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MacPherson's Lament

artist:The Corries

, writer:Traditional



   Chords:
 {t: MacPherson's Lament }  
{key: D}  
{artist:The Corries}  
The Corries : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_euUOCcLuw&feature=youtu.be (But in E)  
{c: } 
[G] Farewell ye dungeons, [D] dark & strong    
This [G] wretch’s desti[C]nie    
[G] MacPherson's time will [F] not be long    
[G] On yonder [C] gallows [G] tree [D]    
{c: } 
[G] Sae rantin’ly, sae [D] wantonly    
Sae [G]dauntedly ga'ed [C] he    
He [G] played a spring and [F] danced it 'round    
Be[G]low the [C] gallows [G] tree [D]    
{c: } 
[G] 'Twas by a woman's [D] treacherous hand    
That I [G] was condemned to [C] dee.    
[G] Below a ledge at a [F] window she stood    
[G] And a blanket she [C] threw o'er [G] me. [D]   
{c: } 
[G] Sae rantin’ly, sae [D] wantonly    
Sae [G]dauntedly ga'ed [C] he    
He [G] played a spring and [F] danced it 'round    
Be[G]low the [C] gallows [G] tree [D]    
{c: } 
There's [G] some come here tae [D] see me hanged    
And [G] some to buy my [C] fiddle.    
[G] But before I do [F] part wi' her    
[G] I'll brak her [C] thro' the [G] middle. [D]    
{c: } 
[G] Sae rantin’ly, sae [D] wantonly    
Sae [G]dauntedly ga'ed [C] he    
He [G] played a spring and [F] danced it 'round    
Be[G]low the [C] gallows [G] tree [D]    
{c: } 
He [G] took the fiddle in [D] both of his hands    
And he [G] broke it o'er a [C] stone.    
[G] Says,"There's nae ither hand shall [F] play on thee    
[G] When I am [C] dead and [G] gone." [D]    
{c: } 
[G] Sae rantin’ly, sae [D] wantonly    
Sae [G]dauntedly ga'ed [C] he    
He [G] played a spring and [F] danced it 'round    
Be[G]low the [C] gallows [G] tree [D]    
{c: } 
[G] Now farewell light thou [D] sunshine bright    
And [G] all beneath the [C] sky!    
[G] May coward shame dis[F]dain his name,    
[G] The wretch that [C] dares not [G] die! [D]    
{c: } 
[G] The reprieve was comin' o'er the [D] brig o' Banf    
Tae [G] let MacPherson [G] free,    
[G] But they pit the clock a [F] quarter before    
[G] And hanged him [C] tae the [G] tree. [D]				




Note: Standard GCEA Usual Ukulele Tuning.

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