Chords for Halloween ~ Sheena Wellington and Karine Polwart
Tempo:
156.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
The tatty [A] loftins nearly [Em] through, [A] their blue and war the barley [Em] grew,
[A] and if [D] the [A] dark-grinned elk is stuck, [D] you'll hear the [Bm] horsemen's tanning [E] crack,
[D]
Lachlan, but a [E] [Em] mind on [A]
you, a mind who often we [E] hae seen,
[A] ten thousand stars [D] keek down [E] a twain, the [D] naked [A] branches and below,
[D] bathed femme and bossy hae their [E] show, [A] a love we [E] left so [A] Halloween.
There's bairns we geysers [D] at their [E] tail, [A] clowin' the door [D] where run [E] so kale,
[A] and we'll [D] you'll hear the scrapes and [A] scurls, [D] o' lassies we their druggard [E] curls,
[D] bobin' furry balls [E] in the [A] pail.
The bothy fire is lampin' [E]
hit, [A] a new heat [D] horsemen's kest [Em] has set,
[A]
wrecked all the long war by the breeze, the [D] old hen stood that [Bm] kept [E] yer quiz,
[D] a canith hole to [E]
see it [A] yet.
[D] [Em]
[A] [D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[Em] [A]
But gen the old [D] folks' tails [E] are reft, [A] and geysers come hae [D] mon [E] hollow's neft,
o' friend, [D] o' friends, what would I [A]
gie, [D] to fill yer axe yer hand [E] tae me,
[D] a twain the dark and [E]
[A] collared.
A war in France [D] across [E] the waves, the [A] we left barn [D] on [Em] Elka grave,
[A] and you [D] and me there [A] low hissing, [D] you'll maybe get [F#m] yer [E] Halloween,
[D] you'llnt worry yer [E] lying with [A] a lathe.
There's drink and doff and [D] song and [Em]
dance, [A] and ploys and kisses [D]
get [G] their chance,
[A] but walk [D] among the bliss I [A] see, is war [D] yer old Cassidy a [E]-stay thee,
[D] and the life's o' [G] Halloween
[B] in [A] France.
[N]
The tatty [A] loftins nearly [Em] through, [A] their blue and war the barley [Em] grew,
[A] and if [D] the [A] dark-grinned elk is stuck, [D] you'll hear the [Bm] horsemen's tanning [E] crack,
[D]
Lachlan, but a [E] [Em] mind on [A]
you, a mind who often we [E] hae seen,
[A] ten thousand stars [D] keek down [E] a twain, the [D] naked [A] branches and below,
[D] bathed femme and bossy hae their [E] show, [A] a love we [E] left so [A] Halloween.
There's bairns we geysers [D] at their [E] tail, [A] clowin' the door [D] where run [E] so kale,
[A] and we'll [D] you'll hear the scrapes and [A] scurls, [D] o' lassies we their druggard [E] curls,
[D] bobin' furry balls [E] in the [A] pail.
The bothy fire is lampin' [E]
hit, [A] a new heat [D] horsemen's kest [Em] has set,
[A]
wrecked all the long war by the breeze, the [D] old hen stood that [Bm] kept [E] yer quiz,
[D] a canith hole to [E]
see it [A] yet.
[D] [Em]
[A] [D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[Em] [A]
But gen the old [D] folks' tails [E] are reft, [A] and geysers come hae [D] mon [E] hollow's neft,
o' friend, [D] o' friends, what would I [A]
gie, [D] to fill yer axe yer hand [E] tae me,
[D] a twain the dark and [E]
[A] collared.
A war in France [D] across [E] the waves, the [A] we left barn [D] on [Em] Elka grave,
[A] and you [D] and me there [A] low hissing, [D] you'll maybe get [F#m] yer [E] Halloween,
[D] you'llnt worry yer [E] lying with [A] a lathe.
There's drink and doff and [D] song and [Em]
dance, [A] and ploys and kisses [D]
get [G] their chance,
[A] but walk [D] among the bliss I [A] see, is war [D] yer old Cassidy a [E]-stay thee,
[D] and the life's o' [G] Halloween
[B] in [A] France.
