Witch Of The West-Mer-Lands - Archie Fisher Chords

Chords: C, F, G, Am

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Genre: folk, acoustic, british

[Intro]

C

[Verse 1]

C F C F
Pale was the wounded knight that bore the rowan shield

C G Am F G
Loud and cruel were the raven's cries that feasted on the field

C F C F
Saying "Beck water, cold and clear, will never clean your wound

C G Am F G
There's none but the maid of the winding mere can mak' thee hale and soond"

[Verse 2]

C F C F
"So course well, my brindled hounds, and fetch me the mountain hare

C G Am F G
Whose coat is as grey as the Wastwater, or as white as the lily fair"

C F C F
Who said, "Green moss and heather bands will never staunch the flood

C G Am F
There's none but the Witch of the West-Mer-Lands can save thy dear life's

G
blood"

[Verse 3]

C F C F
"So turn, turn your stallion's head, 'til his red mane flies in the wind

C G Am F G
And the rider o' the moon goes by and the bright star falls behind"

C F C F
And clear was the paley moon when his shadow passed him by

C G Am F G
And below the hill was the brightest star when he heard the houlet cry

[Verse 4]

C F C F
Saying, "Why do you ride this way, and wherefore come you here?"

C G Am F G
"I seek the Witch of the West-Mer-Lands that dwells by the winding mere"

C F C F
"Then fly free your good grey hawk, to gather the goldenrod

C G Am F G
And face your horse intae the clouds above yon gay green wood"

[Verse 5]

C F C F
And it's weary by Ullswater and the misty brake fern way

C G Am F G
'Til through the cleft o' the Kirkstane Pass, the winding water lay

C F C F
He said, "Lie down, my brindled hound, and rest, my good grey hawk

C G Am F G
And thee, my steed, may graze thy fill, for I must dismount and walk"

[Verse 6]

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