Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
A
D
A
D
There is a birch in Cachel Wood
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D
The silverest I've seen
With mystery as a maiden's
bed
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D
With mystery as a dream
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D
I dream to find my own true love
An everlasting fire
A
D
Imperishing when leaves decay
A
D
T'would be my heart's desire
Verse 2
G
A
D
A
D
Follow the burn to the sea
G
A
D
How my poor heart weeps for thee
Verse 3
D
A
D
Then nature sent my own true love
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D
When apple blossom fell
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D
He sang beneath the mighty oak
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D
And courted me so well
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D
He spoke the pleasures of the flesh
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D
Of married life to come
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D
I loved him then in Cachel Wood
A
D
T'was then I was undone
Verse 4
G
A
D
A
D
Follow the burn to the sea
G
A
D
How my poor heart weeps for thee
G
A
D
A
D
Follow the burn to the sea
G
A
D
How my poor heart weeps for thee
Interlude 1
D
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D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
A
D
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D
G
A
D
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G
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D
A
Verse 5
D
A
D
The berries on the rowan tree
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D
With child and in full bloom
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D
He proved to be a false young man
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D
A most unworthy groom
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D
A fish swims in the ocean deep
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D
A bird lives in the sky
A
D
And fleetingly they intertwine
A
D
And fleetingly they sigh
Verse 6
G
A
D
A
D
Follow the bird to the sea
G
A
D
How my poor heart weeps for thee
G
A
D
A
D
Follow the bird to the sea
G
A
D
A
D
A
D
How my poor heart weeps for thee
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsD A G
D
A
G
Capo: No capo
Transpose: 0
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