Chords for The Oath (The Horse Tamer's Daughter)
Tempo:
131.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Am
Fm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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As I was out a-riding one evening last July, I heard a maiden singing, [G] and bitter she did [F#] cry.
I [G] quietly [E] dismounted to get a closer view, and see if there was aught a man of honor could pursue.
She stood all in the clearing, and [F] no one else was there.
Her eyes with salt tears shone within the shadows [Bm] of her hair.
Her [G] dance was wrought in [G] anger, and her voice was [Am] tied with pain, as [G] she sang her song of [Fm] undying love [G] for some far [B]-wandering [G]
man.
Oh, you deny the magic, and you [F]
deny the love, but I swear an oath by all that's bright in the darkening sky [F#] above,
that we have shared a magic, and the love flows strong [Am] and true.
You can [G] stop your ears to [Fm] my heart's song, [G] and still it sings for you.
So you want to be my friend, and use a [F] friendly voice to [G] me.
Oh, I swear an oath by all that lives on land and air and [D] sea,
that I [G] do not leave the friendship when my heart's led by [Am] romance.
You can [G] close your eyes on the [F] swirl and sway, but you cannot stop the dance.
So you say you fear to hurt me, or to [A] cause me some [G] new pain.
I swear an oath [G] by mist and fog, by sleet and snow [D] and rain,
that the finest [G] treasure's worthless if its beauty is not [Am] seen.
And you [G] pierced my heart like [Fm] cold hard steel by [B] denying what had been.
[A] Well, I pity all your ladies [F] for your memory's so short, and your eyes bespeak romance [G] when you're only [Bm] wanting sport.
Oh, I swear an oath by all I hold in this world to [Am] be true, that as [G] deep a grief [Fm] as I feel now, [G] tis a greater loss for you.
She swore that final oath, and then she [F] danced it to the ground.
The birds and beasts, the mist and rain, all heard that final [D] sound.
And I'm the only witness, as can tell the tale to [F] you, of the sorrow learned by those who find that love can be half [F#] true.
I [G] quietly [E] dismounted to get a closer view, and see if there was aught a man of honor could pursue.
She stood all in the clearing, and [F] no one else was there.
Her eyes with salt tears shone within the shadows [Bm] of her hair.
Her [G] dance was wrought in [G] anger, and her voice was [Am] tied with pain, as [G] she sang her song of [Fm] undying love [G] for some far [B]-wandering [G]
man.
Oh, you deny the magic, and you [F]
deny the love, but I swear an oath by all that's bright in the darkening sky [F#] above,
that we have shared a magic, and the love flows strong [Am] and true.
You can [G] stop your ears to [Fm] my heart's song, [G] and still it sings for you.
So you want to be my friend, and use a [F] friendly voice to [G] me.
Oh, I swear an oath by all that lives on land and air and [D] sea,
that I [G] do not leave the friendship when my heart's led by [Am] romance.
You can [G] close your eyes on the [F] swirl and sway, but you cannot stop the dance.
So you say you fear to hurt me, or to [A] cause me some [G] new pain.
I swear an oath [G] by mist and fog, by sleet and snow [D] and rain,
that the finest [G] treasure's worthless if its beauty is not [Am] seen.
And you [G] pierced my heart like [Fm] cold hard steel by [B] denying what had been.
[A] Well, I pity all your ladies [F] for your memory's so short, and your eyes bespeak romance [G] when you're only [Bm] wanting sport.
Oh, I swear an oath by all I hold in this world to [Am] be true, that as [G] deep a grief [Fm] as I feel now, [G] tis a greater loss for you.
She swore that final oath, and then she [F] danced it to the ground.
The birds and beasts, the mist and rain, all heard that final [D] sound.
And I'm the only witness, as can tell the tale to [F] you, of the sorrow learned by those who find that love can be half [F#] true.
Key:
G
F
Am
Fm
F#
G
F
Am
_ As I was out a-riding one evening last July, _ _ I heard a maiden _ singing, _ _ [G] and bitter she did [F#] cry. _
I [G] quietly _ _ [E] dismounted to get a closer _ view, _ and see if there was aught a man of honor could pursue. _ _
She stood all in the clearing, and [F] no one else was there.
