Stolen Child
Loreena McKennittVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake
There lies a leafy island where flapping herons wake
The drowsy water-rats There we've hid our faery vats
Full of berries And of reddest stolen cherries
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Come away, O human child to the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand for the world's more full of weeping
Than you/he can understand.
Where the wave of moonlight glosses the dim grey sands with light
By far off furthest rosses we foot it all the night
Weaving olden dances mingling hands and mingling glances
Till the moon has taken flight To and fro we leap
And chase the frothy bubbles whilst the world is full of troubles
And is anxious in its sleep.
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Where the wandering water gushes from the hills above Glen-Car
In pools among the rushes that scarce could bathe a star
We seek for slumbering trout and whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears over the young streams
Away with us he's going the solemn-eyed
He'll hear no more the lowing of the calves on the warm hillside
Or the kettle on the hob sing peace into his breast
Or see the brown mice bob round and round the oatmeal chest.
For he comes, the human child to the waters and the wild
With a faery hand in hand for the world's more full of weeping
Than you can understand.
A nice finger-style piece for Guitar(orig.performed on Harp) ~ Enjoy!
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Readable chord sheet for Stolen Child by Loreena McKennitt
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
Where [Em]dips the rocky highland Of S[Am]leuth Wood [G/B]in the l[C]ake
There [Em]lies a leafy island where f[Am]lapping hero[G/B]ns wake [C]
The d[G]rowsy water-r[D]ats There we've [Am]hid our faery v[Em]ats
[Em]Full of be[D]rries And of [Em]reddest [D]stolen c[C]herr[D]ies
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Come aw[G]ay, O human ch[D]ild to the w[Am]aters and the w[Em]ild
With a f[Em]aery, hand in h[D]and for the wo[G]rld's mor[D/F#]e full of weep[Em]ing
[D]Than you[Am]/he ca[G/B]n understa[C]nd.
Where the w[Em]ave of moonlight glosses the [Am]dim grey sa[G/B]nds with li[C]ght
By [Em]far off furthest rosses we foo[Am]t it [G/B]all the[C] night
[G]Weaving olden d[D]ances mingling [Am]hands and mingling gl[Em]ances
Till the [Em]moon has taken fli[Am]ght [Am]To and [G/B]fro we [Em]leap
And [Em]chase the frothy b[D]ubbles whilst the w[G]orld is f[D/F#]ull of tro[Em]ubles
[D]And is anx[Am]ious in [G/B]its slee[C]p.
- [Guitar Solo]
Where the wandering water gushes from the hills above Glen-Car
In pools among the rushes that scarce could bathe a star
We seek for slumbering trout and whispering in their ears
Give them unquiet dreams leaning softly out
From ferns that drop their tears over the young streams
[Em]Away with us he's going the s[Am]olem[G/B]n-eyed[C]
He'll [Em]hear no more the lowing of the [Am]calves on the [G/B]warm hills[C]ide
Or the [G]kettle on the [D]hob sing p[Am]eace into his [Em]breast
[Em]Or see the brown mice [Am]bob round and rou[Am]nd the [G/B]oatmeal c[Em]hest.
For he c[G]omes, the human ch[D]ild to the [Am]waters and the w[Em]ild
With a f[Em]aery hand in h[D]and for the world's [G]more[D/F#] full of w[Em]eeping
[D]Than [Am]you can u[G/B]ndersta[C]nd.
A nice finger-style piece for Guitar(orig.performed on Harp) ~ Enjoy!