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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

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A^Emcross the ^Dlake in ^CSand^Gwick dwelled a ^Amyouth she ^G/Bheld most ^Ctrue And ^Emever ^Dsince her ^Cinfan^Gcy he had ^Amwatched these ^G/Beyes so ^Cblue The ^Emland runs ^Dout in^Gto the ^Dsea, it's a ^Emnarrow ^Cneck of land Where ^Emweird and ^Dgrim the ^CStanding ^GStones, in a ^Amcircle ^G/Bwhere they ^Cstand

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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

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They ^Emwalked to^Dward 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

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^EmStanding ^CStones of the ^DOrkney ^EmIsles Gazing ^Cout to ^Dsea ^EmStanding ^CStones of the ^DOrkney ^EmIsles Bring my ^Clove to ^Dme

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He ^Emturned his ^Dface to^Cward his ^Ghome, that ^Amhome he did ^G/Bnever ^Csee And ^Emyou shall ^Dhave the ^Cstory^G as ^Amit was ^G/Btold to ^Cme When a ^Emform u^Dpon him ^Gsprang, ^Dwith a ^Emdagger ^Cgleaming bright It ^Empierced his ^Dheart and his ^Cdying ^Gscreams dis^Amturbed the ^G/Bsilent ^Cnight

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The ^Emmaid had ^Dnearly ^Creached her ^Ghome when she was ^Amstartled ^G/Bby a ^Ccry She ^Emturned to ^Dlook a^Cround her^G and her ^Amlove was ^G/Bstanding ^Cby His ^Emhand was ^Dpointing ^Gto the ^Dstars, his ^Emeyes gazed ^Cat the light And ^Emwith a ^Dsmiling ^Ccounte^Gnance he ^Amvanished ^G/Bfrom her ^Csight

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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 a^Dway, not a ^Emsmile seen ^Con her face With ^Emoutstretched ^Darms she ^Cwent to ^Gmeet him, ^Amin a ^G/Bbrighter ^Cplace

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^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

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Loreena McKennitt - Standing stones