Chords for MacPherson's Rant

Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

C

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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MacPherson's Rant chords
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[Fm]
[Bb]
[F] [C] [D]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] Farewell, ye [Fm] dungeons dark and strung, I long farewell [Bb] to thee.
[Fm] Macpherson's time will no be long On yonder [Bb] gallows tree.
[Fm] Tis by a woman's treacherous hand That I was condemned [Bb] to thee.
[Fm] Ay, she called me over to the windowsill, And a [F] blanket she threw o [Bb]'er me.
[F] Ay, serantinly, and [C]
serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, and [C] he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [Bb] gallows tree.
Ay, [F] that learned of Grant, O [C] that healing saint, [Dm] Who first laid hands [Bb] on me.
[F] He pleads the cause, [C] O Peter Brown, [Dm] Let [Am] [Bb] Macpherson be.
[F] A tiny fancy [C] of my hands, [Dm] And bring to me [Bb] my sword.
[F] God, there's no another man in [C] all of [F] Scotland That'll brave him at [Bb] a word.
Ay, [F] serantinly, and [C]
serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [C] the [Bb] gallows tree.
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] Well, there's some come here now to see me hanged, [Dm] And some to buy [Bb] my fiddle.
[F] But before that I depart with her, [Dm] I'll back her o'er [Bb] the middle.
Ay, [F] he's taken the fiddle into [C] Beth's [Dm] hands, And he's bracken it o'er [Bb] a stain.
Saying [F] there's no another's gonna play on her [Dm] When I am dead [Bb] and gain.
Ay, [F] serantinly, and [C] serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, and [C] he danced in the room [Dm] Below the [F] [Bb] gallows tree.
[F]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] Well, the Trojan, my mother, think, [D] When first did she [Bb] cradle me,
[Fm] That I would turn to the roving prey And [Am] die on the [Fm] gallows [Bb] tree.
[Fm]
A reprieve was coming o'er the brig, O Banff, For to set [Bb] Macpherson free.
[Fm] So they put the clock there a quarter afore, [F] And they hanged him from [Bb] the tree.
[F] Ay, serantinly, and [C] serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [Bb] gallows tree.
Ay, [F] serantinly, [C] and serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below the [Bb] gallows tree.
[F] Ay, serantinly, and serantinly, [Dm] Serantinly did [Bb] he.
[F] He played a tune, and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [C] gallows tree.
[F] [C]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F]
[Dm] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To learn Trail West - Macphersons Rant chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Dm, Bb, F, C and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Farewell, ye [Fm] dungeons dark and strung, I long farewell [Bb] to thee.
[Fm] _ _ Macpherson's time will no be long On yonder _ [Bb] gallows tree.
[Fm] Tis by a woman's treacherous hand That I was condemned [Bb] to thee.
[Fm] Ay, she called me over to the windowsill, And a [F] blanket she threw o [Bb]'er me.
[F] Ay, _ serantinly, and [C] _
serantinly, [Dm] _ _ _ Serantinly [Bb] did he.
_ [F] He played a tune, and [C] he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [Bb] gallows tree.
Ay, [F] that learned of Grant, O [C] that healing saint, [Dm] Who first laid hands [Bb] on me.
[F] He pleads the cause, [C] O Peter Brown, [Dm] _ Let [Am] [Bb] Macpherson be. _
[F] A tiny fancy [C] of my hands, [Dm] And bring to me [Bb] my sword.
[F] God, there's no another man in [C] all of [F] Scotland That'll brave him at [Bb] a word.
Ay, [F] _ serantinly, and [C] _ _
serantinly, [Dm] _ _ Serantinly [Bb] did he. _
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [C] the [Bb] gallows tree. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Well, there's some come here now to see me hanged, [Dm] And some to buy [Bb] my fiddle. _
[F] But before that I depart with her, [Dm] I'll back her o'er [Bb] the middle.
Ay, [F] he's taken the fiddle into [C] Beth's [Dm] hands, And he's bracken it o'er [Bb] a stain.
Saying [F] there's no another's gonna play on her [Dm] When I am dead [Bb] and gain.
Ay, [F] _ serantinly, and [C] _ serantinly, [Dm] _ _ Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, and [C] he danced in the room [Dm] Below the [F] [Bb] gallows tree. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [F] Well, the Trojan, my mother, think, [D] When first did she [Bb] cradle me,
_ _ [Fm] That I would turn to the roving prey And [Am] die on the [Fm] gallows [Bb] _ tree.
_ _ [Fm] _
A reprieve was coming o'er the brig, O Banff, For to set [Bb] Macpherson free.
[Fm] So they put the clock there a quarter afore, [F] And they hanged him from [Bb] the tree.
[F] Ay, _ serantinly, and _ [C] serantinly, _ [Dm] _ _ Serantinly [Bb] did he. _
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [Bb] gallows tree.
Ay, [F] _ serantinly, [C] and serantinly, _ [Dm] _ _ Serantinly [Bb] did he.
[F] He played a tune, [C] and he danced in the room [Dm] Below the [Bb] gallows tree.
[F] Ay, serantinly, and _ serantinly, [Dm] _ _ Serantinly did [Bb] he. _
[F] He played a tune, and he danced in the room [Dm] Below [Am] the [C] gallows tree. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
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