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Dark Lochnagar

Corries
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D-DU-UDU
Away,  ye gay landscapes, ye gardens o' roses.
 In  you let the minions  of luxury rove.
 Restore  me the rocks where snowflake reposes
 If still  they are sacred  to freedom  and love
 Brave  Caledonia, dear  are thy  mountains,
 Round their white summits though elements  war.
 Tho’ cataracts  roar 'stead of smooth flowing fountains,
 I sigh  for the valleys o' dark  Lochnagarr.
 Ah,  there my young footsteps in infancy wandered.
 My  cap was my bonnet,  my cloak was my plaid.
 On chieftains  long perished my memory lingered
 As daily  I strayed through  the pine  covered glade.
 I sought  not my home till the days  dying glory.
 Gave place to the rays o' the bright polar star
 My fancy  was cheered by the bold martial story
 As told  by the sons o' Dark Lochnagar.
 Years  have rolled on, Lochnagar, since I left you
 Years  must roll on ere  I see you again
 Though  Nature of verdure and flowers bereft you
 Yet still  art thou dearer  than Albion's  plain
  England!  thy beauties are tame and  domestic
  To one who has roved on the mountains  afar
 Oh for  the crags that are wild and majestic
 The steep  frowning glories o' wild  Lochnagar.
 Ill  starred now the brave did no vision foreboding.
 Tell  you that fate had  forsaken our cause
 Yet were  you destined to die at Culloden?
 Though  victory crowned  not your fall  with applause.
 Yet  were you happy in death's earthly  slumber
 Tae sleep wi’ your clan in the caves of Braemar
 The pibroch  resounds tae the piper's loud numbers
 Your deeds  on the echoes o’ dark  Lochnagar.
 PLAYED SLOWLY
 Brave  Caledonia dear  are thy mountains
 I sigh for the valley  o' dark  Lochnagar
 Repeat fading
 The steep  sounding glories of dark  Lochnagar
 The steep  sounding glories of dark  Lochnagar
 The steep  sounding glories of dark  Lochnagar

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Readable chord sheet for Dark Lochnagar by Corries

[C]Away, ye gay landscapes, ye gardens o' roses.
In[F] you let the [C]minions of luxury r[G]ove.
Resto[C]re me the rocks where snowflake reposes
If st[F]ill they are sacr[C]ed to fre[G]edom and l[C]ove
Br[C]ave Caledonia, [F]dear are thy[C] mountains,
Round their white summits though element[G]s war.
Tho’ c[C]ataracts roar 'stead of smooth flowing fountains,
I si[C]gh for the valleys o' da[G]rk Lochna[C]garr.

Ah[C], there my young footsteps in infancy wandered.
My[F] cap was my b[C]onnet, my cloak was my pl[G]aid.
On ch[C]ieftains long perished my memory lingered
As da[F]ily I strayed thr[C]ough the pi[G]ne covered gl[C]ade.
I s[C]ought not my home till the da[F]ys dying glo[C]ry.
Gave place to the rays o' the bright polar s[G]tar
My fan[C]cy was cheered by the bold martial story
As to[C]ld by the sons o' Dark Lo[G]chnagar. [C]

Ye[C]ars have rolled on, Lochnagar, since I left you
Ye[F]ars must roll on er[C]e I see you again    [G]
Thoug[C]h Nature of verdure and flowers bereft you
Yet s[F]till art thou dear[C]er than Alb[G]ion's plain  [C]
 En[C]gland! thy beauties are tame [F]and domestic[C]
 To one who has roved on the mou[G]ntains afar
Oh for[C] the crags that are wild and majestic
The st[C]eep frowning glories o' wi[G]ld Lochna[C]gar.

I[C]ll starred now the brave did no vision foreboding.
Te[F]ll you that fate h[C]ad forsaken our caus[G]e
Yet w[C]ere you destined to die at Culloden?
Tho[F]ugh victory crowne[C]d not your f[G]all with appl[C]ause.
Yet[C] were you happy in death's ea[F]rthly slumbe[C]r
Tae sleep wi’ your clan in the caves of Brae[G]mar
The pi[C]broch resounds tae the piper's loud numbers
Your [C]deeds on the echoes o’ da[G]rk Lochna[C]gar.

PLAYED SLOWLY
Br[C]ave Caledonia de[F]ar are thy moun[C]tains
I sigh for the va[C]lley o' dar[G]k Lochnag[C]ar

Repeat fading

The [C]steep sounding glories of da[G]rk Lochna[C]gar
The [C]steep sounding glories of da[G]rk Lochna[C]gar
The [C]steep sounding glories of da[G]rk Lochna[C]gar

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