Macdonnell On The Heights
Stan RogersVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Too / thin the line that / charged the Heights, and
Scrambled in the / clay.
Too / thin the Eastern / Township Scot
Who / showed them all the / way, and
Per - / haps had you not / fallen,
You might / be what Brock be - / came,
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name. / /
To / say the name, Mac - / donnell,
It would / bring no bugle / call,
But the / Redcoats stayed be - / side you,
When they / saw the General / fall.
Twas Mac- / donnell raised the / banner then, and
Set the Heights a - / flame,
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your /name. / /
You / brought the field all / standing
With your / courage and your / luck,
But un- / known to most, you're / lying there
Be - / side old General / Brock.
So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and
Fall just short of / fame, and
Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /
At / Queenston now, the / General,
On his / tower stands a - / lone, and
There's / lichen on "Mac - / donnell,"
Carved up - / on that weathered / stone.
In a / corner of the / monument,
To / glory you could / claim,
But not / one in ten / thousand knows your / name.
You / brought the field all / standing,
With your / courage and your / luck,
But un- / known to most, you're / lying there,
Be - / side old General / Brock.
So you know / what it is to / scale the Heights, and
Fall just short of / fame, and
Have not / one in ten / thousand know your / name. / /
Repeat Chorus:, then last three lines instrumental
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Readable chord sheet for Macdonnell On The Heights by Stan Rogers
Too / thin[C] the line that / charged t[Am]he Heights, and [F]Scrambled in the / clay. [C] Too / thin[C] the Eastern / Township Sc[Am]ot Who / showe[F]d them all the / way, and [G] Per - / hap[C]s had you not / fallen, [Am] You might / be what [F]Brock be - / came, [Am] But not / one i[C]n ten / thousand [F]knows your / name. / / [C] To / say[C] the name, Mac - / donnell, [Am] It would / bring [F]no bugle / call, [C] But the / Redco[C]ats stayed be - / side you, [Am] When they / saw the G[F]eneral / fall. [G] Twas Mac- / donnell ra[C]ised the / banner then, and [Am] [F]Set the Heights a - / flame, [Am] But not / one i[C]n ten / thousand k[F]nows your /name. / / [C] You / brou[G]ght the field all / standing With your / courage[F] and your / luck, [C] But un- / known[C] to most, you're / lying there [Am] Be - / sid[F]e old General / Brock. [G] So you know / what it is [C]to / scale the Heigh[Am]ts, and [F]Fall just short of / fame, a[Am]nd Have not / one in [C]ten / thousand kno[F]w your / name. / / [C] At / Qu[C]eenston now, the / General, [Am] On his / tower[F] stands a - / lone, and [C] There's / lichen[C] on "Mac - / donnell," [Am] Carved up - / on that w[F]eathered / stone. [G] In a / co[C]rner of the / monument,[Am] To / gl[F]ory you could / claim, [Am] But not / one i[C]n ten / thousand k[F]nows your / name. [C] You / brou[G]ght the field all / standing, With your / courage[F] and your / luck, [C] But un- / known[C] to most, you're / lying there, [Am] Be - / sid[F]e old General / Brock. [G] So you know / what it is[C] to / scale the Heig[Am]hts, and [F]Fall just short of / fame, a[Am]nd Have not / one in[C] ten / thousand kn[F]ow your / name. / / [C] Repeat Chorus:, then last three lines instrumental