Sandy Denny Fotheringay Eppie Moray Chords
Tempo:
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Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For in twenty highland men come from the carrion site,
To carry away a Pimari, She would not be a bride of [F] bride,
Would not be a bride.
Out then [Dm] came a mother, [G] For it [C] was a moonlit night,
[Dm] She couldn't see [C] her daughter, [Am] For the [G] water shone [Dm] so bright,
So bright, the [C] water shone [Dm] so bright.
Go [D] away from me, Mother, [C] go away from me, [Dm] There's not a [C] man in all Scotland,
[Dm] Should wedded be with me, with me, Should wedded [C] be [D] with me.
They've taken a Pimari [C] and a horse, They've bound her on,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to the minister's house, [Dm] As [C] fast as [Dm] horse could run, could run,
As fast [C] as horse [Dm] could run.
[C] [G] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [C] [D] Then Willie [Dm] has taken his [Am] pistol out, And [G] pointed the minister's head,
[Dm] Saying, Marry me, marry [C] me, minister, [Dm] Or [C] else I'll [Dm] shoot you dead, you dead,
Or else [G] I'll [Dm] shoot you dead.
Go away from me, Willie, [C] go away [G] from me, [Dm] I'm not about [C] to marry you,
Unless she's [Dm] willing as be, as be, Unless [G] she's willing [Dm] as be.
They've taken a Pimari, [C] Since then I [G] couldnae be,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to [Dm] Cheltenside, As fast as horse could flee, could flee,
As fast as horse could flee.
Then mess was sung, and bells were rung, [C] And there awart [G] the bed,
[Dm] And Willie and that [C] Pimari, [Dm] In [C] one bed [Dm] they were laid, were laid,
[G] In one bed [Dm] they were laid.
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[C] [G] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm] He's spent the sun from off his back, [C] And kicked the [G] barry's shoes,
[Dm] And drawn awa [C] the Chelonkee, [Dm] And [C] naked [Dm] he's laid dune, laid dune,
And naked [G] [Dm] he's laid dune.
Had awa from me, Willie, [C] had awa [G] from me, [Dm] Before I [C] lose my maidenhead,
[D] I'll [C] try my [Dm] strength with thee, [G] With thee, I'll try my strength [Dm] with thee.
He's kissed her on the lily-breast, And [C] he's held her shivers [G] twa,
[Dm] And, ay, she grunt, [C] and ay, she spat, [Dm] Turn [C] and tear [Dm] the wall, the wall,
Turn and tear the wall.
And all the night they wrestled there, [C] Until the lines [G] of day [Dm] end,
Willie grunt, [C] and Willie swat, [D] But he could [C] not [Dm] stretch his spade,
[G] He could not [A] stretch his [C] spade.
[D]
[C] [G] [Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [D] [F] [D] It's
[C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [D]
a pity for you, [C] for you could not prove [G] him,
[F] For if you'd gained [C] her maidenhead, [G] She would [Dm] have held your hand, your hand,
Would have [G] held your [D] hand.
Go away from [C] [G]
[Dm] me, there's not a [C] man at all strapped on,
She'll marry thee [D] with me, with me, Marry thee with me.
Go fetch me a horse, Willie, [C] and fetch it [G] like a man,
[Dm] And send me back to [C] my mother, The maiden as [Dm] I came, I came, maiden as I came.
[C]
[Dm] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[N]
For in twenty highland men come from the carrion site,
To carry away a Pimari, She would not be a bride of [F] bride,
Would not be a bride.
Out then [Dm] came a mother, [G] For it [C] was a moonlit night,
[Dm] She couldn't see [C] her daughter, [Am] For the [G] water shone [Dm] so bright,
So bright, the [C] water shone [Dm] so bright.
Go [D] away from me, Mother, [C] go away from me, [Dm] There's not a [C] man in all Scotland,
[Dm] Should wedded be with me, with me, Should wedded [C] be [D] with me.
They've taken a Pimari [C] and a horse, They've bound her on,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to the minister's house, [Dm] As [C] fast as [Dm] horse could run, could run,
As fast [C] as horse [Dm] could run.
[C] [G] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [C] [D] Then Willie [Dm] has taken his [Am] pistol out, And [G] pointed the minister's head,
[Dm] Saying, Marry me, marry [C] me, minister, [Dm] Or [C] else I'll [Dm] shoot you dead, you dead,
Or else [G] I'll [Dm] shoot you dead.
