Chords for The Irish Rovers, Massacre Of Glencoe.wmv
Tempo:
148.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came in [Am] a blizzard, [Bm] we offered them [C]
heaps [Am] A roof for their [D] heads, [G] rice shoes for [D] their feet
[G] We lined them, [Am] we dined them, [Bm] they ate the [Em] bar meat [C] And they slept [D] in the house of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came from [Am] Fort William [Bm] with murder in [C] mind [Am] The Campbells [D] have orders, [G] King William has [D] signed
[G] But all to the [Am] sore [Bm] these words [Em] underlines [C] And we've done [D] the life called [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow that [C] sweeps
[G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came in the [Am] night [Bm] when the men were [C] asleep [Am] This [D] band of Argyles through [G] snow soft [D] and deep
[G] Like [Am] murdering foxes [Bm] among [Em] helpless sheep [C]
They [D] slaughtered the life of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G]
Glencoe And covers the [D] grave O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe that [C] raped
[G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
Some died in [Am] their beds [Bm] at the hand of the [C] foe Some [Am] ran through [D] the night, [G] were lost in [D] the snow
[G] Some lived to [F#] accuse him, [Bm] a struck to [Em] death blow [C] But gone was [D] the house of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe that [C]
raped [G] Glencoe And [C] murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G]
MacDonald
[N]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [G]
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came in [Am] a blizzard, [Bm] we offered them [C]
heaps [Am] A roof for their [D] heads, [G] rice shoes for [D] their feet
[G] We lined them, [Am] we dined them, [Bm] they ate the [Em] bar meat [C] And they slept [D] in the house of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came from [Am] Fort William [Bm] with murder in [C] mind [Am] The Campbells [D] have orders, [G] King William has [D] signed
[G] But all to the [Am] sore [Bm] these words [Em] underlines [C] And we've done [D] the life called [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow that [C] sweeps
[G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
They came in the [Am] night [Bm] when the men were [C] asleep [Am] This [D] band of Argyles through [G] snow soft [D] and deep
[G] Like [Am] murdering foxes [Bm] among [Em] helpless sheep [C]
They [D] slaughtered the life of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G]
Glencoe And covers the [D] grave O'Donnell
[G] And cruel as the foe that [C] raped
[G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
Some died in [Am] their beds [Bm] at the hand of the [C] foe Some [Am] ran through [D] the night, [G] were lost in [D] the snow
[G] Some lived to [F#] accuse him, [Bm] a struck to [Em] death blow [C] But gone was [D] the house of [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe that [C]
raped [G] Glencoe And [C] murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G]
MacDonald
[N]
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_ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _ Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell _
_ _ [G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
_ _ They _ came in [Am] a blizzard, [Bm] we offered them [C]
heaps [Am] A roof for their [D] heads, [G] rice shoes for [D] their feet
[G] We lined them, [Am] we dined them, [Bm] they ate the [Em] bar meat [C] And they slept [D] in the house of [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _
_ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps _ [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] _ O'Donnell _ _
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _
_ _ They came from [Am] Fort William [Bm] with murder in [C] mind [Am] The Campbells [D] have orders, [G] King William has [D] signed
[G] But all to the [Am] sore _ [Bm] these words _ [Em] underlines [C] And we've done [D] the life called [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _
Cruel as the snow that [C] sweeps _
[G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell _ _ _ _
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _ _ _
They came in the [Am] night _ [Bm] when the men were [C] asleep [Am] This [D] band of _ Argyles through [G] snow soft [D] and deep
[G] Like _ [Am] murdering foxes [Bm] among [Em] helpless sheep [C]
They _ [D] slaughtered the life of [G] MacDonald
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _
Glencoe And covers the _ [D] grave O'Donnell
_ _ _ [G] And cruel as the foe that [C] raped _
[G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house _ [G] MacDonald _ _ _
Some died in [Am] their beds [Bm] at the hand of the [C] foe Some [Am] ran through [D] the night, [G] were lost in [D] the snow
[G] Some lived to [F#] accuse him, [Bm] a struck to [Em] death blow _ _ [C] But gone was [D] the house of [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the _ grave [D] O'Donnell
_ _ And [G] cruel as the foe that [C] _
raped [G] Glencoe And [C] murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _ _ _
_ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _ Glencoe And covers the grave _ [D] _ O'Donnell
_ _ And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G]
MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _ Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell _
_ _ [G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald
_ _ They _ came in [Am] a blizzard, [Bm] we offered them [C]
heaps [Am] A roof for their [D] heads, [G] rice shoes for [D] their feet
[G] We lined them, [Am] we dined them, [Bm] they ate the [Em] bar meat [C] And they slept [D] in the house of [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _
_ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps _ [G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] _ O'Donnell _ _
And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _
_ _ They came from [Am] Fort William [Bm] with murder in [C] mind [Am] The Campbells [D] have orders, [G] King William has [D] signed
[G] But all to the [Am] sore _ [Bm] these words _ [Em] underlines [C] And we've done [D] the life called [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _
Cruel as the snow that [C] sweeps _
[G] Glencoe And covers the grave [D] O'Donnell _ _ _ _
[G] And cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _ _ _
They came in the [Am] night _ [Bm] when the men were [C] asleep [Am] This [D] band of _ Argyles through [G] snow soft [D] and deep
[G] Like _ [Am] murdering foxes [Bm] among [Em] helpless sheep [C]
They _ [D] slaughtered the life of [G] MacDonald
_ _ _ _ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _
Glencoe And covers the _ [D] grave O'Donnell
_ _ _ [G] And cruel as the foe that [C] raped _
[G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house _ [G] MacDonald _ _ _
Some died in [Am] their beds [Bm] at the hand of the [C] foe Some [Am] ran through [D] the night, [G] were lost in [D] the snow
[G] Some lived to [F#] accuse him, [Bm] a struck to [Em] death blow _ _ [C] But gone was [D] the house of [G] MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _
Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] Glencoe And covers the _ grave [D] O'Donnell
_ _ And [G] cruel as the foe that [C] _
raped [G] Glencoe And [C] murdered [D] the house [G] MacDonald _ _ _
_ _ _ Cruel as the snow [C] that sweeps [G] _ Glencoe And covers the grave _ [D] _ O'Donnell
_ _ And [G] cruel as the foe [C] that raped [G] _ Glencoe [C] And murdered [D] the house [G]
MacDonald _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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