Alasdair Roberts - The cruel mother
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Capo: 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
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[Verse]
CShe had leaned her back up against the thorn
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
Then she Chad the bonny babe Dmborn
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
CShe laid him beneath some marble stone
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
Thinking to Cgo a maiden Dmhome
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
CAnd she was going to the church
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
She saw that Cpretty babe playing a' Dmball
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
COh, bonny babe, if you were mine
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
I’d dress you Cup in the silk so Dmfine
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
COh, mother mine, when I was thine
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
I didn’t see Cany of your silk so Dmfine
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
COh, bonny babe, pray tell to me
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
The sort of Cdeath I shall have to Dmdie
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
CSeven years of fish, fish in the flood
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
Seven years of Cbird in the Dmwood
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
CSeven years of tongue to the warning bell
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
Seven years in the Cflames of Dmhell
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
CWelcome, welcome fish in the flood
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
Welcome, welCcome bird in the Dmwood
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call
[Verse]
CAnd welcome tongue to the warning bell
The Dmsun shines down on CCarlisle DmWall
But god keep Cme from the flames of Dmhell
And the Clion shall be Dmlord of Call