The Devil Uisge Beatha - Battlefield Band Chords
Chords: Dm, F, Gm, Am, G
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Genre: celtic, folk, world
[Verse 1]
Dm F
He watches for the gauger man that prowls the countryside,
Dm Gm Am Dm
He hides his liquid treasure then waits for night and rides
Dm F
O'er the Torrance burn tae Glesca where there's plenty that will buy her
Dm Gm Am Dm
She's that sweet forbidden devil uisge beatha
[Chorus]
G F
Whiskey is a deevil jaud that burns the brains o' man
Gm Am
He'll dance or stagger sing or fight
Gm Am
He'll argue black and blue is white
G F
The fermer's wife the weeda and the weary workin' man
F Dm
They fill the air wi' curses on that devil uisge beatha
[Verse 2]
Dm F
A band o' wild marauders in the colours o' Colquhoun
Dm Gm Am Dm
Were camped among the Campsie moors above the Lennoxtoon
Dm F
The folk below were soon tae know they were clan Gregor men
Dm Gm Am Dm
When they came sweepin' doon the Campsie Glen
[Verse 3]
Dm
They scattered a' before them a' the weemin and the bairns
F Dm
They chased the fermin' workers and the fermers' fae their hames
Dm F
They gathered up the cattle and they camped aside the hill
Dm Gm Am Dm
And there they fun' the hidden whisky still
[Chorus]
G F
Whiskey is a deevil jaud that burns the brains o' man
Gm Am
He'll dance or stagger sing or fight
Gm Am
He'll argue black and blue is white
G F
The fermer's wife the weeda and the weary workin' man
F Dm
They fill the air wi' curses on that devil uisge beatha
[Verse 4]
Dm F
The Campsie men assembled then tae see what could be done
Dm Gm Am Dm
But shepherd lads and cottars cannae match a hielan' band
Dm F
They cursed the thievin' reivers and their heathen hielan cries
Dm Gm Am Dm
As they drank their fill aneath the evenin' skies
[Chorus]
G F
Whiskey is a deevil jaud that burns the brains o' man
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