Macphersons Rant Chords & Lyrics - The Corries

Capo on 4th fret at key of G

Fare[G]well ye dungeons dark and st[D]rong,
Thi[G]s wretches des[C]tiny,
Mac[G]Phersons time will nae[D] be lang,
On[Em] yonder ga[C]llow's [D]tree

Short pause…

It w[G]as by a woman's treachoro[D]us hands,
That [G]I was condemned to[C] dee,
She [G]stood upon a w[D]indae ledge,
and a[Em] blanket [C]threw o'er[D] me

[CHORUS]
Sae r[G]antingly, sae [D]wantonly, And sae[G] dauntingly gaed[C] he,
He [G]played a tune and he [D]danced aroun’ , [Em]Below th[C]e gallow[D]'s tree

3.
Oh [G]what is death, but pa[D]rting breath
On [G]mony a bloody p[C]lain
I've [G]daur'd his face, and [D]in his place
I s[Em]corn him [C]yet ag[D]ain

[CHORUS]
Sae r[G]antingly, sae [D]wantonly, And sae[G] dauntingly gaed[C] he,
He [G]played a tune and he [D]danced aroun’ , [Em]Below th[C]e gallow[D]'s tree

4.
I have [G]lived a life, o' straug[D]ht and strife
I [G]die by treac[C]hery
It [G]burns my heart, that I [D]must depart
An [Em]no a[C]venged [D]be

[CHORUS]
Sae r[G]antingly, sae [D]wantonly, And sae[G] dauntingly gaed[C] he,
He [G]played a tune and he [D]danced aroun’ , [Em]Below th[C]e gallow[D]'s tree

5.
So [G]tak these bands fae aff [D]my hands
An??[G] ? Gae to me my[C] sword
There'[G]s nae a man in a[D]' Scotland
But I'll [Em]brave him [C]at a w[D]ord

[CHORUS]
Sae r[G]antingly, sae [D]wantonly, And sae[G] dauntingly gaed[C] he,
He [G]played a tune and he [D]danced aroun’ , [Em]Below th[C]e gallow[D]'s tree

6.
Now far[G]ewell light, thou su[D]nshine bright
And [G]all beneath the[C] sky
May [G]coward shame, dis[D]tain his name
The [Em]wretch that [C]dare not [D]die

[CHORUS]
Sae r[G]antingly, sae [D]wantonly, And sae[G] dauntingly gaed[C] he,
He [G]played a tune and he [D]danced aroun’ , [Em]Below th[C]e gallow[D]'s tree