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Loreena McKennitt Parallel Dreams Album - 1989 Track List 1. Samain Night 2. Moon Cradle 3. Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance 4. Annachie Gordon 5. Standing Stones 6. Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) 7. Breaking The Silence 8. Ancient Pines =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 1 - Samain Night Capo 2 [Intro] Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G [Verse]
When the DmmoonC___ F on a Gcloudless Dmnight C F G DmShone abCoveF___ the Gtreetops' Dmheight C F G You Dmsang me Cof some Fdistant Gpast That Dmmade my Cheart beat Fstrong and Gfast Dm Now I CknowF I'm Ghome at Dmlast C F G Dm C F G
[Verse]
You Dmoffered meC__ F an Geagle's Dmwing C F G That Dmto the suCn__,F I might Gsoar and Dmsing C F G And Dmif I Cheard the Fowl's Gcry InDmto the Cforest FI would Gfly And Dmin its CdarknessF Gfind you Dmby
[Instrumental] Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G [Verse]
So our Dmlove'sC F not a Gsimple Dmthing C F G DmNor our trCuthsF unGwaverDming C F G DmLike the Cmoon's pull Fon the Gtide Our Dmfingers Ctouch, our Fhearts colGlide I'll Dmbe a Cmoon's-brFeatGh from youDmr sidCe F G I'll Dmbe a Cmoon's-brFeatGh from youDmr sidCe F G I'll Dmbe a Cmoon's-brFeatGh from youDmr side
[Outro] Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm C F G Dm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 2 - Moon Cradle [Intro] C D C D [Verse]
When the moon cradle's rocking and Crocking Where a cloud and a cloud go Dby Silently rocking and Crocking The moon cradle's out in the Dsky
[Verse]
Then comes the lad with the Chazel And the folding star's in the Drack "Night's a good herd," to the Ccattle he sings "She brings all things Dback"
[Verse]
But the bondwoman down by the Cboorie Sings with a heart grown Dwild How a hundred rivers are Cflowing Between herself and her Dchild
[Verse]
"The geese, even they trudge Chomeward That have their wings and the Dwaste Let your thoughts be on Night the CHerder And be quiet for a Dspace"
[Verse]
When the moon cradle's rocking and Crocking Where a cloud and a cloud go Dby Silently rocking and Crocking The moon cradle's out in the Dsky
[Verse]
The snipe, they are crying, Ccrying Liadine, liadine, liaDdine Where no track's on the bog, they are Cflying A lonely dream will be Dmine Where no track's on the bog, they are Cflying A lonely dream will be Dmine
[Outro] C D C D C D =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 3 - Huron 'Beltane' Fire Dance (Instrumental - no lyrics) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 4 - Annachie Gordon Capo 2 [Intro] G C G C D G G C G C D G [Verse]
GHarking is bonny and Cthere lives my Glove My Clove lies on him and Gcannot reCmove It Gcannot reDmove for Emall that CI have Gdone And I Cnever will forGget my love, AnnaCchie
[Verse]
For GAnnachie DGordon, he's Embonny Cand he's Gbright He'd enCtice any Gwoman that e'er, e'er he Csaw He'd enGtice any Dwoman and Emso he Chas done Gme And I Cnever will forGget my love, AnnaCchie
[Verse]
GDown came her father, he's Cstanding at the Gdoor Saying, "CJeannie, you are Gtrying the tricks of a Cwhore You care Gnothing for a Dman who cares so Emvery Cmuch for Gthee You must Cmarry Lord GSultan and leave AnnaCchie"
[Verse]
For GAnnachie DGordon, he's Embarely Cbut a Gman AlCthough he may be Gpretty, but where are his Clands? For the GSultan's lands are Dbroad and his Emtowers, Cthey run Ghigh You must Cmarry Lord GSultan and leave AnnaCchie"
[Verse]
"With GAnnachie Gordon, I Cbeg for my Gbread BeCfore I marry GSultan, his gold to my Chead With Ggold to my Dhead and Emstraight down Cto my Gknee And I'll Cdie if I Gdon't get my love, AnnaCchie D
[Verse]
And Gyou who are my Dparents, to Emchurch you Cmay me Gbring But unCto Lord GSultan, I'll never bear a Cson To a Gson or a Ddaughter, I'll Emnever Cbow my Gknee And I'll Cdie if I Gdon't get my love, AnnaCchie" D
[Verse]
GJeannie was married and from Cchurch was brought Ghome When Cshe and her Gmaidens, so merry should have Cbeen When Gshe and her Dmaidens, so Emmerry Cshould have Gbeen She Cgoes into her Gchamber and cries all aClone D
[Verse]
"GCome to my bed, my Jeannie, my Choney and my Gsweet To Cstile you my Gmistress, it would be so Csweet" "Be it Gmistress or DJeannie, it's Emall the Csame to Gme But Cin your bed, Lord GSultan, I never will Clie"
[Verse]
