Chords for The Corries --- The Highlander's Farewell
Tempo:
119.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Cm
Gm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh, where will I go seek my bread?
[Ab] Where will I go [Eb] wander?
Where will I go hide [Gm] my head?
[Ab] For here I'll bide [Cm] no longer.
The seas may row, [Gm] the winds may blow, [Ab] [Cm] Swathe me round in danger, [Ab] But Scotland I must [Cm] now forego, [Ab] On Rome a lonely [Eb] stranger.
[Bb]
[Eb] The glen that was my father's own, [Ab] By his must be [Eb] forsaken.
The [Ab] house that was my [Gm] father's home, [Ab] Is level-tay [Cm] the bracken.
[Eb] Hark o'er, hark o [Gm]'er, the glory's call, [Ab] Stole [Cm] by a ruthless reaper, [Fm] Our hands are on the [Cm] broad claymore, [Ab] But light is gone [Eb] forever.
[Bb]
[Eb] O thou, my prince, my injured prince, [Ab] Thy people have [Eb] disowned thee, [Ab] Have hunted [Fm] thee [Cm] and driven [Gm] thee hence, [Ab] We ruin [Cm] chiefs around thee.
[Eb] Though hard be set, [Gm] when I forget, [Ab] Thy [Cm] fate, young hapless robber, [Ab] This breaking [Fm] heart will [Cm] cease to beat, [Ab] And all this grief's be [Eb] over.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] Farewell, farewell, dear Caledon, [Ab] Land o'er the gale may [Eb] longer, [Ab] Strangers trod thy [Gm] glory on, [Ab] With [Cm] treachery and stronger.
[Eb] The brave and just [Gm] lie in the dust, On [Eb] the ruins [Cm] brink they quiver, [Ab] Heaven's [Fm] fitting eye is [Cm] closed on thee.
Adieu, adieu, [Eb] for ever.
[Bb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh, where will I go seek my bread?
[Ab] Where will I go [Eb] wander?
Where will I go hide [Gm] my head?
[Ab] For here I'll bide [Cm] no longer.
The seas may row, [Gm] the winds may blow, [Ab] [Cm] Swathe me round in danger, [Ab] But Scotland I must [Cm] now forego, [Ab] On Rome a lonely [Eb] stranger.
[Bb]
[Eb] The glen that was my father's own, [Ab] By his must be [Eb] forsaken.
The [Ab] house that was my [Gm] father's home, [Ab] Is level-tay [Cm] the bracken.
[Eb] Hark o'er, hark o [Gm]'er, the glory's call, [Ab] Stole [Cm] by a ruthless reaper, [Fm] Our hands are on the [Cm] broad claymore, [Ab] But light is gone [Eb] forever.
[Bb]
[Eb] O thou, my prince, my injured prince, [Ab] Thy people have [Eb] disowned thee, [Ab] Have hunted [Fm] thee [Cm] and driven [Gm] thee hence, [Ab] We ruin [Cm] chiefs around thee.
[Eb] Though hard be set, [Gm] when I forget, [Ab] Thy [Cm] fate, young hapless robber, [Ab] This breaking [Fm] heart will [Cm] cease to beat, [Ab] And all this grief's be [Eb] over.
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Cm] [Gm] [Ab]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Fm]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] Farewell, farewell, dear Caledon, [Ab] Land o'er the gale may [Eb] longer, [Ab] Strangers trod thy [Gm] glory on, [Ab] With [Cm] treachery and stronger.
[Eb] The brave and just [Gm] lie in the dust, On [Eb] the ruins [Cm] brink they quiver, [Ab] Heaven's [Fm] fitting eye is [Cm] closed on thee.
Adieu, adieu, [Eb] for ever.
[Bb]
[Bb]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Cm
Gm
Bb
Ab
Eb
Cm
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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, where will I go seek my bread?
[Ab] _ Where will I go [Eb] wander?
_ _ _ Where will I go hide [Gm] my head?
[Ab] For here I'll bide [Cm] no longer.
_ The seas may row, [Gm] the winds may blow, [Ab] _ [Cm] Swathe me round in danger, [Ab] But Scotland I must [Cm] now forego, _ [Ab] On Rome a lonely _ [Eb] stranger. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] The glen that was my father's own, [Ab] By his must be [Eb] forsaken.
_ The [Ab] house that was my [Gm] father's home, [Ab] Is level-tay [Cm] the bracken.
_ [Eb] Hark o'er, hark o [Gm]'er, the glory's call, [Ab] Stole [Cm] by a ruthless _ reaper, [Fm] Our hands are on the [Cm] broad claymore, _ [Ab] But light is gone [Eb] forever. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] O thou, my prince, my injured prince, [Ab] Thy people have [Eb] disowned thee, [Ab] Have hunted [Fm] thee [Cm] and driven [Gm] thee hence, [Ab] We ruin [Cm] chiefs around thee.
[Eb] Though hard be set, [Gm] when I forget, [Ab] Thy [Cm] fate, young hapless _ robber, [Ab] This breaking [Fm] heart will [Cm] cease to beat, _ [Ab] And all this grief's be [Eb] over. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Farewell, farewell, dear _ Caledon, [Ab] Land o'er the gale may [Eb] longer, _ _ [Ab] _ Strangers trod thy [Gm] glory on, [Ab] With _ [Cm] treachery and stronger.
_ [Eb] The brave and just [Gm] lie in the dust, On [Eb] the ruins [Cm] brink they quiver, _ [Ab] Heaven's [Fm] fitting eye is [Cm] closed on thee.
_ _ Adieu, adieu, [Eb] for ever. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] Oh, where will I go seek my bread?
[Ab] _ Where will I go [Eb] wander?
_ _ _ Where will I go hide [Gm] my head?
[Ab] For here I'll bide [Cm] no longer.
_ The seas may row, [Gm] the winds may blow, [Ab] _ [Cm] Swathe me round in danger, [Ab] But Scotland I must [Cm] now forego, _ [Ab] On Rome a lonely _ [Eb] stranger. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] The glen that was my father's own, [Ab] By his must be [Eb] forsaken.
_ The [Ab] house that was my [Gm] father's home, [Ab] Is level-tay [Cm] the bracken.
_ [Eb] Hark o'er, hark o [Gm]'er, the glory's call, [Ab] Stole [Cm] by a ruthless _ reaper, [Fm] Our hands are on the [Cm] broad claymore, _ [Ab] But light is gone [Eb] forever. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Eb] O thou, my prince, my injured prince, [Ab] Thy people have [Eb] disowned thee, [Ab] Have hunted [Fm] thee [Cm] and driven [Gm] thee hence, [Ab] We ruin [Cm] chiefs around thee.
[Eb] Though hard be set, [Gm] when I forget, [Ab] Thy [Cm] fate, young hapless _ robber, [Ab] This breaking [Fm] heart will [Cm] cease to beat, _ [Ab] And all this grief's be [Eb] over. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Farewell, farewell, dear _ Caledon, [Ab] Land o'er the gale may [Eb] longer, _ _ [Ab] _ Strangers trod thy [Gm] glory on, [Ab] With _ [Cm] treachery and stronger.
_ [Eb] The brave and just [Gm] lie in the dust, On [Eb] the ruins [Cm] brink they quiver, _ [Ab] Heaven's [Fm] fitting eye is [Cm] closed on thee.
_ _ Adieu, adieu, [Eb] for ever. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
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