Go away from me, Willie, [C] go away [G] from me, [Dm] I'm not about [C] to marry you,
Unless she's [Dm] willing as be, as be, Unless [G] she's willing [Dm] as be.
They've taken a Pimari, [C] Since then I [G] couldnae be,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to [Dm] Cheltenside, As fast as horse could flee, could flee,
As fast as horse could flee.
Then mess was sung, and bells were rung, [C] And there awart [G] the bed,
[Dm] And Willie and that [C] Pimari, [Dm] In [C] one bed [Dm] they were laid, were laid,
[G] In one bed [Dm] they were laid.
[C] [Dm] [Am]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[C] [G] [C]
[Dm] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm] He's spent the sun from off his back, [C] And kicked the [G] barry's shoes,
[Dm] And drawn awa [C] the Chelonkee, [Dm] And [C] naked [Dm] he's laid dune, laid dune,
And naked [G] [Dm] he's laid dune.
Had awa from me, Willie, [C] had awa [G] from me, [Dm] Before I [C] lose my maidenhead,
[D] I'll [C] try my [Dm] strength with thee, [G] With thee, I'll try my strength [Dm] with thee.
He's kissed her on the lily-breast, And [C] he's held her shivers [G] twa,
[Dm] And, ay, she grunt, [C] and ay, she spat, [Dm] Turn [C] and tear [Dm] the wall, the wall,
Turn and tear the wall.
And all the night they wrestled there, [C] Until the lines [G] of day [Dm] end,
Willie grunt, [C] and Willie swat, [D] But he could [C] not [Dm] stretch his spade,
[G] He could not [A] stretch his [C] spade.
[D]
[C] [G] [Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [D] [F] [D] It's
[C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [F] [C] [D]
a pity for you, [C] for you could not prove [G] him,
[F] For if you'd gained [C] her maidenhead, [G] She would [Dm] have held your hand, your hand,
Would have [G] held your [D] hand.
Go away from [C] [G]
[Dm] me, there's not a [C] man at all strapped on,
She'll marry thee [D] with me, with me, Marry thee with me.
Go fetch me a horse, Willie, [C] and fetch it [G] like a man,
[Dm] And send me back to [C] my mother, The maiden as [Dm] I came, I came, maiden as I came.
[C]
[Dm] [C] [D] [C] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [D]
[N]
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For in twenty highland men come from the carrion site,
To carry away a Pimari, She would not be a bride of [F] bride,
Would not be a bride.
Out then [Dm] came a mother, [G] For it [C] was a moonlit night,
[Dm] She couldn't see [C] her daughter, [Am] For the [G] water shone [Dm] so bright,
So bright, the [C] water shone [Dm] so bright.
Go [D] away from me, Mother, [C] go away from me, [Dm] There's not a [C] man in all Scotland,
[Dm] Should wedded be with me, with me, Should wedded [C] be [D] with me.
They've taken a Pimari [C] and a horse, They've bound her on,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to the minister's house, [Dm] As [C] fast as [Dm] horse could run, could run,
As fast [C] as horse [Dm] could run.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ Then Willie [Dm] has taken his [Am] pistol out, And [G] pointed the minister's head,
[Dm] Saying, Marry me, marry [C] me, minister, [Dm] Or [C] else I'll [Dm] shoot you dead, you dead,
Or else [G] I'll [Dm] shoot you dead.
Go away from me, Willie, [C] go away [G] from me, [Dm] I'm not about [C] to marry you,
Unless she's [Dm] willing as be, as be, Unless [G] she's willing [Dm] as be.
They've taken a Pimari, [C] Since then I [G] couldnae be,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to [Dm] Cheltenside, As fast as horse could flee, could flee,
As fast as horse could flee.
Then mess was sung, and bells were rung, [C] And there awart [G] the bed,
[Dm] And Willie and that [C] Pimari, [Dm] In [C] one bed [Dm] they were laid, were laid,
[G] In one bed [Dm] they were laid. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ He's spent the sun from off his back, [C] And kicked the [G] barry's shoes,
[Dm] And drawn awa [C] the Chelonkee, [Dm] And [C] naked [Dm] he's laid dune, laid dune,
And naked [G] [Dm] he's laid dune.
Had awa from me, Willie, [C] had awa [G] from me, [Dm] Before I [C] lose my maidenhead,
[D] I'll [C] try my [Dm] strength with thee, [G] With thee, I'll try my strength [Dm] with thee.
He's kissed her on the lily-breast, And [C] he's held her shivers [G] twa,
[Dm] And, ay, she grunt, [C] and ay, she spat, [Dm] Turn [C] and tear [Dm] the wall, the wall,
Turn and tear the wall.
And all the night they wrestled there, [C] Until the lines [G] of day [Dm] end,
Willie grunt, [C] and Willie swat, [D] But he could [C] not [Dm] stretch his spade,
[G] He could not [A] stretch his [C] spade.
[D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [D] It's _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ a pity for you, [C] for you could not prove [G] him,
_ [F] For if you'd gained [C] her maidenhead, [G] She would [Dm] have held your hand, your hand,
Would have [G] held your [D] hand.
Go away from _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] me, there's not a [C] man at all strapped on,
She'll marry thee [D] with me, with me, Marry thee with _ me. _ _
_ _ _ Go fetch me a horse, Willie, [C] and fetch it [G] like a man,
[Dm] And send me back to [C] my mother, The maiden as [Dm] I came, I came, maiden as I came.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [D] _ _
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For in twenty highland men come from the carrion site,
To carry away a Pimari, She would not be a bride of [F] bride,
Would not be a bride.
Out then [Dm] came a mother, [G] For it [C] was a moonlit night,
[Dm] She couldn't see [C] her daughter, [Am] For the [G] water shone [Dm] so bright,
So bright, the [C] water shone [Dm] so bright.
Go [D] away from me, Mother, [C] go away from me, [Dm] There's not a [C] man in all Scotland,
[Dm] Should wedded be with me, with me, Should wedded [C] be [D] with me.
They've taken a Pimari [C] and a horse, They've bound her on,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to the minister's house, [Dm] As [C] fast as [Dm] horse could run, could run,
As fast [C] as horse [Dm] could run.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [D] _ Then Willie [Dm] has taken his [Am] pistol out, And [G] pointed the minister's head,
[Dm] Saying, Marry me, marry [C] me, minister, [Dm] Or [C] else I'll [Dm] shoot you dead, you dead,
Or else [G] I'll [Dm] shoot you dead.
Go away from me, Willie, [C] go away [G] from me, [Dm] I'm not about [C] to marry you,
Unless she's [Dm] willing as be, as be, Unless [G] she's willing [Dm] as be.
They've taken a Pimari, [C] Since then I [G] couldnae be,
[Dm] And they have [C] fled to [Dm] Cheltenside, As fast as horse could flee, could flee,
As fast as horse could flee.
Then mess was sung, and bells were rung, [C] And there awart [G] the bed,
[Dm] And Willie and that [C] Pimari, [Dm] In [C] one bed [Dm] they were laid, were laid,
[G] In one bed [Dm] they were laid. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ He's spent the sun from off his back, [C] And kicked the [G] barry's shoes,
[Dm] And drawn awa [C] the Chelonkee, [Dm] And [C] naked [Dm] he's laid dune, laid dune,
And naked [G] [Dm] he's laid dune.
Had awa from me, Willie, [C] had awa [G] from me, [Dm] Before I [C] lose my maidenhead,
[D] I'll [C] try my [Dm] strength with thee, [G] With thee, I'll try my strength [Dm] with thee.
He's kissed her on the lily-breast, And [C] he's held her shivers [G] twa,
[Dm] And, ay, she grunt, [C] and ay, she spat, [Dm] Turn [C] and tear [Dm] the wall, the wall,
Turn and tear the wall.
And all the night they wrestled there, [C] Until the lines [G] of day [Dm] end,
Willie grunt, [C] and Willie swat, [D] But he could [C] not [Dm] stretch his spade,
[G] He could not [A] stretch his [C] spade.
[D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [D] It's _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ a pity for you, [C] for you could not prove [G] him,
_ [F] For if you'd gained [C] her maidenhead, [G] She would [Dm] have held your hand, your hand,
Would have [G] held your [D] hand.
Go away from _ [C] _ _ [G] _
[Dm] me, there's not a [C] man at all strapped on,
She'll marry thee [D] with me, with me, Marry thee with _ me. _ _
_ _ _ Go fetch me a horse, Willie, [C] and fetch it [G] like a man,
[Dm] And send me back to [C] my mother, The maiden as [Dm] I came, I came, maiden as I came.
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