The Corries – Massacre Of Glencoe (Guitar)

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[Chorus]
    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.
[Verse 1]
     G           D            G
They came in the blizzard, we offered them heat,

  D                          G               D
a roof o'er their heads, dry shoes for their feet.

   G              D                G          Em
We wined them and dined them, they ate o' our meat,

         C            D           G
and they slept in the house o' MacDonald.
[Chorus]
    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.
[Verse 2]
     G              D            G
They came from Fort William with murder in mind,

    D                        G           D
the Campbell had orders King William had signed:

    G          D            G          Em
Put all to the sword, these words underlined,

    C           D              G
And leave none alive called MacDonald.
[Chorus]
    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.
[Verse 3]
     G           D              G
They came in the night when the men were asleep,

     D                        G             D
this band of Argyles, through snow soft and deep.

     G         D       G             Em
Like murdering foxes, among helpless sheep,

     C               D           G
they slaughtered the house o' MacDonald.
[Chorus]
    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.
[Verse 4]
     G             D           G
Some died in their beds at the hands o' the foe,

     D                       G           D
some fled in the night, were lost in the snow.

     G          D              G                Em
Some lived to accuse him, what struck the first blow,

     C           D           G
but gone was the house of MacDonald.
[Chorus]
    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.

    G                      C          G
Oh, cruel is the snow that sweeps Glencoe,

    G                   D
and covers the grave o' Donald.

    G                      C         G
And cruel was the foe that raped Glencoe,

    C            D           G
and murdered the house o' MacDonald.