Chords for My Heart's in the Highlands

Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Am

C

G

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My Heart's in the Highlands chords
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[D] [Em] [D]
[C] [Bm] [Am]
[Em] My [C]
[G] heart's in the [D] highlands, my heart is [G] not here,
[Em] My heart's in the [Am] highlands, a-chasing the [Em] deer,
A [Am]-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's [Bm] in the highlands [Am] wherever [Em] I go.
[E] [Em]
[C] Farewell to the mountains [Bm] high covered with snow,
[Am] Farewell to [Em] the straths [Am] and green valleys [Em] below,
[G#] Farewell [F#] to the forests and wild hanging wolves,
[C] Farewell to the [G] torrents [Am] and loud [Em] pouring floods,
[C] My [G] heart's in the highlands, [D] my [G] heart is not here,
[Em] My heart's in the highlands, [Am] a [Em]-chasing the deer,
[Am] A-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's in [Bm] the highlands [Am] wherever [Em] I go.
[E]
[Em] Farewell to the highlands, farewell [Bm] to the north,
[Am] The [Em] birthplace of valor, [Am] the country [Em] of worth,
[Am] Wherever [F#] I wander, wherever I rove,
[C] The hills of the [G] highlands [Am] forever I [Em] love,
My [C] heart's in [A] the highlands, my [G] heart is not here,
[Em] My heart's in the highlands, [Am] a-chasing [Em] the deer,
[Am] A-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's [B] in the highlands wherever [Em] I go.
[D] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [Am]
[Em]
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Kenneth Mckellar - My Hearts In The Highlands chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, Bm, D, G, Em, D, Em, D, Am and Em of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 76 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 153 BPM. With the song's key of E Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ My [C]
[G] heart's in the [D] highlands, my heart is [G] not here,
[Em] My heart's in the [Am] highlands, a-chasing the [Em] deer,
A [Am]-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's [Bm] in the highlands [Am] wherever [Em] I go.
_ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] Farewell to the mountains [Bm] high covered with snow,
_ [Am] Farewell to [Em] the straths [Am] and green valleys [Em] below,
[G#] Farewell [F#] to the forests and wild hanging wolves,
[C] Farewell to the [G] torrents [Am] and loud [Em] pouring floods,
[C] My [G] heart's in the highlands, [D] my [G] heart is not here,
[Em] My heart's in the highlands, [Am] a [Em]-chasing the deer,
[Am] A-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's in [Bm] the highlands [Am] wherever [Em] I go.
_ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ Farewell to the highlands, farewell [Bm] to the north,
[Am] The [Em] birthplace of valor, [Am] the country [Em] of worth,
[Am] Wherever [F#] I wander, wherever I rove,
[C] The hills of the [G] highlands [Am] forever I [Em] love,
My [C] heart's in [A] the highlands, my [G] heart is not here,
[Em] My heart's in the highlands, [Am] a-chasing [Em] the deer,
[Am] A-chasing the wild deer and following [C] the roe,
My heart's [B] in the highlands wherever [Em] I go.
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
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This song is part of The Songs of Robert Burns album.

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