Then Gdown came her Dfather, he's Emspoken Cwith reGnown Saying, "CYou who are her Gmaidens, go loosen up her Cgowns" And she Gfell down to the Dfloor and Emstraight down Cto her Gknee Saying, "CFather, look I'm Gdying for my love, AnnaCchie"
[Instrumental] G C G C D G G C G C D G [Verse]
The Gday that she was married, was the Cday that Jeannie Gdied And the Cday that young GAnnachie came home on the Ctide And Gdown came her Dmaidens, all Emwringing Cof their Ghands Saying, "COh it's been so Glong, you've been so long on the Csands So Glong on the Dsands, so Emlong uCpon the Gfloods They have Cmarried your GJeannie and now she lies Cdead"
[Verse]
"GYou who are her maidens, come Ctake me by the Ghand And Clead me to the Gchamber where my love, she lies Cin" And he Gkissed her cold Dlips 'til his Emheart, it Cturned to Gstone And he Cdied in the Gchamber that his love, she lies Cin
[Outro] G C G C D G G C G C D G =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 5 - Standing Stones Capo 4 [Intro] Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D Em D Em C Em D Em C [Verse]
In Emone of these Dlonely COrkney GIsles, there Amdwelled a G/Bmaiden Cfair Her Emcheeks were Dred, her Ceyes were Gblue, she had Amyellow, G/Bcurling Chair Which Emcaught the Deye and Gthen the Dheart, of Emone who could Cnever be A Emlover Dof so Ctrue a Gmaid or Amfair a G/Bform as Cshe
[Verse]
AEmcross the Dlake in CSandGwick dwelled a Amyouth she G/Bheld most Ctrue And Emever Dsince her CinfanGcy he had Amwatched these G/Beyes so Cblue The Emland runs Dout inGto the Dsea, it's a Emnarrow Cneck of land Where Emweird and Dgrim the CStanding GStones, in a Amcircle G/Bwhere they Cstand
[Instrumental] Em D Em C Em D Em C [Verse]
One Embonny Dmoonlight CChristmas GEve, they Ammet at G/Bthat sad Cplace With her Emheart in Dglee, the Cbeams of Glove were Amshining G/Bon her Cface When her Emlover Dcame and he Ggrasped her Dhand, what Emloving Cwords they said They Emtalked of Dfuture's Chappy Gdays as Amthrough the G/Bstones they Cstrayed
[Verse]
They Emwalked toDward the Clovers' Gstone and Amthrough it G/Bpassed their Chands They Emplighted Dthere a Cconstant Gtroth, sealed Amby love's G/Bsteadfast Cbands He Emkissed his Dmaid and Gthen he Dwatched her, Emthat lonely Cbridge go o'er For Emlittle, Dlittle Cdid he Gthink, he wouldn't Amsee his G/Bdarling Cmore
[Chorus]
EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Gazing Cout to Dsea EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Bring my Clove to Dme
[Instrumental] Em D Em C Em D Em C [Verse]
He Emturned his Dface toCward his Ghome, that Amhome he did G/Bnever Csee And Emyou shall Dhave the CstoryG as Amit was G/Btold to Cme When a Emform uDpon him Gsprang, Dwith a Emdagger Cgleaming bright It Empierced his Dheart and his Cdying Gscreams disAmturbed the G/Bsilent Cnight
[Instrumental] Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D Em D Em C [Verse]
The Emmaid had Dnearly Creached her Ghome when she was Amstartled G/Bby a Ccry She Emturned to Dlook aCround herG and her Amlove was G/Bstanding Cby His Emhand was Dpointing Gto the Dstars, his Emeyes gazed Cat the light And Emwith a Dsmiling CcounteGnance he Amvanished G/Bfrom her Csight
[Verse]
She Emquickly Dturned and Chome she Gran, not a Amword of G/Bthis was Csaid For Emwell she Dknew at Cseeing his Gform that her Amfaithful G/Blove was Cdead And Emfrom that Dday she Gpined aDway, not a Emsmile seen Con her face With Emoutstretched Darms she Cwent to Gmeet him, Amin a G/Bbrighter Cplace
[Chorus]
EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Gazing Cout to Dsea EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Bring my Clove to Dme
[Chorus]
EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Gazing Cout to Dsea EmStanding CStones of the DOrkney EmIsles Bring my Clove to Dme
[Outro] Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 6 - Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) [Intro] Em D G Em D Em [Verse] (Spoken by a street urchin)
Joyful mysteryAm, the birth of our Lord. This night our Lady and St. EmJoseph was going up to get Bmregistered and, Amand they were going down the road and they met this man and, Emand he said, "CHave you any Droom?" And he said, "No, but there's an Gold stable over thereD/F# that I Gowned, if yous want Cto go into it." And they went Dover and Emthe lord came down from the Amheaven at twelve o'Bmclock and loads of Cbeautiful angels was Dwith them, and when they were walkin'...