[N]
Key:
D
A
E
Em
Bm
D
A
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The _ tatty [A] loftins nearly [Em] through, _ _ [A] their blue and war the barley _ [Em] grew,
_ _ [A] and if [D] the [A] dark-grinned elk is stuck, _ [D] you'll hear the _ [Bm] horsemen's tanning [E] crack,
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Lachlan, but a [E] _ [Em] mind on [A] _
_ you, _ _ a mind who often we [E] hae seen, _
_ [A] ten thousand _ stars [D] keek down [E] a _ twain, the [D] naked [A] branches _ and below,
_ _ [D] bathed femme and bossy hae their [E] _ _ show, _ [A] a love we [E] left so _ _ [A] _ Halloween. _ _ _
_ _ There's bairns we geysers [D] at their [E] tail, _ _ [A] clowin' the door [D] where run [E] so kale,
_ [A] and we'll [D] you'll hear the scrapes and [A] _ scurls, [D] o' lassies we their druggard [E] curls, _ _ _
[D] bobin' furry balls [E] in the [A] _ _ pail.
_ _ The bothy fire is lampin' [E]
hit, [A] a new heat [D] horsemen's kest [Em] has set,
_ _ [A]
wrecked all the long war by the _ breeze, the [D] old hen stood that [Bm] kept [E] yer _ quiz, _
[D] a canith hole to [E]
see it [A] _ yet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ But gen the old [D] folks' tails [E] are reft, _ [A] and geysers come hae [D] mon _ [E] hollow's _ neft,
o' friend, [D] o' friends, what would I [A] _ _ _
gie, [D] to fill yer axe yer hand [E] tae me,
_ _ [D] a twain the dark and [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ collared.
_ A war in France [D] across [E] the waves, the [A] we left barn [D] on [Em] Elka grave,
_ [A] and you [D] and me there [A] low _ hissing, _ [D] you'll maybe get [F#m] yer _ [E] Halloween,
_ _ _ _ [D] you'llnt worry yer [E] lying with _ [A] a _ _ _ lathe.
There's drink and doff and [D] song and [Em]
dance, [A] and ploys and kisses [D] _
get [G] their _ chance,
[A] but walk [D] among the bliss I [A] _ see, _ is war [D] yer old Cassidy a [E]-stay _ thee,
_ [D] and the life's o' _ _ [G] Halloween _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] in [A] France. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ The _ tatty [A] loftins nearly [Em] through, _ _ [A] their blue and war the barley _ [Em] grew,
_ _ [A] and if [D] the [A] dark-grinned elk is stuck, _ [D] you'll hear the _ [Bm] horsemen's tanning [E] crack,
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Lachlan, but a [E] _ [Em] mind on [A] _
_ you, _ _ a mind who often we [E] hae seen, _
_ [A] ten thousand _ stars [D] keek down [E] a _ twain, the [D] naked [A] branches _ and below,
_ _ [D] bathed femme and bossy hae their [E] _ _ show, _ [A] a love we [E] left so _ _ [A] _ Halloween. _ _ _
_ _ There's bairns we geysers [D] at their [E] tail, _ _ [A] clowin' the door [D] where run [E] so kale,
_ [A] and we'll [D] you'll hear the scrapes and [A] _ scurls, [D] o' lassies we their druggard [E] curls, _ _ _
[D] bobin' furry balls [E] in the [A] _ _ pail.
_ _ The bothy fire is lampin' [E]
hit, [A] a new heat [D] horsemen's kest [Em] has set,
_ _ [A]
wrecked all the long war by the _ breeze, the [D] old hen stood that [Bm] kept [E] yer _ quiz, _
[D] a canith hole to [E]
see it [A] _ yet. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ But gen the old [D] folks' tails [E] are reft, _ [A] and geysers come hae [D] mon _ [E] hollow's _ neft,
o' friend, [D] o' friends, what would I [A] _ _ _
gie, [D] to fill yer axe yer hand [E] tae me,
_ _ [D] a twain the dark and [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ collared.
_ A war in France [D] across [E] the waves, the [A] we left barn [D] on [Em] Elka grave,
_ [A] and you [D] and me there [A] low _ hissing, _ [D] you'll maybe get [F#m] yer _ [E] Halloween,
_ _ _ _ [D] you'llnt worry yer [E] lying with _ [A] a _ _ _ lathe.
There's drink and doff and [D] song and [Em]
dance, [A] and ploys and kisses [D] _
get [G] their _ chance,
[A] but walk [D] among the bliss I [A] _ see, _ is war [D] yer old Cassidy a [E]-stay _ thee,
_ [D] and the life's o' _ _ [G] Halloween _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] in [A] France. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _