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COME BY THE HILLS Time: 3/4 Tenor: G Bass: C - Music: Traditional Gaelic (Buachaill On Eirne) 1 4 1 4 1 * Come by the hills to the land where fancy is free 1 4 1 4 5 * And stand where the peaks meet the sky and the lochs meet the sea 1 6m 4 1 5 * Where the rivers run clear and the bracken is gold in the sun 1 4 1 4 57 1 * Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done 1 4 1 4 1 * Oh, come by the hills to the land where life is a song 1 4 1 4 5 * And sing while the birds fill the air with their joy all day long 1 6m 4 1 5 * Where the trees sway in time and even the wind sings in tune 1 4 1 4 57 1 * Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done 1 4 1 4 1 * Come by the hills to the land where legend re-mains 1 4 1 4 5 * Where stories of old fill the heart and may yet come a-gain 1 6m 4 1 5 * Where our past has been lost and the future has still to be won 1 4 1 4 57 1 * Ah, the cares of to-morrow can wait 'til this day is done ENDING: REPEAT FIRST VERSE SYMBOLS: - Asterisk (*) = new measure, play same chord - Period (.) = 1/8 note rest at start of a measure - Underline(_) = sustain note into next measure CHORDS (Number System): - Example: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 - Key of C: C D E F G A B - Detailed description: /pub/guitar/other_stuff/numbering_system.txt - Submitted by: Barrie McCombs (bmccombs@acs.ucalgary.ca)