[Verse]
I Emwalk the D/F#streets of DGublin Dtown It's Emeighteen Cforty-Dtwo It's Emsnowing D/F#on this ChrGistmas DEve Think I'll Embeg another Cbob or Emtwo I'll Amhuddle in this doorway here 'Til Emsomeone comes aBmlong AmIf the lamp lighter comes real soon EmMaybe I'll go Chome with Dhim GMaybe I can find a D/F#place I can Gcall my Chome D EmMaybe I can find a Amhome I can Bmcall my Cown
[Verse] (Spoken by a street urchin)
These three Dwise kings, Cand, and they were Dall in different countries.C And they always used to Dlook up at the Csky and they looked up this Dnight and saw this Cbeautiful star up in the Dsky. And when they were Cgoing they all meeted togeDther and whe.., you have.., they Chad to pass King Herod's place,D not that we much careC for him. And they went Din and, and he said,C "And where yous goin'D with yer best stitches on ye?"
[Verse]
The Emhorses on the D/F#cobbled Gstones go Dby Think I'll Emget one, Cone fine Dday And Emride inD/F#to the coGuntryDside And Emvery Cfar aEmway But Amnow as the daylight disappears I Embest find a place to Bmsleep AmThink I'll slip into the bell-tower In the Emchurch just Cdown the Dstreet GMaybe I can find a D/F#place I can Gcall my Chome D EmMaybe I can find a Amhome I can Bmcall my Cown
[Verse] (Spoken by a street urchin)
And they said,D "Did you not hear the Cnews?" and say he says, "What news?"D He says, "This day the saviour is Cborn." And he says Dto them, "When you find him, come Cback and tell me 'cause I Dwant to go and adore him Ctoo." And he was only coddin' them. DHe wanted to kill him and Cwhen they were going,D they stopped and they Csaid, "Surely not Dthis old stable thatC our king is born in.D We were expecting Ca palace." D
[Verse]
EmMaybe on the D/F#way I'll Gfind the Ddog I Emsaw the Cother Dnight And Emtuck him underD/F#neath my Gjacket Dso We'll Emstay warm Cthrough the Emnight And Amas we lie in the bell-tower high And Emdream of days to Bmcome The Ambells o'er head will call the hours Some Emday we will Cfind a Dhome GMaybe I can find a D/F#place I can Gcall my Chome D EmMaybe I can find a Amhome I can Bmcall my Cown D GMaybe I can find a D/F#place I can Gcall my Chome D EmMaybe I can find a Amhome I can Bmcall my Cown D
[Verse] (Spoken by a street urchin)
There was these shepherds and Cshepherds are fellas that mindD the foals and cows Cand sheeps and Dlittle lambs and all Cand, um, they hears this Dbeautiful music up in da Csky and they Dwere N.C.wondering what was so fun. An angel N.C.disappated them and he said, "I was wonderin' what was so fun" and he said N.C.ye, and he said, "The saviour is born. If yous want to go see him, follow N.C.that star up in the sky," and it was a beautiful star.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 7 - Breaking The Silence Capo 3 [Intro] Am G/B Am Dm Am Dm Am E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am G/B C [Verse]
I Dmhear some E7distant Amdrumbeat G/B C A Dmheartbeat E7pulsing Amlow G/B C Is it Dmcoming E7from withAmin G/B C A Dmheartbeat E7I don't Amknow? G/B C
[Verse]
A Dmtroubled E7soul knows Amno peace G/B C A Dmdark and E7poisoned Ampool G/B C Of DmliberE7ty now Amlost G/B C A Dmpawn, an opE7pressor's Amtool G/B Am
[Chorus]
Oh, my heart be strongG/B_____C_ A Dmguide when E7eyes grow Amdim G/B C When Dmears grow E7deaf wiAmth empty G/Bwords C When I Dmknow there's E7life withAmin G/B C
[Verse]
A Dmgunfire E7shatters Amsilence G/B C Where Dmbirds once E7sweetly Amsang G/B C A Dmmother E7cradles a Amchild now deadG/B C Now Dmdeath where E7life beAmgan G/B C
[Verse]
From the Dmtroubled heE7art of South AmAfrica G/B C NicaDmragua's E7festering Amsore G/B C The Dmturmoil on the E7streets of AmChina G/B C Death Dmcrying E7out for Ammore G/B Am
[Chorus]
Oh, my heart be strongG/B_____C_ A Dmguide when E7eyes grow Amdim G/B C When Dmears grow E7deaf wiAmth empty G/Bwords C When I Dmknow there's E7life withAmin G/B C
[Verse]
A Dmchange is E7slow in Amcoming G/B C My Dmeyes can E7scarcely Amsee G/B C The Dmrays of E7hope come Amstreaming G/B C Through the Dmsmoke of E7apaAmthy G/B Am
[Chorus]
Oh, my heart be strongG/B_____C_ A Dmguide when E7eyes grow Amdim G/B C When Dmears grow E7deaf wiAmth empty G/Bwords C When I Dmknow there's E7life withAmin G/B C
[Verse]
May the Dmspirit E7never Amdie G/B C A Dmtroubled E7heart feels Ampain G/B C When the Dmlong winE7ter is Amover G/B C It will DmblosE7som onAmce again
[Outro] Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am Am G/B C Dm E7 Am =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 8 - Ancient Pines (Instrumental) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-