Daughter Of The Highlands
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
F#m A D
F#m A D
[Verse 1]
F#m A Bm D
From the word start my feet set to wander
F#m A D E
Down shady lanes in the morning
D C#m D A
Endlessly searching in restless abandon
A F#m
Reaching for my Hannah
A E E7 A
F#m A Bm D
With eyes full of gauze and shoes full of gravel
F#m A D E
I don’t know the way still I follow
D C#m Bm D
Down through the ages eternally longing
A F#m E A
Combing the highlands for my Hannah
[Chorus 1]
E D A
And when I get to town I’ll dance you all around
F#m D E
Drain the old malt barrel we’ll be smiling
A F#m D Bm
We’ll laugh ’til we cry and make love ’til we die
A F#m
Oh how I’ve missed you Hannah
A E E7 A
Daughter of the Highlands
[Instrumental]
F#m D A D
[Verse 2]
F#m A Bm D
I’ve endured battle scars my best years in the trenches
F#m A D E
And cruel sounds of war that can’t be silenced
D A Bm D
It left my ears a-ringing still I hear Hannah singing
A F#m E A
Calling my heart back to the highlands
F#m A Bm D
In my dreams you’re always young although now you’d be much older
F#m A D E
Your face still unchanged your eyes still crying
D C#m Bm D
From the day you got the letter that told you I would never
A F#m
Make it home to you my Hannah
A E E7 A
Daughter of the Highlands
A
[Chorus 2]
E D A
And when I get to town I’ll dance you all around
F#m D E
Drain the old malt barrel we’ll be smiling
A F#m D Bm
We’ll laugh ’til we cry and make love ’til we die
A F#m
Oh how I’ve missed you Hannah
A E E7 A
Daughter of the Highlands
[Instrumental 2]
F#m A D
F#m A D Bm
F#m A D
F#m A D Bm
[Verse 5]
F#m A Bm D
In the still hour of dawn like a vapor rushing over
F#m A E
The waters of time our love keeps riding
D A Bm D
Not just mine but all my brothers and so many others
A F#m E A
Still haunting across the misty highlands
[Bridge]
E D A
For though your darling boys who went away to join
F#m D E
Have left this world and never more you’ll find them
A F#m D Bm
But our souls go marching on and you’ll hear us like a song
A F#m E A
When the wind comes a whistling through the Highlands
A F#m D Bm
We’ll laugh ’til we cry and make love ’til we die
A Bm E A
Oh how we’ve missed those daughters of the Highlands
How to play Daughter Of The Highlands
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.