Her eyes with salt tears shone within the shadows [Bm] of her hair.
Her [G] dance was wrought in [G] anger, and her voice was [Am] tied with pain, as [G] she sang her song of [Fm] undying love [G] for some far [B]-wandering [G] _
man.
_ _ _ Oh, you deny the magic, _ and you [F]
deny the love, _ but I swear an oath by all that's bright in the darkening sky [F#] above, _ _
that we have shared a magic, and the love flows strong [Am] and true. _
_ You can [G] stop your ears to [Fm] my heart's song, [G] and still it sings for you.
_ _ So you want to be my friend, and use a [F] friendly voice to [G] me.
Oh, I swear an oath by all that lives on land and air and [D] sea,
_ that I [G] do not leave the friendship when my heart's led by [Am] romance.
_ _ You can [G] close your eyes on the [F] swirl and sway, but you cannot stop the dance.
_ _ So you say you fear to hurt me, or to [A] cause me some [G] new pain.
_ I swear an oath [G] by mist and fog, by sleet and snow [D] and rain,
that the finest _ [G] treasure's worthless if its beauty is not [Am] _ seen.
And you [G] pierced my heart like [Fm] cold hard steel by [B] denying what had been.
_ [A] Well, I pity all your ladies [F] for your _ memory's so short, and your eyes bespeak romance [G] when you're only [Bm] wanting sport.
_ Oh, I swear an oath by all I hold in this world to [Am] be true, _ _ that as [G] deep a grief [Fm] as I feel now, [G] tis a greater loss for you.
She _ _ _ _ swore that final oath, and then she [F] danced it to the ground.
The birds and beasts, the mist and rain, all heard that final [D] sound.
_ And I'm the only witness, as can tell the tale to [F] you, _ of the sorrow learned by those who find _ that love can be half [F#] true. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [G] quietly _ _ [E] dismounted to get a closer _ view, _ and see if there was aught a man of honor could pursue. _ _
She stood all in the clearing, and [F] no one else was there.
Her eyes with salt tears shone within the shadows [Bm] of her hair.
Her [G] dance was wrought in [G] anger, and her voice was [Am] tied with pain, as [G] she sang her song of [Fm] undying love [G] for some far [B]-wandering [G] _
man.
_ _ _ Oh, you deny the magic, _ and you [F]
deny the love, _ but I swear an oath by all that's bright in the darkening sky [F#] above, _ _
that we have shared a magic, and the love flows strong [Am] and true. _
_ You can [G] stop your ears to [Fm] my heart's song, [G] and still it sings for you.
_ _ So you want to be my friend, and use a [F] friendly voice to [G] me.
Oh, I swear an oath by all that lives on land and air and [D] sea,
_ that I [G] do not leave the friendship when my heart's led by [Am] romance.
_ _ You can [G] close your eyes on the [F] swirl and sway, but you cannot stop the dance.
_ _ So you say you fear to hurt me, or to [A] cause me some [G] new pain.
_ I swear an oath [G] by mist and fog, by sleet and snow [D] and rain,
that the finest _ [G] treasure's worthless if its beauty is not [Am] _ seen.
And you [G] pierced my heart like [Fm] cold hard steel by [B] denying what had been.
_ [A] Well, I pity all your ladies [F] for your _ memory's so short, and your eyes bespeak romance [G] when you're only [Bm] wanting sport.
_ Oh, I swear an oath by all I hold in this world to [Am] be true, _ _ that as [G] deep a grief [Fm] as I feel now, [G] tis a greater loss for you.
She _ _ _ _ swore that final oath, and then she [F] danced it to the ground.
The birds and beasts, the mist and rain, all heard that final [D] sound.
_ And I'm the only witness, as can tell the tale to [F] you, _ of the sorrow learned by those who find _ that love can be half [F#] true. _ _ _ _ _ _ _