
tree.
[E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
Oh, [E] how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E] It was by a [B] woman's stretcher, his [E] horns so high was [A] to tempt [B] her,
[E] and upon a ledge [B] on a window she [E] stood, and a blind [A] catcher threw her [B] over me.
[E] Say one, two, three, say [B] down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E] Well, some he come to see me, did some [A] to my [B] very fennel,
[E] but before the night he passed me her, and [A] broke her through [B] the hummel.
[E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, [E] eight.
Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up [A] along the [B] gallows tree.
[E] Well, he took his fiddle and to beat of his hands and he [A] bragged it never [B] a stain.
[E] Singin' me, he never will play on thee when I [A] am dead [B] and gone.
[E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along the [A] [B] gallows tree.
[E] There a bleebin' came f' the breggin' band, for they said Macpherson free.
[B] [E] But they drank the clock till it quaffed up to one, and they hanged him f' the tree.
[B]
[E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, three, [E] say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E]
Farewell ye dark [B] and lonely hills [E] far [A] awa beneath the [B] sky, [E] Macpherson's time [B] will ne'er be [E] like the yonder [A] gallows [B]
tree.
[E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
Oh, [E] how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E] It was by a [B] woman's stretcher, his [E] horns so high was [A] to tempt [B] her,
[E] and upon a ledge [B] on a window she [E] stood, and a blind [A] catcher threw her [B] over me.
[E] Say one, two, three, say [B] down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E] Well, some he come to see me, did some [A] to my [B] very fennel,
[E] but before the night he passed me her, and [A] broke her through [B] the hummel.
[E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, [E] eight.
Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up [A] along the [B] gallows tree.
[E] Well, he took his fiddle and to beat of his hands and he [A] bragged it never [B] a stain.
[E] Singin' me, he never will play on thee when I [A] am dead [B] and gone.
[E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along the [A] [B] gallows tree.
[E] There a bleebin' came f' the breggin' band, for they said Macpherson free.
[B] [E] But they drank the clock till it quaffed up to one, and they hanged him f' the tree.
[B]
[E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, three, [E] say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
[E]
Key:
E
B
A
E
B
A
E
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Farewell ye dark [B] and lonely hills [E] far [A] awa beneath the [B] sky, _ [E] _ _ Macpherson's time [B] will ne'er be [E] like the yonder [A] gallows [B]
tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
Oh, [E] how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree. _ _
_ _ _ [E] It was by a [B] woman's stretcher, his [E] horns so high was [A] to tempt [B] her,
_ [E] and upon a ledge [B] on a window she [E] stood, and a blind [A] catcher threw her [B] over _ me. _ _
[E] Say one, two, three, say [B] down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, some he come to see me, did some [A] to my [B] very fennel,
[E] but before the night he passed me her, and [A] broke her through [B] the hummel. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, _ [E] eight.
Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up [A] along the [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, he took his fiddle and to beat of his hands and he [A] bragged it never [B] a stain.
_ [E] Singin' me, he never will play on thee when I [A] am dead [B] and _ gone. _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along the [A] [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] There a bleebin' came f' the breggin' band, for they said Macpherson free.
[B] _ [E] But they drank the clock till it quaffed up to one, and they hanged him f' the tree.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, three, [E] say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ Farewell ye dark [B] and lonely hills [E] far [A] awa beneath the [B] sky, _ [E] _ _ Macpherson's time [B] will ne'er be [E] like the yonder [A] gallows [B]
tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
Oh, [E] how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree. _ _
_ _ _ [E] It was by a [B] woman's stretcher, his [E] horns so high was [A] to tempt [B] her,
_ [E] and upon a ledge [B] on a window she [E] stood, and a blind [A] catcher threw her [B] over _ me. _ _
[E] Say one, two, three, say [B] down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, some he come to see me, did some [A] to my [B] very fennel,
[E] but before the night he passed me her, and [A] broke her through [B] the hummel. _ _ _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, say down, down, three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, _ [E] eight.
Oh, how plain a tune and it danced in a ring, then up [A] along the [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Well, he took his fiddle and to beat of his hands and he [A] bragged it never [B] a stain.
_ [E] Singin' me, he never will play on thee when I [A] am dead [B] and _ gone. _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, [E] three, say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along the [A] [B] gallows tree.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] There a bleebin' came f' the breggin' band, for they said Macpherson free.
[B] _ [E] But they drank the clock till it quaffed up to one, and they hanged him f' the tree.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] Say one, two, three, [B] say down, down, three, [E] say round, turn, league, [A] eight, eight.
[E] Oh, how plain a tune [B] and it danced in a [E] ring, then up along [A] the [B] gallows tree. _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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